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Robert De Niro is my favorite actor. I cannot wait to see him in Bohemian Rhapsody!
I loved him in the Godfaster Part 2.
Loved that one too! He has another one coming up called the Irishman. Have you heard about that one?
No but I know Kill the Irishman the 2011 movie.
Hmmm. I have not seen that one.
It is based on gangster Danny Greene.
The Irishman is about a gangster as well.
Cool.Kill the Irishman finished in 2009 with the filming being done in Detroit.
This one was filmed in New York and De Niro is the Irishman. He is the hit man. | Cape Fear" (1991), both directed by Scorsese. De Niro received additional nominations for Michael Cimino's Vietnam war drama "The Deer Hunter" (1978), Penny Marshall's drama "Awakenings" (1990), and David O. Russell's romantic comedy-drama "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese's crime film "Goodfellas" (1990), and his role as Rupert Pupkin in the black comedy film "The King of Comedy" (1982) | . Levene asked DeMille: "Did you find anything Jewish in my audition?" to which DeMille replied "No, that's what disturbs me. You were a better Irishman than the Irishman. But I can't give you the part". Shortly thereafter Levene got another call from DeMille, who told the actor: "I just want you to know that I've let the actor go that I first picked for the role of the Irishman, Murdock, and if your name weren't Sam Levene, I'd | 1,600 | wow-train |
i love game of thrones! | Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is "A Game of Thrones". The show was both produced and filmed in Belfast and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Filming locations also included Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. The series premiered on HBO in | , comedian Steve Love was cast as one of the Brotherhood members killed by the Hound. Love previously had become known for his impressions of various "Game of Thrones" characters, uploading the video to YouTube, which ultimately resulted in his appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Following the appearance, Love stated that he had received an email from Benioff offering him a part in the show, saying "I broached the subject by sending them an email back saying 'Listen I don't know what your plans are for | 1,601 | wow-train |
I like to give my time to an urban farm or urban gardening.
Sounds interesting! What exactly is that? I can infer some of it but I mean specifically.
Its a processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city.
Oh cool! That sounds like a pretty vital job.
I just do it to help my community when I have time. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry.
That's pretty nice of you. I like the sound of that too, I love animals. | Urban agriculture
Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics.
Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. It may be a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, "foodies," and " | with a pretty cool way for Tom Mason to get off that spaceship again." "You'll always catch people after a huge trauma saying, 'Oh, it wasn't that bad.' Or, 'It was fun,' Or, 'It was cool falling off that cliff,'" says Aubuchon. "The truth is, at first it was like, 'Oh my God, should i just say I can't do this job?' Ultimately, though, I think it turned out cool | 1,602 | wow-train |
I love Adam Levine, he is not only an amazing singer but also extremely attractive.
Oh I love him! He's from Maroon 5 right?
Yes, I recently downloaded one of their las songs, one that features Cardi B., he thing it beautifully.
What is the song called? He's very talented. He can sing, and he's also on The Voice.
I dont't remember the name. Yes I remember he was in the Voice last time I watched it, he was very good to his pupils. And he is gorgeous!
He is definitely handsome. He was born in Los Angeles, California. It seems like all the beautiful and famous people live there!
Do you know how old is he? And when did he begin his career?
He was born in 1979, that makes him 39 years old now. He started his career in 1994, but it was with a different band.
I remembered the name of the song, it's "Girls like you", pretty good. An do you know when Maroon 5 was founded? | , the band signed to Reprise Records and released the album "The Fourth World" in 1997. The album garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college.
In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, pursuing a different direction and adding guitarist Valentine. The band signed with Octone Records, a subsidiary of J Records, and released their debut album "Songs About Jane" in June 2002. Aided by its lead single, "Harder to Breathe | mean, I love what he's done with Audioslave and the things he's done since then."
Eddie Vedder stated in a 2009 interview that Cornell was "the best singer that we've got on the planet".
In April 2017, Scott Stapp stated that Cornell was "the greatest pure Rock singer". He added, "I'm really a huge fan of him, and everything that he has done. I just think all around that he is an extremely talented artist, songwriter, singer, | 1,603 | wow-train |
I'm a bank teller, what do you do?
I'm a meeting facilitator and a graphic recorder! I've recently worked with small, local credit unions at a conference. Is it easy to deal directly with customers as a bank teller?
It's not too bad, I like working with people. So what types of businesses do you deal with other than credit unions? | Being front line staff they are most likely to detect and stop fraudulent transactions in order to prevent losses at a bank (counterfeit currency and cheques, identity theft, confidence tricks, etc.). The position also requires tellers to be friendly and interact with the customers, providing them with information about customers' accounts and bank services. Tellers typically work from a station, usually located on a teller line. Most stations have a teller system, which includes cash drawers, receipt validator/printers, proof work sorters, | have ideas. I never had time to dream about being anyone else. I had to work. I haven't just sat back and thought of myself or my ideas or what I wanted to do ... I've kept working. I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with. I never had it easy. I'm not at all like you ... all those people who had it easy."
In economic terms, it has been contended that the counterculture really only amounted to | 1,604 | wow-train |
I love jesus. I like christianity
Who is Jesus? Is he like the Christian leader?
Yes buddy. Christians make up a majority of the population in about two-thirds of the countries and territories in the world | have been the target of persecution ever since the emergence of Christianity, sometimes to the point of being martyred for their faith.
The schisms of the Middle Ages and especially the Protestant Reformation, sometimes provoked severe conflicts between Christian denominations to the point of persecuting each other.
In the 20th century, Christians were persecuted by various governments including the Islamic Ottoman Empire in the form of the Armenian Genocide, the Assyrian Genocide and the Greek Genocide, as well as by atheistic states such as the Soviet Union, Communist Albania and | to "The Commercial Appeal": "Some Scientologists are Christians and believe Jesus was divine. Some don't. We believe Christianity is not the only way.
Scientology minister-in-training and professed Christian, Craig Gehring, was quoted in 2007 in "The Advocate" as saying he thought that his belief in Jesus as the son of God did not conflict with his being a Scientologist: "Personally, I believe [Jesus is] the son of God - son of man, but like I said, | 1,605 | wow-train |
I'm a bank teller but the work os so boring | Bank teller
A bank teller (often abbreviated to simply teller) is an employee of a bank who deals directly with customers. In some places, this employee is known as a cashier or customer representative. Most teller jobs require experience with handling cash and a high school diploma. Most banks provide on-the-job training.
Tellers are considered a "front line" in the banking business because they are typically the first people a customer sees at the bank.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Bank Teller. | The machine would automatically hand out the desired amount of money.
5. Entering a transaction envelope into the deposit slot
Advertising.
There were a variety of advertisements made by the First National Bank of Atlanta in order to promote Tillie the All-Time Teller. These include:
- In one of the advertisements, a blonde woman that wore a red and white polka-dotted dress sang "I'm Tillie the All-Time Teller, I work for First National Bank" while standing beside the machine. | 1,606 | wow-train |
I really like Snapple tea. Dr Pepper owns them which surprised me.
Very interesting i had no idea that dr pepper owned them
Snapple was once known as Unadulterated Food Products when they were founded in 1972. That seems a little bland.
I had no idea , is there anything else i should know about this company ?
Snapple was found in Long Island, New York. Three guys by the name of Arnold Greenberg, Hyman Golden, and Leonard Marsh founded Snapple.
Oh wow . Do they own any other products ? | Products, was first conceived as a part-time venture to supply fruit juices to health food stores. Unsure if the business would succeed, Greenberg continued to run his health food store in Manhattan's East Village, while Leonard Marsh and his brother-in-law, Hyman Golden, operated a window washing business. In a 1989 interview with "Crain's New York Business", Marsh admitted that when they launched the small business he knew "as much about juice as about making an atom bomb."
An | Snapple
Snapple is a brand of tea and juice drinks which is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper and based in Plano, Texas. The company (and brand), which was originally known as Unadulterated Food Products, was founded in 1972. The brand achieved some fame due to various pop-culture references including television shows.
History.
Snapple was founded by Leonard Marsh, Hyman Golden, and Arnold Greenberg in 1972 Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. Their company, which was originally known as Unadulterated Food | 1,607 | wow-train |
Sewing is awesome!
Yes, sewing is one of the oldest of textile arts, arising in the Paleolitic, do you know how to sew?
I actually to home ec in high school and got to sew my own pillow!
Great, I'sew a little too. Of course for thousand of years sewing was done by hand, now we have sewing machines.
Those are super convenient. Like we wouldn't even the american flag or any other one really without it. Actually one of my friends from college is a seamstress that making clothes for models now. | invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the 20th century led to mass production and export of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practiced around the world. Fine hand sewing is a characteristic of high-quality tailoring, haute couture fashion, and custom dressmaking, and is pursued by both textile artists and hobbyists as a means of creative expression.
The first known use of the word "sewing" was in the 14th century.
History.
History Origins.
Sewing has | Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The | 1,608 | wow-train |
Ducati is my favorite motorcycle brand. My boyfriend drives one, and I like riding with him.
italian company located in Bologna!Those are nice! It's an
The Ducati Monster was first displayed in 1993. Since that year, the company has sold over 300,000 units of the Monster. Isn't that impressive? | they had become successful enough to enable construction of a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city. Production was maintained during World War II, despite the Ducati factory being a repeated target of Allied bombing.
Meanwhile, at the small Turinese firm SIATA ("Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie"), Aldo Farinelli began developing a small pushrod engine for mounting on bicycles. Barely a month after the official liberation of Italy in 1944, SIATA announced its intention to sell this engine, called the " | Ducati Monster 696
The Ducati Monster 696 is a standard or "naked" motorcycle, made by Ducati from 2008 through 2014.
Background.
Since its launch in 1993, Ducati had sold over 200,000 Monsters, which at one time amounted to 60% of Ducati's production. The initial Monster was cheap and easy to build and has remained so during its long life. Ducati's "less-is-more" rationale of the Monster range aimed to combine high performance in a compact motorcycle. Ducati recently updated | 1,609 | wow-train |
I really enjoy reading a good book! It takes a lot of practice to read well. Do you enjoy reading?
I love reading - it's such a great escape! Do you have a favorite genre?
Ever since I had a kid - I really enjoy reading the Berenstain Bears books. It is a picture book series written mainly for kids.
I remember reading those to my girls when they were little - they loved them.
I like how for every special occasion, they would have a book. I remember reading the Easter Surprise book based on the writers Stan and Jan Berenstain.
I think my girls liked them because of the bears - they are both big animal fans. | Berenstain Bears
The Berenstain Bears is a children's literature franchise created by Stan and Jan Berenstain and continued by their son, Mike Berenstain, who assumed partial authorship in 2002, and full authorship in 2012 following Jan's death. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic grizzly bears who generally learn a moral or safety-related lesson in the course of each story.
Since the 1962 debut of the first Berenstain Bears book, "The Big Honey Hunt", the series has grown to over 300 titles, which have | Some may find it fun, not me though.
- Student B: Believe me. If you read the code too much, you will soon lose your mind. Very soon. I guarantee you.
- Student C: I love it. I enjoy reading the code every night before I go to sleep. My dad sometimes reads it to me and I will laugh and even in my dreams I think about the items in the code. I am really honored to be in such a school.
- | 1,610 | wow-train |
I think Husky dogs are beautiful! They are a sled-type of dog typically used in the northern regions
Yeah I've heard of them before! A famous husky named Balto helped deliver medicine to a village in Alaska
That's interesting! I especially love the Siberian Husky - it has a thick furred double coat and very distinctive markings.
Are they a lot of differnt kinds of husky? | Labrador Husky
The Labrador Husky is a specific purebred dog. It is commonly mistaken for a Husky-Lab mix but in fact, it is its own breed. The Labrador Husky was originally brought to what is currently known as Labrador, Canada, in the 1300s by the Inuit. Its main purpose was to help the Inuit people survive in a highly demanding environment. The Labrador Husky was trained to pull sleds that transported goods. Labrador Huskies are known to be large but gentle dogs. The breed can grow to be | Siberian Husky
The Siberian Husky (, tr. ) is a medium size working dog breed. The breed belongs to the Spitz genetic family. It is recognizable by its thickly furred double coat, erect triangular ears, and distinctive markings, and is smaller than a very similar-looking dog, the Alaskan Malamute.
Siberian Huskies originated in Northeast Asia where they are bred by the Chukchi people for sled-pulling, guarding, and companionship. It is an active, energetic, resilient breed, whose ancestors lived in | 1,611 | wow-train |
What do you know about Lollipop?
Well it is a type of confectionery made up of a sweetmeat of hard candy or water-ice mounted on a stick.
Yeah I think cherry is still the best flavor
Cherry is a great flavor and most lollipos come in a variety of sizes and flavors.
I wonder what is the biggest one was | be bought by the hundred and are often given away for free at banks, barbershops, and other locations, to very large ones made out of candy canes twisted into a circle.
Most lollipops are eaten at room temperature, but "ice lollipops", "ice lollies", or "popsicles" are frozen water-based lollipops. Similar confections on a stick made of ice cream, often with a flavored coating, are usually not called by this name.
Some lollipops contain fillings, such as bubble gum | Licorice (liquorice) is a semi-soft candy that was originally flavored with a root extract of the Eurasian plant liquorice ("Glycyrrhiza glabra"), of the Fabaceae (legume) family. As a candy, they are often black with licorice flavor or red and strawberry or cherry flavored.
Western candies Lollipops.
Lollipops or Lollies are hard candies on a stick. The name lollipop was first coined by George Smith, owner of a candy company called the Bradley Smith Company. George named the stick candy after his | 1,612 | wow-train |
Hi buddy, I love read book. Reading is sharing informatiom
I like to read political commentary, what do you like to read?
I dont like political. I will read common books. Reading requires creativity.
It does take a creative mind to envision what an author is conveying in their story.
Reading is good knowledge,experiance,attitude and langugae
Yes, do you have a favorite book? Mine is The Celestine Prophecies.
I like the spirit of the ageis a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century
I'm not familiar with that author. Any other works? | The Spirit of the Age
The Spirit of the Age (full title "The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits") is a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century English essayist, literary critic, and social commentator William Hazlitt, portraying 25 men, mostly British, whom he believed to represent significant trends in the thought, literature, and politics of his time. The subjects include thinkers, social reformers, politicians, poets, essayists, and novelists, many of whom Hazlitt was personally acquainted | Many people who have read your book and discussed it with me assert that it is only a clever fabrication on your part. I can't believe that. If so, how could a mistaken reading have produced sensations like the ones I felt when I read the book? I implore you, Monsieur, tell me: did Julie really live? Is Saint-Preux still alive? What country on this earth does he inhabit? Claire, sweet Claire, did she follow her dear friend to the grave? M. de Wolmar | 1,613 | wow-train |
Hello, have you ever been to a seance to contact anyone who is dead.
No I have not but I have heard that they are indeed real. Have you ever contacted the dead? | ".
The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though stories of ghostly armies and the ghosts of animals rather than humans have also been recounted. They are | Box", John Metzger said, "I don't think I need to tell anyone about the performance of the Grateful Dead on February 13 – 14, 1970, as these have long been fan favorites... If you have never heard the February 13 performance of Dark Star / That's It for the Other One / Lovelight, you must be living in a cave or have never seen the Grateful Dead. It's one of the most amazing performances they ever did. Over 90 minutes of pure bliss that is sure to | 1,614 | wow-train |
I wear prescription glasses that help me see better. Do you wear glasses?
Nope I don't wear glasses! But I do like wearing sunglasses, do you have glasses that also work as sunglasses or one of each?
I have transition glasses that turn dark when exposed to sunlight. It is much more convenient than carrying two pairs!
Oh wow that's cool! I really like wearing sunglasses also because they make me look pretty cool, do you like the way you look with your glasses?
I only recently started wearing prescription glasses. I chose a style that I think makes me look good. Glasses design have come a long way since the huge spectacles of the 1980s!
Sunglasses also work as a visual aid, I think that's really great!
Indeed. They also protect against harmful ultraviolet rays. People with cataracts require very strong sunglasses. | Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) designates a band of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays. UV radiation is present in sunlight, and contributes about 10% of the total output of the Sun. It is also produced by electric arcs and specialized lights, such as mercury-vapor lamps, tanning lamps, and black lights. Although long-wavelength ultraviolet is not considered an ionizing radiation because its photons lack the energy to | a person with albinism.
We Are Not Mythical Beings But Human Just Like You:
We Do Not Have Normal Vision Or Night Vision: The legends would have you believe that people with albinism have normal vision. In truth, all people with albinism are visually impaired AND have extreme sensitivity to light (due to the lack of melanin). When we are outdoors, it is important for us to wear sunglasses to protect our eyes from the sun. We usually require special glasses or magnifiers in order to read. | 1,615 | wow-train |
hi.. I like the beach very much.. | Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild | "Wish You Were Here" album. The end result of all that, whatever it was, definitely has left me an album I can live with very very happily. I like it very much."
Reissues and remastering.
"Wish You Were Here" has been remastered and re-released on several formats. In the UK and US the album was re-issued in quadraphonic using the SQ format in 1976, and in 1980 a special "Hi-Fi Today" audiophile print was released in the | 1,616 | wow-train |
Hi! I love dogs and cats. I'd like to get a pet, what would you recommend?
I would recommend cats. They are pretty easy to take care of and over 70 different breed!
I was thinking the same thing! What breeds of cats are there?
The Siamesse breed is really cool. This distinctly Asian breed has short hair and beautiful blue eyes.
Those are beautiful cats. What kinds of dog breeds do you know about? | Dog breed
Dog breeds are dogs that have relatively uniform physical characteristics developed by humans, with breeding animals selected for phenotypic traits such as size, coat color, structure, and behavior. The Fédération Cynologique Internationale recognizes 337 pure dog breeds.
Other uses of the term breed when referring to dogs may include pure breeds, cross-breeds, mixed breeds and natural breeds.
First dog breeds.
The domestic dog is the first species, and the only large carnivore, to have been domesticated. Over the past | , but they can be hyper and more active than many other breeds. For this reason these dogs do best when they are exercised regularly. They are cool weather dogs and can become easily overheated in hot weather. If socialised with cats and puppies, they may get along fine with them; if not, care should be taken in introducing them to cats, as the breed has a very strong "prey drive" because of its vermin-hunting origin. Wheatens are extremely friendly and loving pets, and get along well | 1,617 | wow-train |
I used to have a Ford Mustang and loved it. I wish I still had it.
Mustang is such a beautiful car manufactured by Ford! I love American cars
I have many family members who work in the Ford industry. My favorite has always been the mustang though.
mustang has undergone several transofmations to its current sixth generation.
That makes sense...I guess they came out in 1960's? I'm not sure. | Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang. The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 | Ford Mustang I
The Ford Mustang I is a small, mid-engined (4-cylinder), open two-seater concept car with aluminium body work that was built by Ford in 1962. Although it shared few design elements with the final production vehicle, it did lend its name to the line.
Design and development.
The original Ford Mustang was a product of the Fairlane Group, a committee of Ford managers led by Lee Iacocca. The Fairlane Group worked on new product needs and, in the summer of | 1,618 | wow-train |
When i try and grow a beard it comes in weird, hard to get good hair growth
Same, except all I grow is the neckbeard and on my chin haha.
Yea you usually only see beards in grown adult males too
True, for some people it takes a while to be able to grow one. | Beard
A beard is the unshaven hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. Some women with hirsutism, a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness, may develop a beard.
Throughout the course of history, societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era's fashion trends. Some religions (such as Islam | , Traditional Christianity, Orthdox Judaism and Sikhism) have considered a full beard to be absolutely essential for all males able to grow one and mandate it as part of their official dogma. Other cultures, even while not officially mandating it, view a beard as central to a man's virility, exemplifying such virtues as wisdom, strength, sexual prowess and high social status. In cultures where facial hair is uncommon (or currently out of fashion), beards may be associated with poor hygiene or an uncivilized, dangerous demeanor. | 1,619 | wow-train |
Have ever been to Alaska ? It is my favorite U.S. state.
I have never been to Alaska. It's a bit expensive to fly there. What about it do you like so much?
I love big space, so it is normal that I love the largest state of the U.S.
Big spaces are nice. I've seen that type of land in Montana. It's impressive, but I think the winter's are too harsh in those places. | 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) | you have to deliberately go to Alaska. I've never been there, I don't know if I will ever go, but I have a beautiful idea of what it's like." He added, "They say it takes an outsider to describe a place accurately; Joe's from New Jersey and I was born in Connecticut. Sometimes I see my friends go from relationship to relationship, looking for this place they see in their minds, but reality always falls short somehow ... Sometimes it's best to leave certain | 1,620 | wow-train |
What even is telenovela? | Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines "tele" (for "television") and "novela" (meaning "novel"). Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World).
Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to | talking to, only to learn he's someone he once coached in whiffle ball, and his parents are nearby.
Jay (Ed O'Neill) settles down reluctantly to watch a "telenovela" with Gloria (Sofía Vergara), when Manny (Rico Rodriguez) takes delivery of a package and quickly runs upstairs to his room without explaining what it is. Jay begins to get absorbed in the "telenovela", while Gloria begins to worry about what Manny's package might be. She is offended by Jay's suggestion that | 1,621 | wow-train |
Do you like to eat fish or any type of seafood?
I love sea food so good, love fish and oysters and stuff | Edible sea plants such as some seaweeds and microalgae are widely eaten as around the world, especially in Asia. In North America, although not generally in the United Kingdom, the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so all edible aquatic life may be referred to as "seafood". For the sake of completeness, this article is inclusive of all edible aquatic life.
The harvesting of wild seafood is usually known as fishing or hunting, while the cultivation and farming of seafood is | .
They are generally active swimmers, occupying the top half of a tank and eat just about any type of aquarium food. They will not, however, generally eat plants or algae.
Although boisterous and liable to chase each other and other fish, they are good community fish and do not generally attack each other or other fish, although they occasionally nip fins, and like most fish, eat eggs and any fish small enough to fit into their mouths.
These fish are easily stressed by flowing water and | 1,622 | wow-train |
I love all shades of blue and I'm trying to figure out the right one to paint my living room.
I would suggest a bright baby blue or maybe a royal blue.
I like soft beachy colors the best so nothing too stark. Azure is a shade of blue that is kind of like the shy on a clear day. I would love something like that but more subdued.
Those sound like good options. I like sky blue and ocean blue. Aquamarine.
Ohhhh, I do love ocean blues too! Aquamarine is beautiful. I could mix that with ultramarine which has some violet in it.
Ooooh! That sounds so pretty! | Ultramarine
Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. The name comes from the Latin "ultramarinus", literally "beyond the sea", because the pigment was imported into Europe from mines in Afghanistan by Italian traders during the 14th and 15th centuries.
Ultramarine was the finest and most expensive blue used by Renaissance painters. It was often used for the robes of the Virgin Mary, and symbolized holiness and humility. It remained an extremely expensive pigment until a synthetic | day or night
Written blue on white it's plain to see
That rainy shiny night or day
What's the difference anyway
Baby till your heart belongs to me
If I had some influence girl
With the powers that be
I'd have them fire that arrow at you
Like they fired it right at me
And maybe when your heart and soul are burning
You might see
That every time I'm talking with you
It's always over too soon
That everyday feels so | 1,623 | wow-train |
Divorce is also known as dissolution of marriage
yes I have been through a divorce. It was very sad! | Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony | ) meant "I have not seen her either". That practice is dying out.
In 1974, Italy held a referendum on whether to repeal a recent law that allowed divorce. Voters were said to have been confused in that in order to support divorce, they needed to vote 'no' on the referendum which was worded so that 'yes' would support repeal. And to reframe the fundamental underlying issue as being support/non-support of the continuation of marriage, then the vote was structured as a | 1,624 | wow-train |
Physical disability is a major concern especially in children. How do one cope on a wheel chair?
I'm not sure how they cope. There are some disabilities that inhibit other aspects of daily life like sleep disorders and epilepsy.
Do we have an law that protects people with disabilities
I'm sure there are some. It is sad when a baby has a disability through no fault of their own but the mother has exposed them too before giving birth
Can you mention some types of disabilities? | physical defects, including upper or lower limb loss or impairment, poor manual dexterity, and damage to one or multiple organs of the body. Disability in mobility can be a congenital or acquired problem or a consequence of disease. People who have a broken skeletal structure also fall into this category.
Visual impairment is another type of physical impairment. There are hundreds of thousands of people who suffer greatly from minor to various serious vision injuries or impairments. These types of injuries can also result in severe problems or diseases such as | Physical disability
A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epilepsy and sleep disorders.
Causes.
Prenatal disabilities are acquired before birth. These may be due to diseases or substances that the mother has been exposed to during pregnancy, embryonic or fetal developmental accidents or genetic disorders.
Perinatal disabilities are acquired between some weeks before to up to four weeks after | 1,625 | wow-train |
Are you familiar with cord cutting ? i actually am not sure what it is | Cord-cutting
In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord-cutters, cancelling their subscriptions to multichannel subscription television services available over cable or satellite, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription TV viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet such as Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Philo, Sling TV and YouTube Premium. This Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable. | Who am I?" After all the only fact you are sure of is that you "are". The "I am" is certain, the "I am this" is not. Struggle to find out what you are in reality.
Be content with what you are sure of. And the only thing you can be sure of is "I am". Stay with it and reject everything else. This is Yoga.
Love says: "I am everything". Wisdom says: "I | 1,626 | wow-train |
I love Pepsi way more than Coke, and always have!
Pepsi is a great drink. It is a carbonated soft dink that is created and distributed by Pepsi Co.
Cool, I drink it all the time. I hope it's a healthy drink because I can't stop! | Greek word for "digestion" (πέψη, pronounced the same as Pepsi), which the drink was purported to aid, and "cola" after the kola nut. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore to a rented warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons of syrup. The next year, Pepsi was sold in six | Argentina, Spain Greece, Turkey,
Russia, Ukraine, and Brazil, the beverage is known as "Pepsi Light".
Diet Pepsi competed primarily with The Coca-Cola Company's Tab in the 1960s and 1970s; however, The Coca-Cola Company introduced Diet Coke in 1982 which has since been the principal competing product to Diet Pepsi. As of 2010, Diet Pepsi represented a 5.3 percent share of all carbonated soft drink sales in the United States, and was ranked as the #7 soft drink brand | 1,627 | wow-train |
hey party animal, wanna talk about everyone's favorite entertainment venue, a night club?
Sure! I'm not much of a clubber, but I have gone a few times. I prefer to stay out of the crowd scene
I hear that, clubs can get very busy on Friday and Saturday nights.
Do you go to them? When I've gone it's only been to see one of my favorite bands play. | bouncers to screen prospective clubgoers for entry. Some nightclub bouncers do not admit people with informal clothing or gang apparel as part of a dress code. The busiest nights for a nightclub are Friday and Saturday night. Most clubs or club nights cater to certain music genres, such as house music or hip hop. Many clubs have recurring club nights on different days of the week. Most club nights focus on a particular genre or sound for branding effects.
History.
History Early history.
In the United States, New | been thinking about it. I really love the music.' He was a composer and musician. Frank was an editor, and I was a photographer. He was going to have primary responsibility on the film. I'm sure that I basically felt that I'd better stay out of it, because, you know, you can't go around telling an editor what to do if he's a co-filmmaker with you. If he's working for you that's another thing. But if he's not, | 1,628 | wow-train |
do you like cats? I have a little black kitten. he is my favorite kitty cat
I do like cats! Unfortunately I cannot have one due to a family member's allergies. How old is your kitten? | Kitten
A kitten is a juvenile cat. After being born, kittens are totally dependent on their mother for survival and they do not normally open their eyes until after seven to ten days. After about two weeks, kittens quickly develop and begin to explore the world outside the nest. After a further three to four weeks, they begin to eat solid food and grow adult teeth. Domestic kittens are highly social animals and usually enjoy human companionship.
Etymology and development.
The word "kitten" derives from the | introduced in the special. Since cats were worshipped in Ancient Egypt, it was in this life where Garfield developed his love for being pampered and waited on.
- "In the Garden" (directed by Phil Roman and Ruth Kissane): ""My third life was my favorite. My body grew old, but I never, never, never grew up."" A young kitten who looks like a stripe-less Garfield and its human companion have a happy life dancing on a dream-like garden, | 1,629 | wow-train |
I'm really big into science. It's my favorite of all the STEM fields, although math is a close second.
what is STEM fields? I have never heard about it
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Back in the day, it used to be called METS.
I see. I love math, at college I studied calculus, and I loved it | but does not seem to have developed these ideas in a rigorous and systematic way. Calculations of volumes and areas, one goal of integral calculus, can be found in the Egyptian Moscow papyrus (c. 1820 BC), but the formulas are only given for concrete numbers, some are only approximately true, and they are not derived by deductive reasoning. Babylonians may have discovered the trapezoidal rule while doing astronomical observations of Jupiter.
From the age of Greek mathematics, Eudoxus (c. 408−355 BC) used the method of exhaustion | possibilities within the arts and a pressuring need for a strong work force within the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) research show that arts education is crucial in children’s learning process and development. In 2013 a congressional resolution sought to include "A" for Art in the STEM acronym, changing it to STEAM. Studies show that children exposed to arts education throughout childhood through primary, secondary and tertiary school show greater scores on academic achievements as well as greater social, cultural, emotional and cognitive development. | 1,630 | wow-train |
What makes Seattle thick?
Because The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada–United States border and that is why.
Ok thats cool, when was the city founded?
It isthe seat of King County, Washington and that is very interesting to know.
ok, how populated is the city of Seattle? | Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area's population stands at 3.94 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United | States and remained in the top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest | 1,631 | wow-train |
I used to play the trumpet several years ago. I am not very good anymore. But, my brother and I used to play classical trumpet.
Fascinating, are they brass instruments?
Yes. In fact, since the late 15th century, the primary construction has been brass. Do you play?
I play the harp, I don't think I have the lung power for a trumpet.
Now, the harp is a beautiful instrument; it also has such a long history. They've been around since 3500 BCE! I love to hear the harp. And when the trumpet is played with it, I love the sound.
Yes, my daughter plays the cello, we could form a small band.
There is no doubt, our group would sound heavenly. With the beautiful harp, the lead of the trumpet, and the low pitch of the cello, we could have quite an orchestra!
I wonder who the most famous trumpet player ever is? | Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the | the saxophone or the trombone but they were also all spoken for. The only instrument that was left was the trumpet, and I felt why did I have to get stuck with this "tinny" sounding thing.
When I complained to my music teacher that I didn't think it was fair that all the other kids got to play the instruments they wanted, he told me to just be patient. He said he had a good feeling about me and the trumpet, and he assured me I'd grow to love | 1,632 | wow-train |
Have you ever been divorced? I still think about my ex husband sometimes. | Divorce
Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world, but in most countries divorce requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process, which may involve issues of distribution of property, child custody, alimony | the chorus, she sings: "It might sound like I’m an unapologetic bitch / but sometimes you know I gotta call I like it is." The song was allegedly written about Madonna's ex-boyfriend Brahim Zaibat. She told "Rolling Stone" that the song "it's like, fuck you, I'm going to have fun. You think you're going to ruin my life and you think that it's over for me, but guess what? It's not. Life goes on. | 1,633 | wow-train |
We are a group of singers. We call ourselves a choir. A gospel choir. Me, my mom, my dad and a few other people.
Nice! What kind of music do you guys sing?
We sing gospel music.
Where do you sing? | Gospel music
Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music usually has dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, with roots in the black oral tradition. Hymns | , and a drummer.
The Blind Boys of Alabama sing mainly spiritually uplifting songs, as well as giving encouragement to those with disabilities. Blind group member Ricky McKinnie said "Our disability doesn't have to be a handicap. It's not about what you can't do. It's about what you do. And what we do is sing good gospel music."
History.
History 1930s–1940s: Meeting and formation.
The Blind Boys of Alabama first sang together in the school chorus in 1939 at the Alabama | 1,634 | wow-train |
Hey there! Have you ever seen those hoarding shows on TV? Or like Dr phil shows where he talks to a person who has this problem?
Oh yes! I know it's where people will collect mounds and mound of things! You know, even animals hoard!
Animals do this? What is charecterisitic of that, because people do it with things and trash but what would animals do it with? | Hoarding
Hoarding is a behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items.
Animal behavior.
"Hoarding" and "caching" are common behaviors in many bird species as well as in rodents. Most animal caches are of food. However, some birds will also stingily collect other items, especially if the birds are pets. Magpies are infamous for hoarding items such as money and jewelry. (Contrary to popular belief, research suggests magpies are no more attracted to shiny things than other kinds of items. | everyone makes their choice. In 10 years, I've never seen a person take a steroid.
Jamie Moyer stated:
I can tell you that I was there for 10 years and I never saw anyone take steroids. This will be my 20th year in the major leagues, and I don't even know what a steroid looks like. If I have to start relying on those things, after so many years in the game, then it's time to pack it in. That's the way I look | 1,635 | wow-train |
I make an abnormal amount of saliva, I used to spit all the time | Spitting
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth. The act is often done to get rid of unwanted or foul-tasting substances in the mouth or to get rid of a large buildup of saliva.
It is currently considered rude and a social taboo in many parts of the world including the West, while in some other parts of the world it is considered more socially acceptable. It is possible to transmit infectious diseases in this way, including mononucleosis, influenza, and the common | . His first invention was called the 'Spit Machine' a hand organ which used saliva as a tuning conductor. Describing how the apparatus works, Quintron explains that "You had to spit on a stick, like a paint stir stick, and you had two metal leads that you would touch to either end of the line of spit and then you would move the leads closer together - higher pitch - and farther apart - lower pitch. The weird thing is that, the way I built the oscillator, spit was the | 1,636 | wow-train |
Hi, do you like pizza? | 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 | coming down the old Foxboro Stadium steps with that pizza box under his arm, a skinny beanpole, and when he introduced himself to me and said 'Hi Mr. Kraft,' he was about to say who he was, but I said 'I know who you are, you're Tom Brady. You're our sixth round draft choice,'” recalled Kraft. “And he looked me in the eye and said 'I'm the best decision this organization has ever made.' It looks like he could be | 1,637 | wow-train |
I get migraines all of the time. I wish I knew what caused them.
There isnt any real cause to migraines, they are just intense headaches that are severely debilitating but they seem to be genetic
That would make sense. My mom gets them alot. Drinking lots of water seems to help. | Migraine
A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Typically, the headaches affect one half of the head, are pulsating in nature, and last from a few hours to 3 days. Associated symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, sound, or smell. The pain is generally made worse by physical activity. Up to one-third of people have an aura: typically a short period of visual disturbance that signals that the headache will soon occur. | brain, signaling that a part of the body hurts.
Primary headaches are more difficult to understand than secondary headaches. The exact mechanisms which cause migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches are not known. There have been different hypotheses over time which attempt to explain what happens in the brain to cause these headaches.
Migraines are currently thought to be caused by dysfunction of the nerves in the brain. Previously, migraines were thought to be caused by a primary problem with the blood vessels in the brain. This vascular theory | 1,638 | wow-train |
I am thinking about becoming a vegetarian because I am concerned about the way we treat life and respect animals
My mother was a vegetarian and she was not a healthy person at all. I do share your concern about the treatment of animals.
I don't think I could be a vegan - I love dairy products, what about you?
I would not survive a day without cheese or meat! lol | Cheesesteak
A cheesesteak (also known as a Philadelphia cheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, cheesesteak sandwich, cheese steak, or steak and cheese) is a sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll. A popular regional fast food, it has its roots in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
History.
The cheesesteak was developed in the early 20th century "by combining frizzled beef, onions, and cheese in a small loaf of bread", according to a 1987 exhibition | /socialism, dead prez include entreaties for self-respect/love: "Be Healthy" is about eating right "I don't eat, no meat no dairy no sweets" and has become very popular in the vegetarian and vegan community; "Mind Sex" is about getting to know your lover and appreciate a person's mind as well as their body "maybe later we could play a game of chess on the futon"; "Discipline makes things easier, organize your life"; and "Happiness" is | 1,639 | wow-train |
I drive a Honda Civic.
I have had one in the past. It was originally a subcompact but has gone through several changes becoming larger.
Mine is an older model coupe. I like small cars better. What makes the Honda Civic so popular?
I guess because it's so environmentally friendly and considered a mid-size car in a compact size.
I just like how sporty they look. Do you know when they were first introduced? | car. The Civic currently falls between the Honda Fit and Accord.
The first Civic was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door model, followed by a three-door hatchback that September. With an 1169 cc transverse engine and front-wheel drive like the British Mini, the car provided good interior space despite overall small dimensions. Initially gaining a reputation for being fuel-efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly, later iterations have become known for performance and sportiness, especially the Civic Type R, Civic | Honda Civic
The is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upscale, moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact | 1,640 | wow-train |
I love listening to Backstreet Boys!
Do you follow them since it was formed in 1993?
No, I haven't been following them that long, so I don't know much about their history. Do you know where they originated?
The group was formed in Orlando, Florida. What is your favorite album?
My favorite album is Backstreet's Back. It is a classic. What was their debut album named?
Backstreet Boys, released in 1996, was their debut album,
How many records have they sold worldwide? | ).
In 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently. In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, "In a World Like This" (2013). The group also released their first documentary movie, titled "" in January 2015.
The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first | : "I haven't met them (The Pogues) before but I don't like to meet people like that. I don't know whether meeting your idols actually enlightens you that much. I just bought their album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" because I'd lost it years ago. I've been listening to that so I've really wanted to go see them live. I never think it's worth meeting these people. I've met a few of my idols and I never know what to say to | 1,641 | wow-train |
I love sweet chocolate made from cacao seeds!
I love all things chocolate! Is cacao different from cocoa?
Cacao has been cultivated for three millenia and coca is made from it
Ohhh! Okay, I get it now! Three millenia, really? Where is it typically grown?
Oh its grown by many cultures in MesoAmerica
That's really interesting! What else do you know about cacao? Are there any health benefits? | seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted. The shell is removed to produce cacao nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, unadulterated chocolate in rough form. Once the cocoa mass is liquefied by heating, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be cooled and processed into its two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Baking chocolate, also called bitter chocolate, contains cocoa solids | where cacao is grown (20 degrees north and south of the equator), the commercial company Mars, Incorporated and the University of California, Berkeley are conducting genomic research in 2017–18 to improve the survivability of cacao plants in hot climates.
Production Cacao varieties.
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, the dried and fermented seeds of the cacao tree ("Theobroma cacao"), a small, 4–8 m tall (15–26 ft tall) evergreen tree native to the deep tropical region of the Americas. Recent genetic studies | 1,642 | wow-train |
I have 2 siberian husky puppies. They are adorable. | Husky
Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from other sled-dog types by their fast pulling style. They are an ever-changing cross-breed of the fastest dogs. The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, was used for pulling heavier loads. Huskies are used in sled dog racing. In recent years, companies have been marketing tourist treks with dog sledges for adventure travelers in snow regions as well. Huskies are also today kept as pets, and groups | would apply and try-out for the role. Introduced at a time when Northeastern did not have a live mascot, Paws is today joined by King Husky VIII.
Live Mascots.
Live Mascots King Husky I (1927-1941).
King Husky, also known as Husky I or Husky the First, was born March 17, 1926 and came to Northeastern on March 4, 1927 after a committee was formed to choose a mascot for the University. Then-Vice-President Carl Ell chose a Siberian husky | 1,643 | wow-train |
Hello, I think exercise is important in life and running is my go to exercise. Do you ever run?
of course, running is the world's most accessible sport. Almost anyone can run.
Yes, I agree there are almost no barriers to entry for it and that's convenient have you ever experienced a runner's high?
No, I mostly go jogging. What is a runners high?
It may mean different things to different people, but for me it's an intoxicated feeling I get after running for a while
I like jogging more than running myself. So I guess I'll never get a runners high while I'm trotting along.
I see, still what's most important is the exercise, and you're on top of that. Is jogging your favorite exercise? | Jogging
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase physical fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running but more than walking, or to maintain a steady speed for longer periods of time. Performed over long distances, it is a form of aerobic endurance training.
Definition.
Jogging is running at a gentle pace, its definition, as compared with running, is not standard. One definition describes jogging as running slower than . Running | bandit.
Given the increased field that was expected for the 2014 Marathon, however, organizers planned "more than ever" to discourage bandits from running. As of September 2015 the B.A.A. website states:
Q: Can I run in the Boston Marathon as an unofficial or "bandit" runner?
A: No, please do NOT run if you have not been officially entered in the race. Race amenities along the course and at the finish, such as fluids, medical care, and traffic safety, are | 1,644 | wow-train |
I love heavy metal music. The genre developed in the late 1960s in the UK.
Who are your favorite bands?
I'm a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Both were founded in 1968!
I am a newer fan but doubt it really counts as metal, who is good these days?
I'm more of a fan of the old bands. Heavy metal has its roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock.
That makes sense, it really seemed to boom in the 60s and 70s
Yeah they were super popular with fans, but not so much with critics.
Why is that? Too edgy at the time? | Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's | List of heavy metal festivals
This is an incomplete list of heavy metal festivals. Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United States and the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, the first heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple attracted large audiences, and during the late 1960s and mid-1970s these band and others in their genre were featured at a number of historic rock festivals | 1,645 | wow-train |
i love reality television that is a genre of tv programming that documents supposedly unscripted real life situations
It's quite an interesting branch of television, do you know what the first reality tv show was?
well an early example of the genre was the 1991 dutch series Nummer 28 which was the first show to bring together strangers and record their interactions
That's fascinating, I've never heard of it. Have you heard of the famous show The Real World?
oh yes, that show aired from 1992 to 2013, it is a reality television series on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis
Yes it's a great show, can you tell me anything else about reality television?
well it differs from documentary television in that the focus tends to be on drama, personal conflict and entertainment rather than educating viewers.
That makes sense, it's definitely quite different from a documentary. Any other cool facts you can tell me? | Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unknown individuals rather than professional actors. Reality television came to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s with the global successes of the series "Survivor", "Idols", and "Big Brother", all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on | , where he secretly filmed people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations. However, it was with the advent of reality television, which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors, combined with the smash box-office success of "Jackass The Movie" in 2002, that made reality film a genre studios began to consider seriously. "The Real Cancun" billed itself as "the first reality feature film", causing Scott Foundas to remark | 1,646 | wow-train |
What is a dobberman?
Doberman Pinschers are a great breed of dogs.
which country did they originate from?
I believe the Doberman hails from Germany,
when were they first noticed in history?
They were bred as a domestic dog in 1890.
what are the basic characters of the dog | Dobermann
The Dobermann, (; ), Doberman or Doberman Pinscher in the United States and Canada, is a medium-large breed of domestic dog that was originally developed around 1890 by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, a tax collector from Germany. The Dobermann has a long muzzle. It stands on its pads and is not usually heavy-footed. Ideally, they have an even and graceful gait. Traditionally, the ears are cropped and posted and the tail is docked. However, in some countries, it is illegal to | . The left atrial is also dilated when the disease is severe. It is seen in large/giant dog breeds such as Boxers, Great Danes, and Doberman Pinschers. It is usually idiopathic, but can also be caused by taurine deficiency in American Cocker Spaniels or doxorubicin use. A mutation in the gene that encodes for pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 is associated with DCM in Doberman Pinschers in the USA. Dilated cardiomyopathy usually ultimately results in congestive heart failure. Atrial fibrillation is common in giant breed dogs with DCM. Doberman Pinschers | 1,647 | wow-train |
Kayaking | Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable | Kayaking in India
Kayaking in India has become a popular sport.
Flat water and sea kayaking.
Flat-water kayaking takes place in rivers, lakes and the ocean. Aside from professional flat water kayaking, there is very limited recreational kayaking. Historically, Indian tourists considered kayaking a one-time activity and not a competitive sport.
Long distance flat water kayaking can be done in Mulki, India. Participants from Bangalore, Mangalore, Udupi etc. come to participate in 30 km kayaking and camping adventure | 1,648 | wow-train |
I'm doing some interior design work. Its the art and science of enhancing the interiors of a space or building
What does it take to become an interior designer? | Interior design
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design.
History and current terms.
In the past, interiors | which the interiors of buildings are designed, concerned with all aspects of the human uses of structural spaces. Put simply, Interior Architecture is the design of an interior in architectural terms.
Interior Architecture may refer to:
- The art and science of designing and erecting building and their interiors as a licensed architect and related physical features.
- The practice of an interior architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building's interior that has as its principal | 1,649 | wow-train |
I was never a big sports guy in high school, so I know nothing about high school football. What about you?
High school football is a very popular united states sport
Oh I know, it's huge over here!
It ranks among the most popular out of all high school sports in the US and Canada
I would've thought that it was the most popular, at least in the US.
Its even played by american high school teams in Europe
That's really interesting! You seem to know a lot about football, at least high school football. | High school football
High school football is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries.
High school football began in the late 19th century, concurrent with the start of many college football programs. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many college and high school teams played against one another. Today, the oldest high school football rivalry dates back to 1875 in Connecticut, between the Norwich Free Academy Wildcats and the New London | the United States. The most popular forms of the game are professional and college football, with the other major levels being high school and youth football. , nearly 1.1 million high school athletes and 70,000 college athletes play the sport in the United States annually, almost all of them men, with a few exceptions. The National Football League, the most popular American football league, has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world; its championship game, the Super Bowl, ranks among the most- | 1,650 | wow-train |
I used to work in a factory several years ago, but I don't miss it now. Do you work in a factory? | , chemical reactors, pumps and piping – outdoors and operated from control rooms. Oil refineries have most of their equipment outdoors.
Discrete products may be final consumer goods, or parts and sub-assemblies which are made into final products elsewhere. Factories may be supplied parts from elsewhere or make them from raw materials. Continuous production industries typically use heat or electricity to transform streams of raw materials into finished products.
The term "mill" originally referred to the milling of grain, which usually used natural resources such as | over not to continue with the 17 September 1961 Parliament Square sit-down. He heard Bertrand Russell tell the Bow Street magistrate, "I came here to save your life. But, having heard what you have to say, I don't think the end justifies the means." In Drake Hall open prison he and fellow protesters were set to work – "Some wit allocated it" – demolishing a munitions factory.
He was friends for many years with author and translator Austryn Wainhouse, with whom he carried on | 1,651 | wow-train |
I love Coca-Cola. How about you?
Oh yes I agree. The lovely carbonated soft drink that is coke is my official favourite!
I prefer it over Pepsi.
Me too. Aparently it was originally made back in the 19th century! I cant believe it is that old!
That is old. I wonder if it was the same formula back then.
Well the name refers to the two original ingredients which were the kola nuts which are the source of caffine and coca leaves. It seems teh current formula remains similar although it is a secret so no one officially knows!
I did not know that. The formula will always be a secret.
lol I think so. The coca cola company sells to the majority of restuarants and foodservice distributors so they would not want anyone to steal their secret receipe!
Makes sense. I wonder if Pepsi formula is available. | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). | 1,652 | wow-train |
I developed a recent interest in surfing. | Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing" | by Martin Smith from Delirious?.
In more recent years Kendrick has developed the concept of "Psalm Surfing".
Popularity.
"Shine, Jesus, Shine" is regularly highly placed in hymn popularity polls. Fellow songwriter and former Kendrick bandmember Stuart Townend has said, "I have no doubt that in 100 years time the name of Kendrick will be alongside Watts and Wesley in the list of the UK's greatest hymnwriters". Kendrick also has his critics, among them the journalist Quentin Letts, who has | 1,653 | wow-train |
Brunch is my favorite meal out of all.
Brunch is great. It is the combination of breakfast and lunch usually eaten during the late morning.
Yeah and since I usually don't eat a lot of meals during the day brunch is perfect for someone like me. | Brunch
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Origin of the word.
The 1896 supplement to the "Oxford English Dictionary" cites "Punch" magazine which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe | List of brunch foods
This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning but it can extend to as late as 3 pm. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, served in a buffet style manner, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Brunch foods and dishes.
The following foods are often served for brunch.
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I want to get a job at Walmart but dont even know anything about the store, Do you know about it?
There are over 11,703 stores across the world operated by Walmart, so there should be plenty of jobs.
Wow that many! thats wild, What is the hourly wage at Walmart? do you know?
I'm not sure what the wage range is for Walmart. Labor unions have criticized Walmart for several of their practices, and even created a website in 2005 to raise awareness.
Oh say what? Car to elaborate more, what did walmart do that was so bad? | Criticism of Walmart
Walmart has been criticized by groups and individuals, including labor unions and small-town advocates protesting against Walmart policies and business practices and their effects. Criticisms include charges of racial and gender discrimination, foreign product sourcing, treatment of product suppliers, environmental practices, the use of public subsidies, and the company's spying on its employees. Walmart denies any wrongdoing and says that low prices are the result of efficiency.
In 2005, labor unions created new organizations and websites to criticize the company, including | : "There is something about yourself that you don't know. Something that you will deny even exists until it's too late to do anything about it. It's the only reason you get up in the morning, the only reason you suffer the shitty boss, the blood, the sweat and the tears. This is because you want people to know how good, attractive, generous, funny, wild and clever you really are. "Fear or revere me, but please think I'm special." We | 1,655 | wow-train |
I love spending time at the beach.
Me too, a beach is usually a large sandy area next to a body of water
What are some things you can find along the beach shore?
Biological things like Shells and algae
Collecting sea shells is so fun! What else can you do at the beach? Are there any hospitality venues around? | Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles. The particles can also be biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
Some beaches have man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild | , and Jungleland. A memorable moment, not preserved for the coming album, was Suki Lahav’s violin behind Bruce’s vocals, "Now the season's over and I feel it getting cold, Well I wish I could take you to some sandy beach, where we ’d never grow old, Ah but baby you know that’s just jive, tonight's bustin' open and I’m alive, Oh do what you can do to make me feel like a man". Two months later at the Record Plant, | 1,656 | wow-train |
Hi! I am not the biggest fan of country music. I find it to be rather repetitive and boring.
Yes, it can be. The term country music gained popularity in the 1940's.
I find that older country music can sometimes be a lot better, like stuff from that era.
Yes, in 2009 in the US country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre!
Wow. That's crazy. I figured it would've been pop or another bigger genre.
You would think. It once was called "hillbilly music" :)
Now I feel like it can be classified as something for rednecks, which is sort of the same thing! | as pedal steels and dobros), and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history.
According to Lindsey Starnes, the term "country music" gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term "hillbilly music"; it came to encompass Western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. In 2009 in the United States, country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute, and second | you doin?"
- Cyndi Lauper stated that "I have never be[sic] prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality. "
- Country music singer Blake Shelton, talked about misunderstanding on a comment about sexual advances by gay men, responded to a Twitter follower's question if Shelton was "happy gays can get married in new york now?" with the response, "Yes.. I'm very gay about it!!"
- "" actor and | 1,657 | wow-train |
I think my favorite meal of the day is brunch. | Brunch
Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink (most usually champagne or a cocktail) served with it. The word is a portmanteau of "breakfast" and "lunch". Brunch originated in England in the late 19th century and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
Origin of the word.
The 1896 supplement to the "Oxford English Dictionary" cites "Punch" magazine which wrote that the term was coined in Britain in 1895 to describe | Springsteen told the crowd, "Well, the president was mentioning my name in his speech the other day and I kind of got to wondering what his favorite album of mine must've been, you know? I don't think it was the "Nebraska" album. I don't think he's been listening to this one." He then began playing "Johnny 99", with its allusions to closing factories and criminals.
Springsteen also turned down several million dollars offered by the Chrysler Corporation to use "Born | 1,658 | wow-train |
Epilepsy is a horrible neurological disorder
I agree, my friend has it. What exactly does it refer to? | Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking. These episodes can result in physical injuries, including occasionally broken bones. In epilepsy, seizures tend to recur and, as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause. Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning are not deemed to represent epilepsy. People with epilepsy may be treated differently in various areas of the world and experience | stressor (functional neurological symptom disorder)
Diagnosis Exclusion of neurological disease.
Conversion disorder presents with symptoms that typically resemble a neurological disorder such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy or hypokalemic periodic paralysis. The neurologist must carefully exclude neurological disease, through examination and appropriate investigations. However, it is not uncommon for patients with neurological disease to also have conversion disorder.
In excluding neurological disease, the neurologist has traditionally relied partly on the presence of positive signs of conversion disorder, i.e. certain aspects of the presentation that were thought | 1,659 | wow-train |
I'm looking to adopt a new dog. Do you have any suggestions? | Husky
Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from other sled-dog types by their fast pulling style. They are an ever-changing cross-breed of the fastest dogs. The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, was used for pulling heavier loads. Huskies are used in sled dog racing. In recent years, companies have been marketing tourist treks with dog sledges for adventure travelers in snow regions as well. Huskies are also today kept as pets, and groups | . We know who your looking for. Don't look any more, Sr. Templar, unless you want us to do to you what we did to Roberto Lucci".
Templar then suspects that Roberto's ex-wife is the killer. She replies "...but I'm a lousy truck driver. Of course, I could have paid someone to do it." Templar says that he admires her honesty but is rebuked.
Templar then follows Mrs. Roberto Lucci's fiance, a psychiatrist. He confronts the | 1,660 | wow-train |
I feel really bad for people that have Agoraphobia. Have you ever heard of Agoraphobia?
Sounds very scary. I may have heard the word, but I am not familiar at all with the concept | Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping centers, or simply being outside their home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. The symptoms occur nearly every time the situation is encountered and last for more than six months. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations. In severe cases people may become completely unable to | little more, but I could never really get away from it, and in the end, it spoiled me for everything else. Now, after all these years, his music is like my oldest friend, always in the back of my head, and on the horizon. It is the finest music I have ever heard. I have always trusted its purity, and I always will".
Critical reception.
"AllMusic" critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine notes Clapton sounds very "comfortable and relaxed" on the studio | 1,661 | wow-train |
Hey there. I'm really into crocheting, making things out of yarn and other types of thread.
im not really familiar with it could you tell me a little more about it | Crochet
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one is begun | the producer capacity. Some of it is sounding really cool. We can be guilty of making things so ornate, and sometimes that's a bad thing. So I always have conversations with Brandon [Flowers] about working from a smaller palette, simplifying things. If these new tracks develop a theme, a common thread, then that could be the start of something." Guitarist Dave Keuning elaborated, "I'm not saying a new album is going to come out or anything like that. But sometimes people just put | 1,662 | wow-train |
We know that brewers take extreme pride in their beer and require the best quality and natural ingredients. By producing a certified organic brewing yeast, Imperial is giving brewers the option to use a high-quality yeast and at the same time use a yeast that is produced with GMO-free, 100% natural ingredients. We are proud to be the first manufacturer of certified organic liquid yeast, producing a product in an environmentally responsible way
wow you seem to know so much about beer! | Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer, at home by a homebrewer, or by a variety of traditional methods such as communally by the indigenous peoples in Brazil when making cauim. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BC, and archaeological evidence suggests that emerging civilizations including ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia brewed beer | the fermentation is used as a leavening agent in bread and other baked goods. Historically, this use was closely linked to the brewing industry's use of yeast, as bakers took or bought the barm or yeast-filled foam from brewing ale from the brewers (producing the barm cake); today, brewing and baking yeast strains are somewhat different.
In commercial applications Uses in aquaria.
Owing to the high cost of commercial CO cylinder systems, CO injection by yeast is one of the most popular DIY approaches followed by | 1,663 | wow-train |
I've always wanted to become an author, either creating a book or a play. My father was an excellent story teller and wrote many short stories.
I wish I could be creative. I would have such a hard time doing that.
Perhaps you could join up with someone else - kind of a joint authorship, so to speak.
Possibly. I dont really have a passion for it yet. Im still just a little curious because my friend is really into it.
You definitely need passion for it. Perhaps if you and your friend got together at some point you could share copyright together and make lots of money! Mind you, various jurisdictions mean you have to be somewhat flexible!
Now that is something I never thought of. What other professions are there for authors? | Author
An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer. More broadly defined, an author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.
Legal significance of authorship.
Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work, then a case of joint authorship can be made provided | spend my time there doing all I can to right the many wrongs I have done, though I realize complete atonement is impossible in this life. I have a lot of healing and changing to do, but I hope that some day I can become the man Lori always thought I was. To the many people I have hurt, I am more sorry than you could ever know. Every day my soul burns in torment when I think of what you must be going through. I wish I could take away your pain | 1,664 | wow-train |
I love rum and coke, my favorite drink is cuba libre.
Mine too! My favourite is dark rum, better to be drank neat but I love mixing it with coke!
I also enjoy spiced rum like captain Morgan. | Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan is a brand of rum produced by British alcohol conglomerate Diageo. It is named after the 17th-century Welsh privateer of the Caribbean, Sir Henry Morgan who died on 25 August 1688. Since 2017, the label has used the slogan "Live like the Captain".
History.
In 1944, the Seagram Company, based in Canada, started producing rum under the name Captain Morgan Rum Company.
Seagram CEO Samuel Bronfman purchased a distillery named Long Pond from the Jamaican government. Among | recipes called for additional ingredients such as gin and bitters. Some sources consider lime essential for a drink to be a true Cuba Libre, which they distinguish from a mere rum and Coke. However, lime is frequently included even in orders for "rum and Coke".
When aged añejo rum is used, the drink is sometimes called a Cubata, a name also used informally in Spain for any Cuba Libre. Some modern recipes inspired by older ones include additional ingredients such as bitters. Some call for other colas such | 1,665 | wow-train |
I love cats so much. I just go my first one last week. Soooo cute, even when it hunts vermin. What do you think of cats?
I don't like cats :( One scratched me when I was young | Cultural depictions of cats
The cultural depiction of cats and their relationship to humans is old and stretches back over 9,500 years. Cats are featured in the history of many nations, are the subject of legend and are a favorite subject of artists and writers.
Earliest history.
It is thought cats were originally domesticated because they hunted mice that would eat stored grains, but a recent study found that cats domesticated themselves. They were never specifically sought out for domestication like dogs were but their coexistence with humans naturally developed from | that come out. I definitely want to make sure I’m able to artistically incorporate what I’m hearing. I like to pay attention to it and stay current. I’m always listening to the new mixtapes so that I can naturally stay on pace with the younger cats when I’m making my album. I don’t like to force it, I don’t like to sit down and think, ‘OK, let me make a song like this person.’ What I do is just keep my ear open and | 1,666 | wow-train |
Hi! I love to travel, I go to so many different places!
Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations
That is correct! Sometimes when I travel it takes a long time to get there because it is so far!
Traveling does not have to be a long stretch, it also involves short stays between successive movements.
That is true as well, but I love to visit new places! I love travelling to where it is sunny. | work'. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word "travel" was in the 14th century. It also states that the word comes from Middle English "travailen", "travelen" (which means to torment, labor, strive, journey) and earlier from Old French "travailler" (which means to work strenuously, toil). In English we still occasionally use the words "travail", which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book "The Best Travelers | all present, Knight got into a heated exchange because Woodson's high school coach was not convinced Woodson would fit into Indiana's system. However, according to Woodson, "I wanted to go somewhere where I could play, and where I knew I could get a great education, and my family didn't have to travel far to see me. So it was perfect. And I thought I was playing for the best coach in the country at that time."
In Woodson's junior year, the 1978–79 season | 1,667 | wow-train |
Cinematography is really underrated as a science or art nowadays.
Yea i dont thik about it much tho | Cinematography
Cinematography (from ancient greek κίνημα, "kìnema" "movement" and γράφειν, "gràphein" "to write") is the science or art of motion-picture photography and filming either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock.
Cinematographers use a lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sensor or light-sensitive material inside a movie camera. These exposures are created sequentially and | has a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews. The film also received a 5 star review from allmovie. In August 1967, a "Newsweek" reviewer wrote:"Dont Look Back" is really about fame and how it menaces art, about the press and how it categorizes, bowdlerizes, sterilizes, universalizes or conventionalizes an original like Dylan into something it can dimly understand.
Production Home media.
"Dont Look Back" has been available on DVD for several years. It was digitally remastered and re- | 1,668 | wow-train |
I love a nice steak or beefsteak with a side of mac and cheese.
Yum! I like my steaks rare. It should be juicy and tender, with a pink center. I never had mac and cheese with it however. | 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 | , and you think, 'I wonder if that's my steak'", she commented in an interview shortly before her death.
In addition to steaks, the restaurant also serves entrees of chicken, lamb, fish, shrimp and lobster.
Portions generally are large enough to serve two or more diners. Family style side dishes include au gratin potatoes, topped with a bechamel sauce and Cheddar cheese. Some recipes, such as the BBQ shrimp, New Orleans style creamed spinach or the sweet potato casserole, are | 1,669 | wow-train |
My son has been listening to electronic dance music nowadays, and I'm having trouble getting into it. But I want to be able to relate to him. Anything you can tell me so I can have some common ground?
Certainly, it's sometimes abbreviated as "EDM". The genres are usually played in areas like Nightclubs, raves and festivals.
Hm... I see. What else can you tell me?
The music is played by disc jockeys or "DJs", who blend the different tracks together into a mix.
Well, even my old self has heard of DJs! Are there any major Electronic dance music artists that I should know about?
There are a lot of popular artists now playing live concerts and festivals all over the world. I would check out Wolfgang Gartner.
Hm... I'll have to do that. This is all good information. What else should I know?
If you travel to Europe, they call EDM music simply "dance music" or "dance". So in case you're looking for a club, that's what you ask for.
Okay, fair enough. I don't think you'll find me raving to EDM in Europe any time soon, but now I'm prepared in case I do! Thank you for the information so far. If you have anything else, it would be appreciated. | dance music', or simply 'dance'.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the emergence of raving, pirate radios and an upsurge of interest in club culture, EDM achieved widespread mainstream popularity in Europe. In the United States at that time, acceptance of dance culture was not universal; although both electro and Chicago house music were influential both in Europe and the United States, mainstream media outlets and the record industry remained openly hostile to it. There was also a perceived association between EDM and drug | ," Woland—but not before letting Azazello know that she hasn't been fooled:
"Understood. This thing is pure gold, you can tell by the weight. So, then, I understand perfectly well that I'm being bribed and drawn into some shady story for which I'm going to pay dearly...I know what I'm getting into. But I'm getting into it on account of him, because I have no more hope for anything in this world. But I want to tell you that | 1,670 | wow-train |
Out of all the colors my favorite one is blue.
That is interesting. Your favorite color is one of the three primary colors, the other two being green and red.
That's true. Blue seems to be the color used as a calming color, sometimes used to show competence too, big companies used blue a lot, like Facebook.
That is true, wheras green is common in nature, being the color of plants.
Yes, I think it's most common color in nature. Red can symbolize anger, which is interesting because it can also be color of love and passion. | Black
Black is the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, a color without hue, like white and gray. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness, while white represents light. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this | yellow from green, known as deuteranopia or redgreen color blindness. Green is restful to the eye. Studies show that a green environment can reduce fatigue.
In the subtractive color system, used in painting and color printing, green 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. On | 1,671 | wow-train |
Minimum wage seems to be such a hot topic among people today.
It sure does! Everyone's opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage are so varied!
Especially waiters/waitresses. Sometimes they can make good money with tips. But sometimes when they are slow and only make $2.13 an hour, they come home with less then $10 for the day. | opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage. Supporters of the minimum wage say it increases the standard of living of workers, reduces poverty, reduces inequality, and boosts morale. In contrast, opponents of the minimum wage say it increases poverty, increases unemployment (particularly among unskilled or inexperienced workers) and is damaging to businesses, because excessively high minimum wages require businesses to raise the prices of their product or service to accommodate the extra expense of paying a higher wage and some low-wage workers "will | territories (such as American Samoa) are exempt. Some types of labor are also exempt: Employers may pay tipped labor a minimum of $2.13 per hour, as long as the hour wage plus tip income equals at least the minimum wage. Persons under the age of 20 may be paid $4.25 an hour for the first 90 calendar days of employment (sometimes known as a youth, teen, or training wage) unless a higher state minimum exists. The 2009 increase was the last of three steps of the Fair | 1,672 | wow-train |
Do you have a tattoo? I've been thinking of getting one but am afraid that it might be painful!
I do have a tattoo! I would say that it is mainly decorative, as opposed to symbolic or pictorial
How do they get the ink into the skin?
The ink is inserted into the dermis layer of the skin, which permanently changes the pigmentation of the skin
Interesting! I know it's supposed to be permanent, but can a tattoo be removed at all?
Yes, although tattoos were once considered permanent, there are different methods of tattoo removal now
Good to know, in case I decide I don't like it! How does a tattoo get removed from the skin? | destroyed surrounding tissue structures as well as tattoo ink. Treatment tended to be painful and cause scarring.
Before the development of laser tattoo removal methods, common techniques included dermabrasion, TCA (Trichloroacetic acid, an acid that removes the top layers of skin, reaching as deep as the layer in which the tattoo ink resides), salabrasion (scrubbing the skin with salt), cryosurgery and excision which is sometimes still used along with skin grafts for larger tattoos. Many other methods for removing tattoos have been suggested historically including the | 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 | 1,673 | wow-train |
Purple is a beautiful color. What is your favorite shade? Blue and red is the combo
I love purple. Liike the song purple rain is really good by Prince.
I wonder if he has a song where he talks about the fusing of red and blue to make purple, literally?
That is quite possible. Maybe he was referring to emotions? Emotions can mix a lot.
Maybe. Emotion is a very conscious experience that can lead to all sorts of reactions
What else do you think of emotion? I feel as though it controls our very existence sometimes. | Empathy
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of emotional states. Types of empathy include cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and empathy.
Etymology.
The English word "empathy" is derived from the Ancient Greek word ("empatheia", meaning "physical affection or passion"). This, in turn, comes from ("en | the most accurate designation for the color would be to call it 'Han indigo', although it could also be regarded as a bright shade of ultramarine (classifying ultramarine as a color and not a pigment).
The purple color seen in samples of Han purple is created by the presence of red copper (I) oxide (CuO) which is formed when Han purple decomposes (the red and blue making purple). The decomposition of Han purple to form copper (I) oxide is
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A bagel, also spelled Beigel is round in shape and made of dough. there are many types of bagels with different seasonings
Yes, it is traditionally shaped by hand in the form of a ring!
Bagels are baked not fried, once cooked, they can be cut down the center and stuffed with tasty stuff like jelly or cream cheese
I love bagels with cream cheese! It's a common pairing in New York.
Aaah! New York, I've had my best bagels in NY, they do pretty OK here in MI, but raisin and cinnamon bagels in NY are the best
Have you heard of Lender's Bagels? It was established in Connecticut!
I have not, but I'll be sure to stop by next time I'm in the area. Detroit Bagels is usually where I get my bagel fix | Bagel
A bagel ( '; ), also historically spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland.
It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or | Bagels and Brownies
Bagels & Brownies is a Retail Venture based in New Delhi started by Adnan
Vahanvaty, a food fanatic having eminent experience in food industry
Bagel is a bread product specially made and shaped by hand into forms of ring with yeasted wheat dough which is first boiled in fresh water and then baked resulting in a dense chewy interior and crispy exterior.
Two traditional types of bagels are Montreal-style bagel and New York-style bagel.
Bagels & Brownies is a specialised bakery concept with an aim | 1,675 | wow-train |
Hey! I love to swim. What about you?
Swimming is the self propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreaton, sport or excercise. Have you swam before?
Yeah, I said I love to swim! My favorite it outside in a pond in the summer time. What about you?
I like to swim but one time i almost drowned so i stay closer to the sallow end and tend to not swim much after that sadly. But little fact humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within a few weeks after birth. It's an evolutionary thing.
Wow, really? That's crazy. I started swimming lesson when I was young, but not that young!
Yeah and swimming is loved so much its consistently among the top public recreational activities. In some countries swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational system. I think that's pretty cool.
I never knew that before! Although I think it's a very important skill to have. I mean, if there's ever a boating accident non swimmers tend to panic which is really dangerous for people helping.
True true. But on average the body has a relative density of .98 and i believe water's density is around 1 so that causes the human body to float on water (there are many factors affecting this but this is just a general fact).
Yes. I believe the more body fat a person has, the easier they float. I once knew a very large woman who could literally just float in the deep end upright, as if she was wearing a life jacket, and without paddling her arms and legs. | local, national, and international competitions, including every modern Summer Olympics.
Science.
Swimming relies on the nearly neutral buoyancy of the human body. On average, the body has a relative density of 0.98 compared to water, which causes the body to float. However, buoyancy varies on the basis of body composition, lung inflation, and the salinity of the water. Higher levels of body fat and saltier water both lower the relative density of the body and increase its buoyancy.
Since the human body is | never thrown a line over to catch a fish. I don't do any of those things. I have only had to work all my life. And every time you told me about swimming, I don't know how to swim."
In 1976, Byrd was the "favorite son" Presidential candidate in West Virginia's primary. His easy victory gave him control of the delegation to the Democratic National Convention. Byrd had the inside track as majority whip but focused most of his time running for majority leader, | 1,676 | wow-train |
Ever heard of Yves Saint Laurent?
Nope, what/who are they.
They are a French luxury fashion house.
Oh really who founded it?
Yep! It was founded by Yves Saint Laurent, believe it or not.
Oh when was that? | Yves Saint Laurent (brand)
Yves Saint Laurent SAS (; YSL), also known as Saint Laurent, is a French luxury fashion house founded by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé. The company revived its haute couture collection in 2015 under former Creative Director Hedi Slimane. In April 2016, Anthony Vaccarello was appointed as the Creative Director.
Founded in 1961, it has been considered one of the world's most prominent fashion houses and is known for its modern and iconic pieces, such as its tuxedo | Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent may refer to:
- Yves Saint Laurent (designer) (1936–2008), French fashion designer
- Yves Saint Laurent (brand), a luxury fashion house founded in 1961 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé
- "Yves Saint Laurent" (film), a 2014 film
See also.
- "Saint Laurent" (film), a 2014 film about Yves Saint Laurent | 1,677 | wow-train |
As a hobby I am keen of drums. I have a set in my home and in spare time, i just indulge with them to get of my stress
Do you have the whole drum kit collection. It must be fun playing it as a single player
Yes I do. I spent over $2,000 on the whole set. It may seem wasteful, but i see it as worthy. I need it to get of my stress
How do you play it. Is it the traditional style where drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.
Indeed. When I grab the drumsticks, i forget everything around me and just indulge with them to create those fascinating musical tones
The amazing part of the kit is that it consists of a mix of drums that produces different sound
The set is designed in a way that is complete for a players to produce every needed combination of sound by using them | Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 2) and idiophones – most significantly cymbals, but can also include the woodblock and cowbell (classified as Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 1). In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments (Hornbostel-Sachs classification 53). Also, both hybrid (mixing acoustic instruments and electronic drums) and entirely electronic kits are used.
A standard modern kit (for a right-handed player), as used in popular music and taught in music schools, contains | an isolated group of five people, whereas this is me being a vessel of integrating whoever I want at whatever times. I was playing shows last summer with a whole live band, and today I'm just using tracks and backup singers and dancers and my friend playing the guitar over it. So it's a completely different live set up. It's cool to have the freedom to do that. I love the dynamic of a band, you get to have this crazy camaraderie when you’re traveling together all the time | 1,678 | wow-train |
Hi, my wife is from Vermont, a state in the New England region
I've never been there, but I bet it can be quite beautiful and have lots of nature!
You're right. The Green Mountains run north-south and is quite beautiful and serene
I enjoy those type of landscapes. Isn't there quite of bit of snow in that state? | city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. In crime statistics, it was ranked since 2016 as the safest state in the country.
For some 12,000 years indigenous peoples inhabited this area. The historic, competitive tribes known as the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter.
During the 17th century French colonists claimed the territory as part of France's | moved to Hollywood where he started taking acting lessons and set about trying to reactivate his career. "I enjoy the States, to be quite honest about it", he said. "I've got an American wife and green card so I have the best of both worlds."
In 1978 Broccoli described casting Lazenby as "my biggest mistake in 16 years. He just couldn't deal with success. He was so arrogant. There was the stature and looks of a Bond but Lazenby couldn't get along with | 1,679 | wow-train |
Do you ever worry that low cost products made in low wage countries are the result of exploitation of labour?
I absolutely do, offshoring relocates business to the lowest bidder and when you go to countries with no jobs, you call the shots and they'll take anything you give
Over time, would you expect those cheap labor markets to become less cheap as foreign capitol flows in?
With all the immigration and mass migration going on, I feel like the cost will get even lower
Interesting standpoint. What about sub-sarahan Africa as a new emerging market for outsourcing? It seems to be the last frontier of truly untapped labor.
It'd make sense with such a huge population, the Economy of Africa relies on trade solely for its income so things like outsourcing will undoubtedly make their way in
China has been investing heavily there. Especially for agrictultural endeavors. | Nuclear weapons of the United States
The United States was the first country to manufacture nuclear weapons and is the only country to have used them in combat, with the separate bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. Before and during the Cold War, it conducted over a thousand nuclear tests and tested many long-range nuclear weapons delivery systems.
Between 1940 and 1996, the U.S. government spent at least $ in present-day terms on nuclear weapons, including platforms development (aircraft, rockets and facilities) | didn't make what they call 'Sub A' segment cars, small city cars – you don't make any money on them. Because the tooling and development cost for a small car is almost the same as for a bigger car. So people would rather build larger cars and make more profit. That's when I started thinking, that if this is going to work there needs to be a new way of making the cars, that is cost effective. That high capital pressed components using low labour cost countries a | 1,680 | wow-train |
donna karan is a famous fashion designer
I've never even heard of her before, that's cool.
Donna Karan was born in 1948 so shes quite old.
Yeah that is really old honestly. Where is she from? | Donna Karan
Donna Karan (born Donna Ivy Faske; October 2, 1948), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life.
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen ("Queenie") and father Gabby Faske in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Borough of Queens, New York City. Her family is Jewish. Karan's mother had been a model and had also worked in designer Chester | Nichole de Carle
Nichole de Carle is a British fashion designer best known for her lingerie and swimwear brand of the same name.
Personal life.
De Carle was born in Leicestershire. She graduated with a BA in Contour Fashion from De Montfort University in 2005. She has two sisters. Her sister Charlotte de Carle became a fashion model after modelling lingerie for Nichole.
Career.
De Carle worked for fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Donna Karan before starting her eponymous fashion brand (also known as NDCL) in | 1,681 | wow-train |
I enjoy boating and fishing. My favorite fish to catch is tuna.
Oh, great. There are about 38 mil commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers.
I have never been paid for the fish I catch. Just payment in the form of enjoying a day out on the water.
Fishing for tuna is also important if you enjoy sushi like I do.
I'm actually going to have sushi for lunch today! My favorite is a roll called "angry dragon". | Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. Fishermen may be professional or recreational and may be both men or women. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.
History.
Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period. Fishing had become a major means of survival as well as a business venture | have been answered in 1989, as a record tuna catch brought an infusion of prosperity to San Pedro's fishermen and also to Mary Star of the Sea. The catch that year included 767 of the biggest Pacific blue fin tuna ever taken by a commercial fishing fleet, each fish weighing 300 to 1,000 pounds—a size never seen or caught before. The giant tuna generated "the biggest excitement in years for San Pedro's fishing fleet." One San Pedro fisherman referred to the unusual catch as "God's gift to | 1,682 | wow-train |
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio,
That's pretty cool, I really don't know much about that.
exchange of information between communication participants includes the use of technology.
That makes sense otherwise they couldn't communicate at all through those means. | Information and communication technologies for development
Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) refers to the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) toward social, economic, and political development, with a particular emphasis on helping poor and marginalized people and communities. It aims to help in international development by bridging the digital divide and providing equitable access to technologies. ICT4D is grounded in the notions of "development", "growth", "progress" and "globalization" and is often interpreted as the use of technology | Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.
Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between communication participants includes the use of technology. It is transmitted through a transmission media, such as over physical media, for example, over electrical cable, or via electromagnetic radiation through space such as radio or light. Such transmission paths are often divided into communication channels which afford the advantages of | 1,683 | wow-train |
What does the word Vegetarianism really mean? | 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, | " form of socialism, an alternative to the mainstream form of socialism which it regarded as its bitter enemy. Hitler at times attempted to redefine the word socialism, such as saying: "Socialism! That is an unfortunate word altogether... What does socialism really mean? If people have something to eat and their pleasures, then they have their socialism". In 1930, Hitler said: "Our adopted term 'Socialist' has nothing to do with Marxist Socialism. Marxism is anti-property; true Socialism is not" | 1,684 | wow-train |
hello i love mac and cheese, it is such a comforting food
Macaroni is my favorite! It's called macaroni pie in Caribbean English. It's a dish of English origin with cheddar cheese and cooked macaroni pasta.
interesting it's an English dish i guess because of the pasta i figured it is from Italy
I thought so too! Some people like to add breadcrumbs, vegetables and meat into their macaroni. I may try this soon.
i have seen breadcrumbs on top but never have seen the others | The cheese is often first incorporated into a Béchamel sauce to create a Mornay sauce, which is then added to the pasta. In the United States, it is considered a comfort food.
History.
Pasta and cheese casseroles have been recorded as early as the 14th century in the Italian cookbook, "Liber de Coquina", one of the oldest medieval cookbooks, which featured a dish of parmesan and pasta. A cheese and pasta casserole known as "makerouns" was recorded in the famous medieval English cookbook, the | Macaroni and cheese
Macaroni and cheese—also called mac and cheese or mac n cheese in American and Canadian English, macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables.
Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; however, it may be prepared in a sauce pan on top of the stove or using a packaged mix. | 1,685 | wow-train |
I have a border collie for livestock herding | Border Collie
The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Scottish borders for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.
Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.
Description.
In general, Border Collies are medium | Old English Sheepdog.
- Farm Collie. Landrace herding dog found on many livestock farms in Britain, in the US (derived from British dogs) and perhaps elsewhere. In Britain, often simply called "farm dog", or, loosely, "Border Collie". Very variable in size and appearance.
- German Coolie, Koolie or Collie. Developed in Australia, probably from British collies, but may have included dogs from Germany and Spain. Erect ears, short fur, black, red, black- | 1,686 | wow-train |
The story so far is an american band, heard of them?
No I have not! tell me about them, what genre of music to they create?
They are American Pop Punk band from California
Oh I see thats awesome, Hvae you ever seen them live?
no but they have released three albums so far
I see, When were they formed? | The Story So Far (band)
The Story So Far is an American pop punk band from Walnut Creek, California, formed in 2007. They are currently signed to Pure Noise Records and have released 4 studio albums.
History.
History Formation and early releases (2007–2010).
The Story So Far formed in Walnut Creek, California in 2007. Their name is taken from the New Found Glory song "The Story So Far". The band consisted of Parker Cannon on vocals, Kevin Geyer and Kevin Ambrose | 'm a pool player, so they ask me, 'Haven't you done anything with your life except shoot pool? Haven't you ever worked?' I always tell them, 'Well, no, sir, I can't say that I've ever worked.' That always gets those rascals, 'cause they always ask, 'But how have you managed to live?' Oh, Lawdie, that's so silly. I tell them, 'Sir, I live like a tree – 3 percent from the | 1,687 | wow-train |
Do those sweet little Butterflies in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera family also excite your soul?
I enjoy butterflies for sure. can you tell me about these in particular
Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings and every time I see one I smile. Do they also make you smile?
yes they do. i went into a butterfly exhibit once and got to hold this stick which attracted the butterflies to you. it was really awesome
You would never guess but Butterflies date back 56 million years ago. How did they manage to live with the Dinosaurs?
Hmmm thats a good question? | Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation | Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, which was about 56 million years ago. | 1,688 | wow-train |
I really like Pepsi as opposed to Coca Cola - it was first introduced as Brad's Drink and renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898
Pepsi was created in 1989! I had no idea! I like Pepsi as well. Is it as popular as coke?
You know, I'm not really sure. I realized the original formula had sugar AND vanilla - I wish I could taste the original.
So, the pepsi we know now is drastically different from the original?
It seems that way yes, they wanted to create a fountain drink that was appealing but would also aid in digestion and boost energy.
Interesting. So it was originally a type of medicine! Is Pepsi owned by a larger company or does it own other products? | Tropicana Products in 1998 and the Quaker Oats Company in 2001, which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio.
As of January 26, 2012, 22 of PepsiCo's brands generated retail sales of more than $1 billion, and the company's products were distributed across more than 200 countries, resulting in annual net revenues of $43.3 billion. Based on net revenue, PepsiCo is the second largest food and beverage business in the world. Within North America, PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage business by | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | 1,689 | wow-train |
I use to fly airplanes for a living. The jet engine kind.
Ooh interesting! How fast could you go??
Depends on the size and shape of the plane.
Did you fly in the military at war?
No, just commerical aviation.
Did you carry a lot of passengers on your plane?
Depends but I also flew some planes remotely.
Like drones? I bet that was neat! What kind of activities did you do with those? | Drone strikes in Pakistan
Since 2004, the United States government has attacked thousands of targets in Northwest Pakistan using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) operated by the United States Air Force under the operational control of the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division. Most of these attacks are on targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border in Northwest Pakistan.
These strikes began during the administration of United States President George W. Bush, and increased substantially under his successor Barack Obama. Some in the media have referred to | and being the first ranchers in the basin to artificially inseminate their cattle. Carlstrom flew occasionally in a friend's plane, but explained, "We were used to flying such great airplanes, and there was no way we could afford to fly planes like that." She looked back fondly on her piloting career:"I think every child, no matter how much they love this country, love the ranching, should go out and know that it's a big world. Get their self-confidence, know what they can do. | 1,690 | wow-train |
The carrot is a very popular root vegetablel, very orange in color
Can they be any other colors? | Carrot
The carrot ("Daucus carota" subsp. "sativus") is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, "Daucus carota", native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are eaten as well. The | Dichroic filter
A dichroic filter, thin-film filter, or interference filter is a very accurate color filter used to selectively pass light of a small range of colors while reflecting other colors. By comparison, dichroic mirrors and dichroic reflectors tend to be characterized by the colors of light that they reflect, rather than the colors they pass.
Dichroic filters can filter light from a white light source to produce light that is perceived by humans to be highly saturated in color. Although costly, such filters are popular in architectural | 1,691 | wow-train |
Ghosts really freak me out! Do you believe in ghosts?
Why not? Ghosts are known as an apparition, phantom, shade, specter, spirit. They are thought to be the soul of a dead person or animal.
Have people throughout history always wonder if ghosts were real?
I am sure they have considered it. The attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy.
Necromancy is a creepy sounding word! Is there any evidence to the validity of ghosts or spirits? | Necromancy
Necromancy () is a practice of magic involving communication with the dead – either by summoning their spirit as an apparition or raising them bodily – for the purpose of divination, imparting the means to foretell future events, discover hidden knowledge, to bring someone back from the dead, or to use the dead as a weapon. Sometimes referred to as "Death Magic", the term may also sometimes be used in a more general sense to refer to black magic or witchcraft.
The word "necromancy" is | Ghost
In folklore, a ghost (sometimes known as an apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, and wraith) is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a "séance | 1,692 | wow-train |
I struggle with my confidence, it's hard for me to maintain eye contact with others.
I completely understand. A lot of people struggle with having confidence in one's self.
Yeah self-confidence may be hard to build up. I think it depends on how a person was raised. | Confidence
Confidence has a common meaning of a certainty about handling something, such as work, family, social events, or relationships. Some have ascribed confidence as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a latin word fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having a self-confidence is having trust in one's self. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison is having unmerited confidence – | her fame and how people think they know "everything about [me]" ("There's people talking / They talk about me / They know my name / They think they know everything / But they don't know anything about me"). As the chorus draws near, the song takes on a "party anthem" approach, where Duff discusses the "struggle" for joy and self-confidence: "I know I make mistakes / I'm living life day to day / It's never really easy | 1,693 | wow-train |
I live in Vermont. Do you know anything about it?
Just that it's a tiny little state up in New England way up there. Second smallest by population actually! Like 14 people probably, right?
I am not sure. When did Vermont join the union?
It became a part of the States in 1791 just after the Revolutionary War. But it was its own country for a short time!
Wow, I didn't know that. What is Vermont best known for?
It is definitely the maple syrup capitol of the country. Forget Canada, Vermont is where it's at!
Does Vermont have a maple syrup union that controls the price of maple syrup? I remember watching a documentary about maple syrup in Canada or maybe it was a providence of Canada | city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. In crime statistics, it was ranked since 2016 as the safest state in the country.
For some 12,000 years indigenous peoples inhabited this area. The historic, competitive tribes known as the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter.
During the 17th century French colonists claimed the territory as part of France's | on the record, that's ridiculous. What happens is you got a lot of people taking subliminal shots, but nobody ever says my name. I'm not for sure, so that record is like my way of taking subliminal shots right back. Don't get it misquoted, don't get it messed up. That's basically what it is man. It's like, you know, like I said I do devote a lot of information about myself on there. I started to wreck it up by saying I | 1,694 | wow-train |
I like macaroni and cheese | Macaroni and cheese
Macaroni and cheese—also called mac and cheese or mac n cheese in American and Canadian English, macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables.
Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; however, it may be prepared in a sauce pan on top of the stove or using a packaged mix. | also be used—usually sharp in flavor—and two or more cheeses can be combined. Popular recipes include using Gruyere, Gouda, Havarti, and Parmesan cheese.
Macaroni and cheese can be made by simply layering slices of cheese and pasta (often with butter and/or evaporated milk) then baking in a casserole, rather than preparing as a cheese sauce. Also, some like to include a crunchy topping to their baked macaroni and cheese by topping it off with bread crumbs or crushed crackers, which also keeps the noodles | 1,695 | wow-train |
I would love to visit Argentina, it's in the southern half of South America. Tropical!
I've never been there! Is it sparsely populated?
It's the 8th largest country in the world and 2nd largest in Latin America and the largest Spanish speaking country. It's definitely well populated
I didn't realize it mainly had Spanish speakers! What is there to do there? Any attractions?
The earliest humans date back to the Paleolithic period so there's plenty of historical attractions as well as new ones
That is cool, I may have to visit there someday!
Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica and the South Sandwich Islands, which I think is interesting and a little funny
That is kinda humorous! Haha | 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 | their freedom of speech and claimed, "I've seen some scary things. I've seen people being locked up and put in jail for speaking their minds, for being gay, for not practicing the right religion, for not dressing the proper way. Yeah, it's scary. But what it made me realize is how lucky I am to be living here in America. It doesn't mean that this is the perfect country. We have a long way to go."
LGBT rights.
Before the | 1,696 | wow-train |
I like swimming dont you?
Yes love the way the locomotion is gained through movement of the limbs
It is a great workout
Its low impact exercise too and that is helpful for me compared to land activities
Is it a very popular sport? | 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 | set free. Its method of aquatic locomotion is very similar to its locomotion on land. At first it pushes off with long thrusts using only its hind feet simultaneously, mimicking its long jumps on land. Afterwards, the jumping is followed by movement of all four limbs, in an almost doggy-paddle-like form, with its head held high above the water. The meadow jumping mouse is also capable of diving, and a maximum distance of four feet was recorded.
The jumping mouse is an excellent digger; | 1,697 | wow-train |
Have you ever experienced depression or know someone who has?
I have been depressed on occasion with low moods and a general low sense of well being. How about you?
I dealt with postpartum depression after both of my girls. It took a long time to go away.
Wow! I know that was difficult as you had to deal with anxiety, irritability, sleep issues and more!
Yes, and honestly the anxiety part of it never went away. Medication has helped but meditation helps a lot also. | Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one | Personal life.
Corby stated that he enjoys surfing and reading.
By the time he was 20 he was reading books on philosophy and neuroscience, the latter because he wanted to know how the brain functions, partly because of his experiences with depression and anxiety. "People have said I have depression before, especially when I was younger," he offers. "People were like, you should really go see someone. But I just thought, no, I'm pretty sure the human brain is capable of so | 1,698 | wow-train |
I have always been impressed that pilots can control aircraft's by operating the directional flight controls.
I don't really know much about flying planes. What type of schooling or training is required to be a pilot? | Aviation safety
Aviation safety means the state of an aviation system or organization in which risks associated with aviation activities, related to, or in direct support of the operation of aircraft, are reduced and controlled to an acceptable level. It encompasses the theory, practice, investigation, and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education, and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of air travel.
Statistics.
Statistics Evolution | Aircraft pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they are involved in operating the aircraft's navigation and engine systems. Other aircrew members, such as flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew, are not classified as aviators.
In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their pilots. | 1,699 | wow-train |
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