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I play soccer
Awesome, I've never played soccer before. Have you been keeping up with the World Cup?
Absolutely, I love watching the WC! I'm a big fan of FC Barcelona, so I'm rooting for Spain.
They've been doing pretty well thus far haven't they? | FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Spanish, English, and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ""Més que un club"" (""More than a club""). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters | work over the years and they fought through adversity. I think they've become a couple that you don't take for granted because they've been up against so much. So you root for them." "Nathan and Haley's fan base is so strong, and there's a reason for that. That couple is gold as far as I'm concerned, and I've felt that way since the very beginning", said Mark Schwahn on the couple. At the end of season three, James Lafferty has said | 1,900 | wow-train |
Do you love fruits? I love apple picking which you can do at apple farms
I do love fruit - we currently have some blueberries and strawberries. I've never gone apple picking, though.
I love Blueberries, they are native to North America and the highbush varieties were not introduced into Europe until the 1930s
Oh that's super interesting. I wonder what fruits are native to North America. What else can you tell me? | berry is a fruit produced from the ovary of a single flower in which the outer layer of the ovary wall develops into an edible fleshy portion (pericarp). The definition includes many fruits that are not commonly known as berries, such as grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, bananas, and chili peppers. Fruits excluded by the botanical definition include strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries, which are aggregate fruits; and mulberries, which are multiple fruits. A plant bearing berries is said to be "bacciferous" or " | Blueberry
Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with blue– or purple–colored berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus "Vaccinium." "Vaccinium" also includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries and Madeira blueberries. Commercial "blueberries" – including both wild ('lowbush') and cultivated ('highbush') blueberries – are all native to North America. The highbush blueberry varieties were introduced into Europe during the 1930s.
Blueberries are usually prostrate shrubs that can vary in size from to in height | 1,901 | wow-train |
I have been sewing since I was about 13, and I made a pair of jeans for myself. When did you start sewing?
That's interesting! I myself am no good at sewing, the only fastening I do of objects is soldering tech stuff!
That's a great talent though. I love doing crafts in my spare time. | 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 | designer Geoffrey Beene did.
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière Spring '02 Line was inspired by Koos.
Marc Jacobs Fall '06 Line was also publicized as Koos inspired.
More recently Koos has inspired and been working with Illustrator/Designer [Christopher Holloran] - Holzor.
In his own words Koos said: "I think of myself as very basic. I am a craftsperson and I sew like that. I sew beautiful clothes. i am nothing more than a worker sitting behind a sewing machine. That's | 1,902 | wow-train |
i think Veganism is a wonderfull thing have you consider it?
Yes, it's part of a philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals and encompasses removing animal products from the diet
i have been vegan for 2 years and i really feel healthy
Removing animal products from the diet and eating more vegetables and fruits would certainly improve many people's health
yeah and the animals thelath as well | not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is "environmental veganism", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
Well-planned vegan diets are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy and pregnancy, by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council | Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who | 1,903 | wow-train |
I love the Hanna Barbera cartoon The FLinstones
I like The flinstones too, thay were one of my favorites cartoons, i cant wait to show them to my future kids!
Yea, it is vintage and classic the 1st run date was 1960-1966 hard to believe
Yes, i know they are originally named FLAGSTONES, but the name changed flinstones is better :D
yes, and it was the most successful animated series until the Simpsons came alsog
I didnt know that, the simpsons now hold the lead, and they will forever, i always liked the way they ride cars in The Flinstones
Yes and the way all of the modern conveniences were powered by some sort of animal
Yes :D, when that was acceptable flinstones made cigarette commercials, crazy right :D
the 2nd greatest tv cartoon of all time that was in 2013
Fred and Wilma were the first couple on TV to sleep together, thats proof of how onld the show is | suburban America. The plots deliberately resemble the sitcoms of the era, with the caveman Flintstone and Rubble families getting into minor conflicts characteristic of modern life. The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock (pop. 2500). In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths.
Animation historian Christopher P. Lehman considers that the series draws its humor in part from creative uses of anachronisms. The main one | on track. I just remember feeling like that at a point in my life. I know there are so many people out there that go through that dark time and I felt like it could speak to a lot of people." One of her favorites songs on the album, Norwood remarked that she calls "Scared of Beautiful" her "The Greatest Love of All," referring to Whitney Houston’s 1986 classic. In April 2012, Midi Mafia's Kevin Risto claimed that the song had been recorded by several other | 1,904 | wow-train |
HI! I love to draw, it is a remarkable form of visual art. Do you?
Yes I do! I love to sketch. And sculpt.
I love to sraw of differnt materials, like canvas and leather. What do you sketch on?
Usually paper, using colored pencils. | Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, and various metals (such as silverpoint). Digital drawing is the act of using a computer to draw. Common methods of digital drawing include a stylus or finger on a touchscreen device, | in oils. I love oil paint because of its durability and the richness it brings to the canvas. I also believe that most people with an appreciation for art respect an artist's use of this classic medium.
I do not work with models. I prefer to sketch 'in the moment' as a scene unfolds, most often with charcoal. Many times, these sketches will become works of art in themselves, because they capture a different mood. Sometimes I work with candid photographs. I look for visual clues | 1,905 | wow-train |
I love Hershey chocolate. I would love to go to the headquarters in Pennsylvania to Hershey's Chocolate World
oh my me too! I love hershey's anything
The company was started by Milton S. Hershey in 1894
wow. I didn't know that! I wonder what they have at the headquarters?
Hershey, Pennsylvania where the headquarters are, also houses Hershey's Chocolate World
I would be so happy to be in a place called hershey's chocolate world! I guess they sell all different kinds of cool products there. | Hershey's Chocolate World
Hershey’s Chocolate World is the name of eight visitor centers that started in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States.
Open year-round, Hershey's Chocolate World offers marketplace shops and restaurants, specializing in Hershey's chocolate products. Attractions include Hershey's Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D, the Hershey Trolley Works, Wrap Happiness, and a free Chocolate Tour ride.
The first Hershey's Chocolate World is located off of Hersheypark Drive, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and is in an entertainment complex | The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company, (known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation) commonly called Hershey's or Hershey, is an American company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, such as cookies, cakes, milk shakes, drinks and many more. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his | 1,906 | wow-train |
I like to play video games whether it's Xbox 360, WII, or the older Nintend which was in the 1980s
I LOVE playing videogames! My favorite is far cry | Far Cry (video game)
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on March 23, 2004. It is the first installment in the "Far Cry" series, followed by 2008's "Far Cry 2".
Set on a mysterious tropical archipelago, "Far Cry" follows ex-special forces soldier Jack Carver as he searches for a journalist he was escorting after she went missing when their boat was destroyed by | first collaboration of the three would be "Boom Blox", a puzzle game for Wii. Spielberg explained the unexpected choice, stating that "I really wanted to create a video game that I could play with my kids." He elaborated his younger children enjoy playing the Wii more than the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360, and this was a chance to "show [them] they can have fun playing games that are non-violent and much more creative and strategic". His children gave feedback for the game | 1,907 | wow-train |
I try to volunteer at an animal shelter as often as I can. I think its important to care for animals. I didn't used to have much thought toward them but that changed as I learned more about animal cruelty.
That's great! I'd love to work at an animal shelter one day! Does your facility care for mostly dogs and cats, or do you also help sick or wounded wildlife?
Dogs, cats, some reptiles, and small animals like guinea pigs. We were thinking of rescuing a couple guinea pigs. | Animal shelter
An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated. While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner. In Europe, of 30 countries included in a survey, all but four (Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy) permitted the killing of healthy stray | , Newkirk had given no thought to animals rights or even vegetarianism. In 1970, she and her husband moved to Poolesville, Maryland, where she studied to become a stockbroker. A neighbor abandoned some kittens, and Newkirk decided to take them to an animal shelter. She told Specter:
Newkirk took a job in the kennels, witnessing the mistreatment of the animals, including physical abuse. Kathy Snow Guillermo writes that Newkirk disinfected kennels by day, and by night studied animal care, animal behavior, and animal-cruelty | 1,908 | wow-train |
i really like my dogs do you have any dogs ?
I really like them too. I have one german shepherd, he's really domestic
thats nice, what is his name i use to have a german shepherd as well they are great dogs
His name is max, we use him a lot when herding the animals on the farm, no sheep but the cattle listen to him
Cool, how long have you had him then and did you train him up ?
we have had him for 3 years, it takes a lot of training to get a dog to act on the sound of a whistle so now that he listens its awesome.
yea, ive tried that with my dog and it didnt work she just wont listen to it, are you a farmer then ?
we use a very high pitch whistle that he can hear clearly. Yes we grow cattle and some soybeans on the land.
that sounds like a fun thing to do, are you from England then or are you from elsewhere ? | Soybean
The soybean or soya bean ("Glycine max") is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.
Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. Fermented soy foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, nattō, and tempeh. Fat-free (defatted) soybean meal is a significant and cheap source of protein for animal feeds and many packaged meals. For example, soybean products | seven other dogs in the final round including a German Shepherd Dog, a Borzoi and a Pekingese. Best in Show judge Barbara Heller said of Robert's victory, "The dog is as near to perfection as possible, He showed his heart out and I had a really hard time deciding. I always think it's easy to judge when you have good dogs, but this time it wasn't that easy because all seven were outstanding." He became the first English Springer Spaniel to take the title since 1972. | 1,909 | wow-train |
I think the national guard is fascinating but don't know much about it.
I am a member of the national guard! I hold a full time civilian job and am a part time National Guard member! I love it!
That is a lot of work! But it sounds like you find it worthwhile.
Oh I do! Interestingly, the National Guard is under the control of both the state and the federal government.
Huh. I did not know that. What else can you tell me? | United States National Guard
The United States National Guard, also commonly referred to as the National Guard, is part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. It is a reserve military force composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by | announced departures of Jacqueline Leonard and Paul Nicholls who played Lorraine and Joe Wicks. Bradley said, "I have made a decision about leaving EastEnders and I have told the BBC about it. I know it is regular work and you are in the public eye, but it is time to move on. Much as I love playing Nigel, I would not like people to think that was all I did. I did a lot of work before EastEnders and I will after. I don't want to be like some people | 1,910 | wow-train |
I love to go camping how about you.
I like it too! And you can enjoy it through all four seasons, provided you make accomodations
Yes that's so true I love the outdoors.
but I'm not a survivalist camper, who set off with as little as possible to get by, I like to be prepared and carry foof from the city
Yes I like to go fishing and cook the days catch.
I don't trust my skills to do that. I think It is great that organization like the scouts teach teamwork and self-reliance through camping
Yeah I was in the boys scout and they taught us well. | century African safaris, but including accommodations in fully equipped fixed structures such as high-end sporting camps under the banner of "camping" blurs the line.
Camping as a recreational activity became popular among elites in the early 20th century. With time, it grew more democratic, and varied. Modern campers frequent publicly owned natural resources such as national and state parks, wilderness areas, and commercial campgrounds. Camping is a key part of many youth organizations around the world, such as Scouting, which use it to teach | News", Bunetta said, "We got into this discussion about how when you tell someone like 'I need you, I love you and I need you 'cause you make me strong,' essentially you can scare someone off. It's pressure, so people just kind of run from it. So, that's what the lyric is," recalled Bunetta, who also helped produce songs on the album. "It's saying 'I'm sorry if I say this, but fuck it. It was just | 1,911 | wow-train |
I cant believe how many different types of wheelchairs there are.
Oh, I have been looking to get a new wheelchair for myself lately since my old one is getting wore out. What types are there?
Too many to name, whatever your specific need there is wide variety to choose from
I was looking to maybe get an electric wheelchair, It would really save my arms. Whats the weight limit for a wheelchair anyways? | Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users. They may include specialized seating adaptions, individualized controls, and may be specific to particular activities, as seen with sports wheelchairs and beach wheelchairs. The most widely recognised distinction is between powered wheelchairs ("powerchairs"), where propulsion is provided by batteries and electric motors, and manually propelled wheelchairs, | to get old, if you are always surrounded by your loved ones. But how horrible it is to be alone most of the time. I have a tremendous need for rest, especially mentally and emotionally. How terrible it is to have been born too sensitive! Will I soon find the calm I so badly need? There are times when I just despair. Alone in my room, the radio! All those notes! All those minutes, at the end of which lies death and, before the final end, | 1,912 | wow-train |
I love the color blue it is one of the primary colors
Yes, I agree. It is a very bold and vibrant color. | Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. | way of showing reflection. The pink drapery underneath Venus, possibly representing love because it is a derivative of red, has loose areas of color throughout it. The three primary colors are displayed in the piece: yellow, blue, and pink and are the most vibrant of the piece, all in a pastel shade. All the draperies have lose white brushes on them in order to look like reflections of the light.
Annibale Carracci is probably most well known for his work on the Farnese Gallery Ceiling, which was commissioned | 1,913 | wow-train |
The Joe rogan podcast is quite fun to listen to.
It was launched on December 24, 2009 by Rogan and his friend, comedian Brian Redban and it's my favorite podcast
It really is quite a funny show to listen to, i like podcasts in general.
Yeah no wonder it has grown to become one of the world’s most popular podcasts.
Yep, i hope to see it around for years to come. | the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California, also known as the Deathsquad Studios. Since November 27, 2012, the majority of episodes have been recorded in a private studio that Rogan acquired in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles. The 1,000th episode aired on August 18, 2017 and featured comedians Joey Diaz and Tom Segura as guests.
Reception.
The podcast has become one of the most popular in the world. In August 2010, nine months after its launch, it entered the list of Top 100 | The Joe Rogan Experience
The Joe Rogan Experience is a free audio and video podcast hosted by American comedian, actor, sports commentator, martial artist and television host Joe Rogan. It was launched on December 24, 2009 by Rogan and comedian Brian Redban who also produced and co-hosted. It has grown to become one of the world's most popular podcasts.
History.
Around 2003, Rogan hired Brian Redban, a self-taught video editor and an employee at a Gateway Inc. (previously known as Gateway | 1,914 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of football...association football...soccer?
I do love football - is association football terms for american football or soccer?
Soccer actually. | Soccer in the United States
Soccer in the United States is governed by different organizations. The United States Soccer Federation governs most levels of soccer in the country, including the national teams, professional leagues, and amateur leagues. The NCAA governs colleges and the National Federation of High Schools governs schools. The match regulations are generally the same between the three governing bodies although there are many subtle differences.
, over 24.4 million people play soccer in the United States. In 2017, Gallup reported that soccer was the third- | not lived up to the terms of my contract, which call for me to play and manage under the rules and regulations of the United States Football Association, and by forcing me to engage in outlaw soccer, you are breaking my means of gaining a living. I am compelled to seek a position in organized football." He then jumped to the New York Giants who had been expelled from the ASL as part of the "Soccer War". The USFA then brokered the creation of the Eastern Soccer League as a home | 1,915 | wow-train |
The piano is something that has been played by many people for a long time. Do you know how to play the piano?
Yes I do, I like playing the piano as it is unique in that it has a keyboard rather than strings or wind.
I have never even tried. I have seen others play, though.
I find it interesting that the piano was called a pianoforte, considering that the word 'forte' means loud in Italian, but 'piano' means soft
Well that is quite the difference. The piano is definitely a soft sound. Relaxing to listen to people play, I think, anyway.
Yes, definitely. Although the first pianos had a much quieter sound than the ones that are widely available now.
Is it hard to learn to play the piano?
I find it can be complicated due to the number of keys on the keyboard. Most of the challenge is trying to master your hand positions to keep the tempo of the melody.
What about the foot pedal on the piano? Is it hard to coordinate using that while actually playing? | Piano pedals
Piano pedals are foot-operated levers at the base of a piano that change the instrument's sound in various ways. Modern pianos usually have three pedals, from left to right, the soft pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal, and the sustaining pedal (or damper pedal). Some pianos omit the sostenuto pedal, or have a middle pedal with a different purpose such as a muting function also known as silent piano.
The development of the piano's pedals is an evolution that | this hot solo, people go nuts, but I don't write songs that suit that, and I am not interested in that. I can do it if I have to, but I don't like it." Mike Mills' melodic approach to bass playing is inspired by Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Chris Squire of Yes; Mills has said, "I always played a melodic bass, like a piano bass in some ways . . . I never wanted to play the traditional locked into the kick drum, | 1,916 | wow-train |
Surfing is a pretty neat sport.
I love to watch people surf. The way the surfer rides the forward face of waves is amazing!
i know. i have always wanted to try, but i do not think i have the balance. | Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding is a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. Bodyboarding is also referred to as "Boogieboarding" due to the invention of the "Boogie Board" by Tom Morey. The average bodyboarding consists of a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam. Bodyboarders typically use swim fins for additional propulsion and control while riding a breaking wave.
Origin.
Bodyboarding originates from an ancient form of riding waves | valuable in your life. You want to feel wanted - that's pretty basic, I think - and we've always felt that." He also noted that he enjoyed working with non-scholarship athletes who were playing for the love of the game: "It's a blast. It's a lot of fun to deal with those kind of people. They want to have fun, and they're gonna work hard, but every one of them is out there because they want to be. I look forward | 1,917 | wow-train |
I think eggplant is a colorful and tasty fruit for cooking. Do you like it?
I think eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables! | delicate, tropical perennial plant often cultivated as a tender or half-hardy annual in temperate climates. The stem is often spiny. The flowers are white to purple in color, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. Some common cultivars have fruit that is egg-shaped, glossy, and purple with white flesh and a spongy, "meaty" texture. Some other cultivars are white and longer in shape. The cut surface of the flesh rapidly turns brown when the fruit is cut open (oxidation). | . I think it's one of my favorite videos." The video received a nomination for Best Female Video at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. With over 2.0 billion views, the video is the 36th most viewed YouTube video of all time; it surpassed one billion views on 29 February 2016, becoming the 21st video in the site's history to do so.
Live performances and cover versions.
Goulding performed "Love Me like You Do" in March 2015 at a Nike app launch. On 17 October | 1,918 | wow-train |
I've been with my company for ten years but someone else got my promotion. That's messed up.
It certainly is. Wage slavery is not a pleasant thing to experience. Your livelihood depends on your wages and job.
Exactly! I told my boss that and he didn't care. I can't afford to live on what I make now! I haven't had a raise in 5 years! | low wages, e.g. in sweatshops) and the latter as a lack of workers' self-management, fulfilling job choices and leisure in an economy. The criticism of social stratification covers a wider range of employment choices bound by the pressures of a hierarchical society to perform otherwise unfulfilling work that deprives humans of their "species character" not only under threat of starvation or poverty, but also of social stigma and status diminution. Historically, some labor organizations and social activists have espoused workers' self-management or worker cooperatives as | Chayefksy had never "been involved with a director who wasn't malleable. He would make suggestions, and I would listen courteously, and then disagree. Paddy hated the lighting, for example, and he didn't like the color scheme of some of the sets. 'I can't use your eyes,' I told him. 'I've got to use my own. In any case, there can be only one director on a picture."
Russell added, "there is a great deal of dialogue | 1,919 | wow-train |
I have anxiety disorder and hate it.
I've read that anxiety disorders are with a lot of fear and anxiety feelings. is that true?
yes, I don't suffer from the fear, more the anxiety and anxious feelings. | Anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behaviour such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. It is the subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events, such as the feeling of imminent death.
Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue and problems in concentration. Anxiety can be | 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 | 1,920 | wow-train |
I'm so depressed i don't know what to do
so sorry to hear that. i know how you feel! i'm prone to experiencing depression, state of low mood
what do you do? Do you seek help?
it depends. sometimes depressed mood is a normal temporary reaction to life events such as loss of a loved one. In this case i just try to get my mind off of it
i lost my brother a couple of years ago. it still hurts so bad. it was such a tragic death | major depressive disorder or dysthymia; it is a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one; and it is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments.
Factors.
Factors Life events.
Adversity in childhood, such as bereavement, neglect, mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and unequal parental treatment of siblings can contribute to depression in adulthood. Childhood physical or sexual abuse in particular significantly correlates with the likelihood of experiencing | December 1920 (and the ending that won Gale the Pulitzer Prize from Drama; the first woman ever to do so) has Lulu starting a life on her own and undertaking adventures of her own as we hear in her final lines, "Good-by. Good-by, all of you. I'm going I don't know where-to work at I don't know what. But I'm going from choice!"
The revised ending is a much less satisfying one, but is more typical and | 1,921 | wow-train |
Hello, here in the UK the consumption of Tea is extremely high. What about where you are currently? Is it the main beverage consumed?
Tea is not that expensive here, but I usually don't get that much tea. Second most common drink in the world.
Are you a coffee person? What would make you change and drink more tea instead?
I'm not even a coffee person. I need to drink more tea, because I actually enjoy it. Have you had Boba tea before? Tea can be found in many cultures in m any forms
No I have never tried Boba tea. What kind of tea is it? I usually have black tea. Did you know that the Portuguese introduced Tea to the British?
It's a type of Taiwanese tea. Very big in certain areas of the United States now, too, I've noticed. I did not know that. Tea has such a unique history! The British Empire spread a lot of it.
It does and it's amazing how it influences people. They even call dinner "Tea" instead of "Dinner". | Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the "Camellia sinensis", an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
Tea originated in Southwest China | returned, it was already evening. He glanced at me, and said "Is the guest still here ? What are you here for?" "I have long heard your reputation, I will not leave here unless I get to drink Vin-sui tea" I replied.
Vin-sui was pleased, and set up stove and brew tea himself, as swiftly as wind and storm. He led me into a room with bright windows and clean desk and filled with Thorn Brook tea pots and Chen Shuen Kiln | 1,922 | wow-train |
Caffeine is a source of life for me... how about you?
I do not like how it affects my memory. It can have both positive and negative effects.
I think it's only positive for me!
A lot of people do love caffeine! It is the most widely used drug of its kind in the world.
I am not surprised, as it's very popular in my part of the world.
Too much regular use of caffeine can cause caffeine-induced anxiety disorder.
Ha... I'd better watch out! I use caffeine quite a lot.
Fast heart rate and shakiness may be indicators of caffeine induced anxiety.
Caffeine apparently can also be bad! I've thought it was only good. | Caffeine
Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Unlike many other psychoactive substances, it is legal and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world. There are several known mechanisms of action to explain the effects of caffeine. The most prominent is that it reversibly blocks the action of adenosine on its receptor and consequently prevents the onset of drowsiness induced by adenosine. Caffeine also stimulates certain portions of the autonomic nervous system.
Caffeine | not particularly concerned about how this might appear, adding "People can think what they like about me. I don't care. It's never been a popularity contest. I do it all for the community. In my view, you start life with nothing and you end it with nothing. I'd like to enjoy it all before I kick the bucket." His most recent project was a £500m redevelopment of Reading town centre, but this has been halted by the credit crunch.
Political activities. | 1,923 | wow-train |
Ive always wanted to visit Sweden, seeems like an awesome place. | Sweden
Sweden ( ), formal name: the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. At , Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. The capital city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population | List of The Awesomes characters
The following is a list of characters from the series "The Awesomes".
The Awesomes.
The Awesomes Professor Dr. Jeremy "Prock" Awesome.
Professor Dr. Jeremy "Prock" Awesome (voiced by Seth Meyers) - The son of Mr. Awesome. Jeremy Awesome is the young new leader of the Awesomes. Known as Prock (a portmanteau of Professor and Doctor, since Prock has a JD and an MD) he has always wanted to be a superhero like his father, Mr. | 1,924 | wow-train |
have you ever been to a community theatre?
No, I haven't! What goes on there?
they do some plays and community theatre usually promote ideas like gender equality and human right and democracy
That sounds awesome! I love going to plays!
and community theatre contributs to the social capital of community and develops the skills, community spirit
You can never have too much community spirit! It's great that communities get together and do things like that! | of their own. Many community theatres are successful, non-profit businesses with a large active membership and, often, a full-time professional staff. Community theatre is often devised and may draw on popular theatrical forms, such as carnival, circus, and parades, as well as performance modes from commercial theatre.
Community theatre is understood to contribute to the social capital of a community, insofar as it develops the skills, community spirit, and artistic sensibilities of those who participate, whether as producers or audience- | members. It is used as a tool for social development, promoting ideas like gender equality, human rights, environment and democracy. Most of the community theatre practices have been developed based on the philosophy of education theorist Paulo Freire's approach of critical pedagogy in theatre and implementation techniques built by Augusto Boal, known as Theatre of the Oppressed. Freire's approach attempted to stimulate social change by encouraging the audience to build capacities for critical thinking through participation in active dialogue. The participants would identify issues of concerns and discuss possible solutions | 1,925 | wow-train |
Do you like pop rock music? One of my favorite bands is Maroon 5
I do, but I'm not too familiar with Maroon 5 outside of namesake. What can you tell me about them?
Adam Levine is the lead singer of the band, he also does some acting and record producing as well, and is very easy on the eyes ha
How many members are in the band? I'm assuming 5 based off of naming trends.
Well right now there are 7 in the group, consisting of a keyboardist, lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist and a few others play instruments as well
Not bad! Have they made it to the #1 spot on the billboard by chance? | In 2001, the group was reformed – with guitarist James Valentine joining the line-up – and began a new musical chapter, changing their name to Maroon 5. In 2002, the band released their first album, "Songs About Jane", which went multi-platinum in the US. Since then, they have released five more albums: "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" (2007), "Hands All Over" (2010), "Overexposed" (2012), "V" ( | It Was Always You
"It Was Always You" is a song by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The song was released by 222 Records and Interscope Records on July 29, 2014, as the first and only promotional single from their fifth studio album "V".
Composition and recording.
"It Was Always You" was written by Maroon 5's lead singer Adam Levine, Sam Martin, Jason Evigan, Marcus Lomax, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. It was produced by Jason Evigan and The | 1,926 | wow-train |
Have you ever had influenza, also known as "the flu" ?
I've had symptoms before, but I don't think I've ever had the full blown effects of the flu. I don't usually get sick.
I don't usually get sick either and so I often don't get vaccinated. But this year I got the flu and had such terrible muscle pains and fever!
Oh no, that sounds horrible! I don't usually get vaccinated either, but made the choice to this year after I had my baby this Spring.
Good choice. I will never skip the flu shot again. I got a cough with it too, and it lasted more than two weeks!
That sounds rough! Did you use medicine to combat it? I've used chamomile tea with lime and honey in the past and it's worked wonders. | not common in adults. Diarrhea and vomiting occur more commonly in gastroenteritis, which is an unrelated disease and sometimes inaccurately referred to as "stomach flu" or the "24-hour flu". Complications of influenza may include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinus infections, and worsening of previous health problems such as asthma or heart failure.
Three of the four types of influenza viruses affect humans: Type A, Type B, and Type C. Type D has not been known to infect humans, but is believed to have | that she did not "want to have people get completely sick of [her] before [she's] ever even done something legitimate." She became much less prominent in the media by 2010, after starring in the less commercially successful films "Jonah Hex" and "Passion Play". That same year, Fox said, "My biggest regret is that I've assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don't regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have | 1,927 | wow-train |
Cooking is a huge hobby of mine. I rarely ever eat out.
There are so many techniques for cooking from grilling to using electric stoves. What is one of your favorite ways to cook?
Deep frying, for sure. I deep fry everything: cookies, steaks, veggies, fruit, chicken, etc.
Do you have a deep fryer or just use oil in a pot?
I'm a pretty intense deep fry guy, so I do both. They each have their advantages. | Fried chicken
Southern fried chicken, also known simply as fried chicken, is a dish consisting of chicken pieces which have been coated in a seasoned batter and pan-fried, deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior of the chicken while retaining juices in the meat. Broiler chickens are most commonly used.
The first dish known to have been deep fried was fritters, which were popular in the European Middle Ages. However, it was the Scottish who were the | frosting") to the exterior of baked goods (such as cakes or cookies)
- Fruit preserves
- Frying - to cook food in oil
- Chicken Frying – battering and pan-frying a piece of beefsteak
Cooking techniques G.
- Garnish - to add a (typically edible) decorative element to a plate of food prior to serving
- Gentle frying
- Glazing
- Gratin
- Grilling
Cooking techniques H.
- Hāngi – a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried | 1,928 | wow-train |
how sneaky of you, I love my best pair of sneakers.
You do? What do you love about them? | Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop or rap music, is a music genre developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s. It consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and | world that pick and choose the best for yourself, before that chain around your neck, kills you instead. It's my take on how man can express what they want, the same prerogative should be there for a woman too."
Composition.
"Express Yourself" begins with the sound of brass tinkling along, as Madonna chimes the opening line: "Come on girls, do you believe in love? 'Cause I got something to say about it, And it goes something like this." Handclaps and | 1,929 | wow-train |
I love the country of Argentina. I would love to know more about their climate.
Well, since it's such a large country, there is quite the variation of climate types. This is also due to different altitudes throughout the country.
Is there anything else unique about the country?
Definitely! In the Northwestern parts of Argentina, there are a lot of red-rock canyons. These have been created from erosive forces from the rivers there over time.
It seems like there's a lot of unique landscapes. What continent is it located on
It's located in South America!
It must be a great place to visit on vacation. | modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The Inca Empire expanded to the northwest of the country in Pre-Columbian times. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with | obviously somebody who is watching from up above there, and I know she'd be very proud of me. But I think she'd be more proud of my two boys and them at home watching more than anything else. It's been a long journey to get here".
With Clarke's triumph in The Open at Royal St George's, it was the first time since 1910 where one country (other than the United States) had different golfers win consecutive majors. Rory McIlroy, also of Northern Ireland, | 1,930 | wow-train |
heavy metal of metal music is one of my favorite genres
Oh, cool. What is your favourite heavy metal band? | most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Following the blueprint laid down by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and outrageous stage shows of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur | . Grunge fuses elements of hardcore and heavy metal, although some bands performed with more emphasis on one or the other. Grunge's key guitar influences included Black Flag and The Melvins. Black Flag's 1984 record "My War", on which the band combined heavy metal with their traditional sound, made a strong impact in Seattle.
Influence on other genres Electronic music.
Digital hardcore is a music genre fusing elements of hardcore punk and various forms of electronic music and techno. It developed in Germany during the early 1990s | 1,931 | wow-train |
I'm interested in becoming a record producer.
A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording, what kind of producing would you like to do?
I would like to produce and co-write rap songs. | Record producer
A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.
A producer may also:
- | engineer for the various distribution media. The producer also oversees the recording engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording.
Noted producer Phil Ek described his role as "the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record", like a director would a movie. Indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation is actually "music director." The music producer's job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music. The scope of responsibility may be one or two songs or an | 1,932 | wow-train |
I love Italian cuisine. I think Italian food is my favorite!
I think I have to agree with you! Food from Italy is so delicious
I actually went to Rome and had the best food I've ever eaten. | Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine is food typical of Italy. It has developed through centuries of social and economic changes, with roots stretching to antiquity.
Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, capsicums, maize and sugar beet, this last introduced in quantity in the 18th century. Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and | your favorite snack junk food?"—he realized Leno intended to neutralize the scathing parody and paint the two as friends.
Kimmel, however, was upfront with wanting to discuss the fiasco at hand, and during his appearance attempted to steer the questions that way; when asked about his favorite prank, he responded, "I think the best prank I ever pulled was, I told a guy once, 'Five years from now I'm going to give you my show.' And then when the five years came, I gave | 1,933 | wow-train |
I love burritos which usually are a form of a wheat tortialla filled with various fillings
Really? Please tell me about them | Burrito
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that consists of a flour tortilla with various other ingredients. It is wrapped into a closed-ended cylinder that can be picked up, in contrast to a taco, where the tortilla is simply folded around the fillings. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed to soften it, make it more pliable, and allow it to adhere to itself when wrapped. A wet burrito, however, is covered in sauce and is therefore generally | to keep love a secret, and I wrote this song about the one time I had to." With lyrics like, "Please don’t stand so close to me, I’m having trouble breathing, I’m afraid of what you’ll see right now," it reflects reality for anyone who has ever fallen in love.
Talking to Artist Direct, Perri further explained the track:
"I wrote it about being in love with someone and not being able to tell them. All of my songs are | 1,934 | wow-train |
My worst memories growing up are when I had my braces on. My mouth was always hurting.
i know they are a device to align and straighten teeth and help position them, why did it hurt so much?
My teeth were messed up. I looked like some sort of animal. I guess it was because the braces were pulling my teeth together. I wonder how many people have to ware them?
People dont have to, its their choice, everybody wants to be beautiful according to scholars and historians, braces date back to ancient times.
I was all ready beautiful it just helped. I didn't realize they have been around so long.
They are often used to correct cross bites, i think i have cross bites, but its not making any problems for now
Dental surgery seems so much easier. Dental Braces are very expensive. | ancient times. Around 400-300 BC, Hippocrates and Aristotle contemplated ways to straighten teeth and fix various dental conditions. Archaeologists have discovered numerous mummified ancient individuals with what appear to be metal bands wrapped around their teeth. Catgut, a type of cord made from the natural fibers of an animal's intestines, performed a similar role to today’s orthodontic wire in closing gaps in the teeth and mouth.
The Etruscans buried their dead with dental appliances in place to maintain space and prevent collapse of the teeth during the afterlife | served to me. I swallowed a little water with salt, my eyes climbed up on my forehead, and it burns in my mouth. It turns out, that my two upper teeth had been knocked out and hurted, became painfully due to salt. I wanted to howl. So it turned out, that I did not know who kissed whom - or I kissed the crank bearing or the crank bearing kissed me. But I survived it fully. More finally my forehead was anointed with axle-grease and said to | 1,935 | wow-train |
I love english rock band radiohead,
I've never hear of them. What genre do they fall into?
They are a rock band, they are from Abingdon, Oxfordshire
What is their most popular songs? Maybe I would know them by their songs.
Creep is their most popular nigel godrich has been their producer since the 90s
I'm guessing my son would know who they are or who Nigel Godrich is. They sound like a group he would listen to.
they are a90s band, they became a worldwide hit after the album pablo honey was released
My son listens to everything produces from the 50s on. | . "Kid A" (2000) and "Amnesiac" (2001), recorded simultaneously, marked a dramatic change in style, incorporating influences from experimental electronic music, 20th-century classical music, krautrock, and jazz. "Kid A" divided listeners but was named the best album of the decade by "Rolling Stone", "Pitchfork" and "The Times".
"Hail to the Thief" (2003) mixed rock and electronic music with lyrics inspired by the War on Terror, and was | List of songs recorded by Radiohead
The English rock band Radiohead have recorded over 160 songs since their debut in 1992, most credited to the band as a whole. They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich since 1994. Several of their albums are consistently ranked among the greatest of all time.
Radiohead's first album, "Pablo Honey" (1993), preceded by their breakthrough single "Creep", features a sound reminiscent of alternative rock bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana. "The Bends" (1995 | 1,936 | wow-train |
workplace relationships can be unique but oh so hard
Agreed, they can be really fickle sometimes.
especially when these relationships proceed to be outside of your organization it can get difficult
Yeah maintaining healthy work relations outside of the workplace can be really tough. | Happiness at work
Despite a large body of positive psychological research into the relationship between happiness and productivity, happiness at work has traditionally been seen as a potential by-product of positive outcomes at work, rather than a pathway to business success. During the past two decades, maintaining a level of happiness at work has become more significant and relevant due to the intensification of work caused by economic uncertainty and increase in competition. Nowadays, happiness is viewed by a growing number of scholars and senior executives as one of the major | -workers. They can, however, choose who they want to have a professional relationship with and who they want to form a friendship with outside of work. These friendships are distinguished from regular workplace relationships as they extend past the roles and duties of the workplace. Workplace friendships are influenced by individual and contextual factors such as life events, organizational socialization, shared tasks, physical proximity, and work problems.
Workplace loneliness can be caused by a lack of workplace friendships, competition, or a lack of cooperation at work | 1,937 | wow-train |
My dad drives a motorcycle and I have been thinking about buying one so we can ride together .
That sounds like a great idea! Do you know if you want to get a two or three wheel motorbike?
I think I would like to get a two wheel bike.
They come in a variety of style. Do you prefer the long distance ones? Or the cruising, sport or off road style?
I think I would like something for cruising. Maybe going around 40 or so miles. | , the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Yamaha (both from Japan), and Hero MotoCorp (India).
In developing countries, motorcycles are considered utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all the motorcycles in the world, 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, excluding car-centric Japan.
According to the US Department of Transportation the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars. | , we want to do things a little bit differently. And there are more songs than 10 or 12, so if you have more music and you have more things you want to express, you gotta think out the box, and [think like] ’How do I get this out there in a unique way where it gets directly to my fans and I can express myself through music directly to them?’ And I think that’s what it’s about when you have people who are incredibly creative, things | 1,938 | wow-train |
I like going hiking on trails, especially in the mountains. What about you?
I hate hiking. I have a bad memory of being dragged onto a hike in high school for PE and it was pouring down rain the whole time.
Well that is unfortunate and I can see why that would put you off of hiking but personally I enjoy going on day hikes, which can be completed in a single day, because I find the nature freeing.
How often do you go hiking? Do you prefer to go alone or with others/
I don't get to go very often and I like to go with people because I enjoy the conversation and it makes the time go by quicker.
What are some mountains or trails you've done recently? | Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking. In Northern England, Including the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, fellwalking describes hill or mountain walks, as fell is the common word for both features there.
Hiking | , I was pulling out of my stall, I went to come back out and the guy never moved. I was like, ‘whoa, whoa, whoa.’ But it’s so tight in here. You hate to see that, but damn, especially with the 24 (laughs) and everything we have going on. It didn’t seem to hurt our car too bad. It hurt his bad — it hit in a bad spot. But that’s why we have guys that back us up.” | 1,939 | wow-train |
I love eating sweets, especially chocolate. Do you have a sweet tooth? | Chocolate
Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word "chocolātl".
The | Sweet Tooth (comics)
Sweet Tooth was a British comic strip, created by Trevor Metcalfe in January 1973 and first published in the magazine "Whizzer and Chips". When the magazine merged with "Buster" in 1990 the series continued until the magazine was disestablished in 2000.
Concept.
The comic centers around a boy, Sweet Tooth, who enjoys eating sweets so much that he has only one tooth left. He is frequently bullied by another boy, Bully Bloggs (Greedy Greg in later stories), | 1,940 | wow-train |
Costume is the style of dress of an individual, that reflect a lot about himself.
I only wear costumes on Halloween. So i dont know a lot about them
The term is also used to describe appropiate clothing for certain activities like riding costume or swimming costume
O so like a theme? I have always wanted to go to a costume party,.
Yes, that is fun! What costume would you use?
I have some old stuff like a Jason costume and some other old set pieces. isnt it also called cosplay?
Costplay is a hobby in which participants wear costumes and fashion accessories to look like a particular character.
O I thought it was the same thing for some reason. | Cosplay
, a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-playing in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched. Favorite sources include anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, | Costume
Costume is the distinctive style of dress of an individual or group that reflects their class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch.
The term also was traditionally used to describe typical appropriate clothing for certain activities, such as riding costume, swimming costume, dance costume, and evening costume. Appropriate and acceptable costume is subject to changes in fashion and local cultural norms.
This general usage has gradually been replaced by the terms "dress", "attire", "robes" or | 1,941 | wow-train |
I'd love to learn how to swim! Are you a swimmer? | Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs, the body, or both. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.
Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of | record on the DIG label titled "This is the Night for Love." Maye said of his cross country stops, "I'd watch all of them, any entertainer when I was in a town. You learn from each other. My stage presence wasn't polished, so I'd go to learn how to get my stage presence from the other top guys who did it for a living". In 1959 he batted .339 with 17 home runs for the Braves top Louisville farm team and broke into the Major Leagues | 1,942 | wow-train |
I call a houseboat in Amsterdam home. Have you ever visited the city?
No, but it's a place I'd like to visit one day.
As the capital of Netherlands, it has the most people -- but like many European cities, can still have a small town feel and charm.
I've been to a few cities in Europe, and they are a lot more cozy than most of the major US cities I've been to. | Rome
Rome (Latin and ) is the capital city and a special "comune" of Italy (named "Comune di Roma Capitale"). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,872,800 residents in , it is also the country's most populated "comune". It is the fourth most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4,355,725 residents, thus making it the most populous metropolitan | come across me and I've had to snatch up a little bit and had it been at Hereford I probably would have got it but being as it's Aintree and there's so many million people watching, they've gotta be a bit careful about it. It was the right result on the day. If I'd have got it in the stewards' room it wouldn't have felt like I'd won a Grand National."
There was also a stewards enquiry into third place but the result was also | 1,943 | wow-train |
I am so devastated and yet a bit relieved. I know I have always been considered an odd ball and am horrible in social situations but after and evaluation I got my results today and I have autism | Autism
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs during the first three years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace before worsening.
Autism is associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors during pregnancy include certain infections, such as rubella, toxins including valproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides and air pollution, fetal | to misunderstand my feeling about these statistics - I always said they were second priority but they do mean something to me." Ralf Schumacher expressed his happiness to finish second after his pit stop fumble, "If I would have come out in front of Michael I think it would have been difficult to hold him behind me. I am actually happy to sit here in second today because it was a disaster and really difficult to drive." Barrichello expressed his surprise over finishing in third place, " Qualifying was horrible for me | 1,944 | wow-train |
Some of my favourite movies were made by Disney! There is a list of them available that is very interesting. It's only for films released under the main Disney banner
Disney certainly has made a lot of movies, which ones do you like the most?
I'd rather talk about the list. Features produced before 1953 were distributed by RKO Radio Pictures but are now owned by Walt Disney Studios
Okay, I really like the movie called the Beauty and the Beast I think is what it is, do you know anything about that movie? | Studios), and documentary films (including titles from the "True-Life Adventures" series and films produced by the Disneynature label). For an exclusive list of animated films released by Walt Disney Pictures and its previous entities see "List of Disney theatrical animated features".
This list is only for films released under the main Disney banner. The list does not include films produced or released by other existing, defunct or divested labels or subsidiaries owned by Walt Disney Studios (i.e. Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century | List of Disney Channel original films
Many television films have been produced for the United States cable network, Disney Channel, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, such movies were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films. From late 1997 onwards, these television films have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOM) banner.
Most of these films were subsequently released on VHS, DVD, or, more recently, Blu-ray. However, many more in the Disney television film | 1,945 | wow-train |
Do you have any experience with parenting?
I've seen many of my family members engaged in child rearing. I've learned a lot but I'm no expert.
It seems like it would be super tough to be honest with you, I do not know if i am cut out for it | Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship.
The most common caretaker in parenting is the father or mother, or both, biological parent(s) of the child in question, although a surrogate may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family | you/ I would do anything for us to make it through". The song begins with the chords of a piano as Aguilera sings "I know there's hurt/ I know there's pain/ But people change/ Lord, knows I've been no saint/ In my own way/ Regret choices I've made/ How I do I say I'm sorry?/ How do I say I'm sorry?." On the chorus, the lyrics are hopeful that she can right any wrongs she may have committed: "Draw me a smile, and | 1,946 | wow-train |
Have you ever played tennis? It's my favorite sport!
Yes I love tennis, I use to play it in the Olympics, I played with people of all ages.
That's amazing, do you know when it was first invented?
Well it originated in Birmingham, England, way back in the late 19th century as a sport known as lawn tennis.
I see, I didn't know tennis came from England! | 19th century, in fact, the term "tennis" referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis.
The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point, | gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the | 1,947 | wow-train |
baseball is a bad sport
Baseball is a great sport but it is really slow. It is a bat-and-ball game.
oh yea i know its so slow
I just really don't like bat-and-ball sports for the most part, like baseball is okay at best.
same i know what you mean | Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding. The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball which a player on the batting team tries to hit with a bat. The objectives of the offensive team (batting team) are to hit the ball into the field of play, and to run the bases—having its runners advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "runs" | ? Or is it actually a little frightening? What is it like to be punished forever, for something you do during a very short period of time living on earth? So as a writer I like to say, 'Okay, these are the ideas, but what would these things really mean if they truly are happening, how would it feel?'"
In an interview with Wired, Williams elaborates:
"I don't know how well you know Michael Moorcock's cosmology of Law and Chaos. It | 1,948 | wow-train |
My dad drives a motorcycle and I am thinking abotu getting one
Nice, I always wanted a motorcycle. They have two or three wheels.
I did no know they are still considered motorcycle if they have three wheels? Do you enjoy it?
Yeah, there are many designs for different purposes. I have been on my friend's motorcycle and enjoyed it.
That is really cool! I think I want to get something like a Harley. | Motorcycle
A motorcycle, often called a bike, motorbike, or cycle, is a two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long distance travel, commuting, cruising, sport including racing, and off-road riding. Motorcycling is riding a motorcycle and related social activity such as joining a motorcycle club and attending motorcycle rallies.
In 1894, Hildebrand & Wolfmüller became the first series production motorcycle, and the first to be called a motorcycle. In 2014 | are treated as motorcycles for registration or licensing purposes.
Tilting three-wheelers keep all three wheels on the ground when they lean to negotiate curves. These include Honda's Gyro range, all of which have a front wheel that leans and a pair of rear wheels that do not, and the Piaggio MP3, which has two front wheels and a single rear wheel, all of which lean. The Yamaha Niken is also a tilting three wheeler but has smaller track width such that it is considered a motorcycle by some authorities | 1,949 | wow-train |
If you are going to run a marathon, it is important to carb load the day before.
Is it good to sleep a lot?
Since you will be running long distance for more than 26 miles, than you really should get good sleep
How popular are marathons? | distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
History.
History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had | Rosh Hashana is greater than everything. I cannot understand how it is that if my followers really believe in me, they are not all scrupulous about being with me for Rosh Hashana. No one should be missing! Rosh Hashana is my whole mission."
To one follower who said he preferred to visit the Rebbe on the Shabbat after Rosh Hashana, when he would have more space to pray, eat and sleep, the Rebbe replied, "Whether you eat or don't eat; whether you sleep or do | 1,950 | wow-train |
Hi! I'm a vegetarian, do you know anything about it? | 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, | : "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 | 1,951 | wow-train |
Acrophobia is an irrational fear of heights, I t is something that is following me for a while.
Really! I would hate to have that fear. Are you able to fly or climb a ladder?
No, I am to scared to do that, I can experience a panic attack in high places.
Wow! Is there medication you can take to help with the fear? | or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs such as steeplejacks or wind turbine mechanics. Some people may also be afraid of the high wind, as an addition of falling. This is actually known as added ancraophobia.
People with acrophobia can experience a panic attack in high places and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Approximately 2–5% of the general population has acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. The term is from the , "ákron", meaning "peak, summit, | for fifteen years. . . . When I first found out the life expectancy for the first time, it really scared me. Right now, it's about thirty-six. It's just one of those things that really makes you appreciate life. It makes me appreciate where you are, as a person. I want to make the most out of my life and have as much fun as I possibly can and my biggest fear is not being able to do that.
In the video, Warnecke is seen | 1,952 | wow-train |
My daughter has an addiction to chocolate chip cookies. They are a drop cookie that has small morsels of chocolate
Oh that's quite an interesting fact. Did you know that chocolate chip cookies were accidentally made? The inventors originally wanted to make chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks but chocolate chips formed instead!
That's interesting. They say Ruth Graves Wakefield in about 1938 added chopped up chocolate bar in a cookie. I bet that's the same story you're referring to
Yea I think that was the story, I totally forgot her name. What about you, do you enjoy chocolate chip cookies? It's personally not my favorite, but it's tasty nonetheless. | Chocolate chip cookie
A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips or chocolate morsels as its distinguishing ingredient. Circa 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield added chopped up bits from a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar into a cookie.
The traditional recipe starts with a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips and vanilla. Variations on the recipe may add other types of chocolate, as well as additional ingredients such as nuts or oatmeal. | Chocolate chip
Chocolate chips or chocolate morsels are small chunks of sweetened chocolate, used as an ingredient in a number of desserts (notably chocolate chip cookies and muffins), in trail mix and less commonly in some breakfast foods such as pancakes. They are often manufactured as teardrop-shaped volumes with flat circular bases; another variety of chocolate chips have the shape of rectangular or square blocks. They are available in various sizes, usually less than in diameter.
Origin.
Chocolate chips were created with the invention of | 1,953 | wow-train |
I love drinking tea,do you have a favorite tea?
I love green tea! It is an aromatic beverage made by using hot water and pouring over the cured leaves of "Camellia sinensis".
What about herbal tea,what can you tell e about them? | Herbal tea
Herbal teas—less commonly called tisanes (UK and US , US also )—are beverages made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water. Perhaps some of the most known tisanes are actual, true teas (e.g., black, green, white, yellow, oolong), which are prepared from the cured leaves of the tea plant, "Camellia sinensis". Besides coffee and true teas (they are also available decaffeinated), most other tisanes do | Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the "Camellia sinensis", an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
Tea originated in Southwest China | 1,954 | wow-train |
Lizards have got to be the dopest reptiles out there.
def i love lizards.
There's over 6,000 species of lizards too!
wow thats a lot of lizards.
I know, I can't even imagine enough differences to make up 6,000 different species of lizards.
yea i know, lizards are basically dinos tho
I know, especially since lizards can range in size so much.
yea like komodo dragons being massive | Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic as it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia; some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3 meter long Komodo dragon.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Others are | rare and has not been seen or collected since 1998. Data about the population or specimens collected are needed for the IUCN to obtain more information about the unknown threats that may be impacting them.
Description.
"I. grandiceps" are medium-sized lizards with slender bodies, long tails, and well developed legs. They are very similar to the type species "Ichnotropis capensis", except "I. grandiceps" have larger heads. These lizards are no more than 70 mm in snout to vent length (SVL | 1,955 | wow-train |
Have you tried using a George Foreman Grill? It's an indoor, electric grill that reduces fat in cooked meat.
Yes! I love my George Foreman grill. It is great for healthy cooking. | George Foreman Grill
The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, commonly known as the George Foreman Grill, is a portable electrically heated grill manufactured by Spectrum Brands. It is promoted by former boxing champion George Foreman. Since its introduction in 1994, over 100 million George Foreman grills have been sold worldwide.
History.
The concept for the grill was created by Michael Boehm of Batavia, Illinois. The original intention was to create an indoor grill that would provide a unique benefit of cooking on both sides | the vertical broilers. The hinged gridirons were slid in and out of the stoves holding the meat while it cooked evenly on both sides, like modern day oven racks. These stoves took up a small amount of counter space. They were used in lunch spots to feed factory workers.
During the 1990s, double-sided grilling was popular in the USA using consumer electrical grills (e.g., the popular George Foreman Grill). US marketers of electric double-sided grilling appliances opted for the global term 'grill' rather | 1,956 | wow-train |
Have you ever heard of a Honda Civic?
Yes its a line produced by Honda, I am curious about the Honda Civic thinking of getting one
What type of car is it classified as?
Started out as a subcompact but evolved into a compact car which is a little bigger with more room
Does Honda offer racing packages for the Civic?
Not sure, I know the first Civic came out as a 2 door model in 1972
How popular is it compared to other Honda cars? | 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 | 1,957 | wow-train |
Depression is a serious disorder. I sometimes get sad a lot. If affects mood, thoughts, behavior, etc.
I also suffer from depression. I have seen a therapist and also take medication for it as well as anxiety.
Yes I have had that as well. Sometimes depression is just temporary when we suffer a major life event.
I doubt mine is temporary, I've been dealing with it since I was 17 and I just turned 30. But I know for some, they say they are depressed but they really are just having a hard time at that time.
That is true, people use the term very loosely. There are signs to watch out for such as losing interest in activities or not eating like they used too.
Definitely. Withdrawing from friends is what made my mom catch on when I was younger. I was so sociable, then all the sudden, so withdrawn. | major depressive disorder or dysthymia; it is a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one; and it is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments.
Factors.
Factors Life events.
Adversity in childhood, such as bereavement, neglect, mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and unequal parental treatment of siblings can contribute to depression in adulthood. Childhood physical or sexual abuse in particular significantly correlates with the likelihood of experiencing | disorder.
Iraqi doctors report that they have to pretend to resuscitate patients when this is futile because relatives, with militia connections, sometimes demand blood money if they are dissatisfied with the doctor’s efforts. In 2010 the Council of Representatives of Iraq increased sentences for anyone convicted of threatening or attacking a doctor.
Various academic studies estimate that Iraqis greatly suffer from numerous untreated mental health issues]], such as; depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD alone affects between 20-60 | 1,958 | wow-train |
Regret is a negative conscious and emotionalreaction to a person's decision making (which is a choice resulting in action or inaction) have you ever felt regret?
Yes I have definitely felt regret at times in my life. Do you know more about regret?
Regret is related to perceived opportunity, something you may be regretful over is something i may cherish. I like that about regret and emotions in general because it means you can change your outlook on it by changing your persective (sometimes, i dont think it will work for everythng).
It's true a perspective change can really help a situation. Do you know a lot about psychology?
i had a high schools knowledge of psychology but even that has faded away. i loved psychology though especially cognitive psychology! but little fact about regret is in western socities adults have the highest regrets regarding their choice in education, so when making academic decisions choose wisely!
Wow I had no idea, I can understand though since I regret my own education decisions. Can you tell me more about cognitive psychology?
Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes like attention, language use, perception, memory, problem solving, creativity, and thinking. It studies the brain very heavily. We learn where the parts of our brain that do what are. It is SO interesting.
How neat, the brain must be so complex. Do you know the regions of the brain very well? | those actions. Agent regret is the idea that a person could be involved in a situation, and regret their involvement even if those actions were innocent, unintentional, or involuntary. For example, if someone decides to die by stepping in front of a moving vehicle, the death is not the fault of the driver, but the driver may still regret that the person died.
Regret is distinct from disappointment. Both are negative emotional experiences relating to a loss outcome, and both have similar neuronal correlates. However, they | Regret
Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to an undesirable situation.
Regret is related to perceived opportunity. Its intensity varies over time after the decision, in regard to action versus inaction, and in regard to self-control at a particular age. The self-recrimination which comes with regret is thought to spur corrective action and adaptation.
In Western societies adults have the highest regrets regarding choices of their education.
Definition.
Regret has been defined by psychologists in the late 1990s as a " | 1,959 | wow-train |
I love Football, College and NFL but college is my favorite
That is awesome! NFL football is my favorite, Packers is my favorite team
Being from Michigan I can't like the packers. Eventually the Detroit Lions will be decent.
More than likely. Im almost certain that their 89th season is coming up this year.The lions are one of the leagues oldest franchises.
They pay the quarterback more then almost anyone in the league.
To be completely fair, the quarterback does do a lot of the hard work! they are the leader of offense
He's got it easy. He never gets hit. The running back dose everything. | List of formations in American football
The following is a list of common and historically significant formations in American football. In football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the field. Many variations are possible on both sides of the ball, depending on the strategy being employed. On offense, the formation must include at least seven players on the line of scrimmage, including a center to start the play by snapping the ball.
There are no restrictions on the arrangement of defensive players, and | My goal coming in here was to be a productive player anyway possible. If special teams is it then that will be it. I know that’s going to be a big deal. I know I’ll get my chance sooner or later.”
Ringer was the favorite for the 3rd string running back role, which he won.
Football career Professional career Tennessee Titans 2009 Pre-season.
The Titans were the first NFL team to play a preseason game, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009 | 1,960 | wow-train |
I really enjoy basketball
Basketball was made in 1891.
Very interesting that's such a long time . Is there anything else you can tell me ? | a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a | over in three months, whereas in something long-running, I can really understand my character and know them inside out like another human being. The challenge is to delve a little bit deeper into Eileen's psyche, which I really enjoy doing."
Cleaver has stated that there are similarities between her own personality and Eileen's: "On a soap, you can't come in and create a character that's very far removed from yourself, because it's such a lot of work, so of course there | 1,961 | wow-train |
I love eating steak! It is so delicious! Do you enjoy it?
Of course I do! Until I became a butcher, I just knew I like the taste, now I've learned so much. Like we cut the meat across the muscle fibers (potentially including the bone) Steak is yummy and my job
What is the purpose of cutting across the fibers? | Steak
A steak () is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the abdominal muscles, and the silverfinger steak cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. In a larger sense, fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak, and many more varieties of steak are known.
Steak is usually grilled, but can be pan | and forth to Bergen to record and write with the boys up until recently. Collaborating with [Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland] is something I enjoy very much. In the beginning we just knew we wanted to do something together and then it started to feel more like a band thing than songs for a Röyksopp or Robyn album so we're releasing this music together as a band, you could say", she said, describing the collaborative project as "an outlet for not having to live up to anything but my own | 1,962 | wow-train |
I am no stranger to divorce. As the not so proud haver of three ex-wives, I have to do something different if I'm ever going to find lasting love!
I'm so sorry! Yes, divorce can be tough! Quite often it is a result of a personality clash, and sometimes sexual incompatibility
Yes, I find their desire to have affairs with people other than me incompatible with my desire for monogamy. :( | 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 | and I was asked to do a couple of things. Normally my initial reaction would be to say no but I thought I'm never going to get away from it and people still recognise me from it. I am very proud I was in it, it's amazing it had reached the 50-year milestone and I should embrace it. So, that is when I started to feel differently about it and when they rang and asked me this time I said yes."
On 4 October 2014, it was reported that | 1,963 | wow-train |
I live in the city with the most people, I live in New York.
Oh I love New York! My favorite place to go is Chinatown. I've been there for new year's too.
I like Chinatown too. Also, Little Italy, which is north of Chinatown, is pretty awesome.
I have never been to Little Italy! Do they have good food? | Little Italy, Manhattan
Little Italy () is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italian Americans. Today the neighborhood consists of only a few Italian stores and restaurants. It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by Nolita.
History.
Little Italy on Mulberry Street used to extend as far south as Worth Street, as far north | it reflects who I am. I’m definitely not just one thing. I’m the beach guy, I’m the country guy, I love my dirt roads and fishin’, but I love New York City and L.A. and Miami, too. "It's been a process for this particular project for like five years when I go back through my songs. I've been stashing all these songs that I get pitched every year in this one little spot on my computer -- it's probably been more like 10 years | 1,964 | wow-train |
One of my favorite places to travel to is the Republic of India, it's a beautiful country.
oh, uao, India is beatiful pity that it's so chaotic | India
India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: ) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east | ) praised the album, calling it one of their favorite cover albums.
Foo Fighters singer and guitarist/ ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl cited the album in a 2000 issue of "NME", saying, "'Satisfaction' is the hit off that record, or so everybody thinks. But for me, it's that Velvet Underground song, "I Found a Reason". It's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. My favourite." Grohl would work with Marshall on Cat Power's subsequent release, "You | 1,965 | wow-train |
I enjoy watching mystery films | List of comedy–mystery films
Comedy-mystery is a film genre combining elements of comedy and mystery fiction. Though the genre arguably peaked in the 1930s and 1940s, comedy-mystery films have been continually produced since.
Below is a chronological list of comedy-mystery films.
1930s.
1930
- "Ghost Parade"
- "The Limejuice Mystery or Who Spat in Grandfather's Porridge?"
- "Raffles"
1932
- "The Crooked Circle"
- "Jewel Robbery | the belief that films don't need straight white men as heroes in order to be successful and entertaining."" He says, ""I wanted to make films [that] a person of color, a woman, or a bisexual person would enjoy watching."" Schickner has written and directed five feature films, several commercials and music videos and is now currently producing a Web series of "Rose by Any Other Name...".
His features include romantic comedy "Rose by Any Other Name...", | 1,966 | wow-train |
I am a night owl, i stay up all night looking at the computer, how about you?
I am also an evening person or simply, an owl, i cant sleep before 4 am, i like it
I wonder what makes some people night owls? Is it genetic or something in our environment?
i think its something in our genes, owls tend to feel most energetic just before they go to sleep
I feel terrible when i wake up though.
me too, but only before my Coffee :D, some night owls who have great difficulty adopting normal sleeping and waking times, i think i have the same problem
I used to work 3rd shift from 10 pm to 7 am and i LOVED it. No traffic on my commute and no bosses around to give me grief.
Yes, traffic in the morning is a big problem here too! The term is derived from the primarily nocturnal habits of the owl
I like Owls. The sound they make is entrancing. I wouldn't want to get attacked by one though. | Night owl (person)
A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night, or the early hours of the morning. Night owls who are involuntarily unable to fall asleep for several hours after a normal time may have delayed sleep phase syndrome.
The opposite of a night owl is an early bird – a lark as opposed to an owl – which is someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early. | - You won't believe how old I am - I even remember some decent people!
- (Asked about her well-being) At night everything aches, especially conscience.
- An actor has no inconveniences if it is necessary for the role.
- I'm watching this movie for the fourth time and let me tell you, today the actors played like never before.
- Say and think about me whatever you like. When have you seen a cat interested in the mice's opinion about it | 1,967 | wow-train |
Recently I have started Homebrewing beer. It's a great hobby and I love the taste of the beer.
That sounds really fun! I'm not much of a drinker myself, but I think the brewing process is fascinating, especially that it was mostly dominated by women before it became commercialized.
Yes, so much more work goes into it then most people thing. It involves a lot of hard work.
I imagine. I wonder how much different homebrewing is than microbrewing?
I think homebrewing your not supposed to sell your product. You don't pay taxs on it or have a license. Microbrewing requires you to fallow all the health codes if you want to make a profit.
Makes sense. I guess during prohibition in 1919, homebrewing was "making a still".
I guess. I just my bathtub, | hotly debated issue. Prohibition supporters, called "drys", presented it as a victory for public morals and health.
Promoted by the "dry" crusaders, the movement was led by pietistic Protestants and social Progressives in the Prohibition, Democratic, and Republican parties. It gained a national grass roots base through the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. After 1900, it was coordinated by the Anti-Saloon League. Opposition from the beer industry mobilized "wet" supporters from the Catholic and German Lutheran communities. They had | brewers charged that "Cranberry Lambic" was mislabeled and could cause consumer confusion (Michael Jackson, a leading beer critic, called it "a misleading name".) Grant Wood, Senior Brewing Manager at Boston Beer, defended the name, saying, "I wouldn't consider it mislabeling. Whenever I have served the Cranberry Lambic, I have always been really up front about it. Is it a true lambic made in that region in Belgium? No. Does it taste like one? Yes. So it's sort | 1,968 | wow-train |
What do you normally take on a picnic? | a combination of all of the above.
On romantic and family picnics, a picnic basket and a blanket (to sit or recline on) are usually brought along. Outdoor games or some other form of entertainment are common at large picnics. In established public parks, a picnic area generally includes picnic tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in grills, water faucets, garbage containers, and restrooms.
Some picnics are a potluck, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish | take the lead inside the final furlong and winning by almost five lengths from Steele Tango. Cumani commented "He did it very, very well. I was very pleased as I thought he would need the race. I’ve not been able to do everything I wanted with him, but he probably knows best now. Ryan gets on with him like a house on fire. I didn’t give him any orders, I just said go out there and do what you normally do".
On 3 March Presvis attempted | 1,969 | wow-train |
My hair is pretty long right now, well, long for me anyway!
I also have very long hair and I love it! | , such as while in the military or prison or as punishment for a crime. Long lustrous female hair is generally rated attractive by both men and women across cultures. The prevalence of trichophilia (hair partialism or fetishism) is 7% in the population, and very long hair is a common subject of devotion in this group.
Biological significance.
Humans, horses, orangutans and lions are among the few species that may grow their head hair or manes very long. Humans are believed to have lost their fur 2.5–3 | right away I would be mad to turn down the part of Pauline."
After she accepted the role, Richard was told by Julia Smith that she would have to change her appearance, to make it more in keeping with Pauline's unglamorous lifestyle. This included having her hair cut. Richard has commented, "I was very proud of my long hair, which had taken me years to grow. I hadn't had it cut short for nineteen years but reluctantly, I agreed ... I cried my eyes out | 1,970 | wow-train |
I always preferred reading to playing sports. I'm not a bulky guy. How about you? | Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is typically published as a book.
The entire genre has been seen as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella. (Since the 18th century, the term "novella", or "novelle" in German, has been used in English | technique. The guy has certainly found out how to operate a guitar as if it were a machine gun. But I'm not always enthusiastic about the lines I hear or the ways in which they're used. I don't think you can fault him, though, for the amount of time and effort it must have taken to play an instrument that fast."
The musician and comedian Darryl Rhoades also paid tribute to McLaughlin's influence. In the 1970s, he led the "Hahavishnu Orchestra," which did | 1,971 | wow-train |
I enjoy having pancakes in the morning, how about you?
I love pancakes as well. Do you make yours in the American style with baking powder or more crepe-like in the British style?
Not sure, my wife makes them. Which method do you consider the best?
I prefer mine fluffy. I usually avoid the traditional eggs, milk, and butter, though since I'm vegan. :) Have you ever made them yourself?
No, don't think I'll be any good at it as I'm a lousy cook. Do you know where pancakes originated from?
I don't think it's known. The structure of pancakes varies widely across cultures so it's possible they originated independently.
Do you have any idea in what year or period the creation of pancake might have come about as I've always been curious about that? | Pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies.
The pancake's shape and structure varies worldwide. In Britain, pancakes are often unleavened and resemble a crêpe. | 16 siblings; in that episode, Groucho asked the girl how her father felt about having 17 children. She replied "my daddy loves children," and Groucho responded "Well, I like pancakes, but I haven't got a closet full of them!"
Gameplay Legacy.
Seven months after "You Bet Your Life" ended its 11-season run at NBC, Marx had another game show in prime-time, "Tell It to Groucho", which aired on CBS during the winter and spring months of 1962 | 1,972 | 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? | 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 | 1,973 | wow-train |
Hi have you every heard of Philip Larkin he is a fantasy author.
I think so, Is he an English novelist?
He is actually from the United Kingdom he is also a great poet.
Would you describe his work as post-modern? Postmodernism was popular in the early twentieth century
No I wouldn't say he was post modern around his time of writing it was not analysed or coherently.
Postmodernism is pretty broad. Did Larkin write with an attitude of skepticism or irony?
He was well known for irony in his books he had a way with words in his poetry novels. | Philip Larkin
Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, "The North Ship", was published in 1945, followed by two novels, "Jill" (1946) and "A Girl in Winter" (1947), and he came to prominence in 1955 with the publication of his second collection of poems, "The Less Deceived", followed by "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964) and "High | -- so you're a moron. And the reason he doesn't ask anybody -- a lot of people have asked him to cease and desist -- [is] because every fucking person would say, 'No, fuck you,' except for whatever right-wing country artist wants to give him the song, and I don't even think there's many of them."
In popular culture Arsenal Football Club.
The song is played by English football club Arsenal right before the team returns to the field at half | 1,974 | wow-train |
My favorite year of school was 12th grade. I loved being a high school senior. It was like one big party all year.
Haha, yeah I completely agree. I remember my 12th and final year of secondary school living in North America. We used to play all kinds of pranks on the new kids in school.
My PE teacher didn't even require us to go to class. It was like we got respect for making it to the end. | Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade, senior year, or grade 12 is the final year of secondary school in most of North America. In other regions it is also equivalently referred to as class 12 or Year 13. In most countries students then graduate at either ages 18 or 19. Some countries have a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all. Twelfth grade is typically the last year of high school; graduation year.
Australia.
In Australia, the twelfth grade is | lived on a river, so I swam, I waterskied, we hiked. I played all sports in high school, basketball, volleyball, softball. My senior year in high school we did archery for like two weeks, told the P.E. instructor it was the dumbest thing we ever did, graduated, went to Riverside to the community college, and the second semester I took archery because the tennis classes were full. And I ended up on the archery team there, and shot some collegiate records. Finished second at the | 1,975 | wow-train |
Do you have a job in the STEM field? those seem to be the big jobs these days
I don't but I want to get into the field. It includes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Yes, it is a very male dominated area, but anyone bright can be successful there!
Education and schools are increasingly encouraging interest in STEM subjects because it is growing.
I think that is a logical step, it seems to be the future most likely | Female education in STEM
Female education in STEM includes child and adult female represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM ). In 2017, 33% of students in STEM fields were women.
The organization UNESCO has stated that this gender disparity is due to discrimination, biases, social norms and expectations that influence the quality of education women receive and the subjects they study. UNESCO also believes that having more women in STEM fields is desirable because it would help bring about sustainable development. | to get on with the job, we do need to be careful, and we do need to make sure we have the appropriate environmental management and the appropriate water management. But I can assure you—and I know very much from experience—the last thing people want to do is make a mistake in these jobs."He concluded his presentation by supporting the expansion of the practise in South Australia by saying:"We do have to make sure that the process is operated effectively and we certainly cannot have a process where hydraulic fracturing | 1,976 | wow-train |
I love to read, especially for critical analysis! How about you?
I love to read manga and comics. But not for critical analysis. I'm not sure what that is. | Manga
The term "manga" (kanji: ; hiragana: ; katakana: ; ; or ) in Japan is a word used to refer to both comics and cartooning. "Manga" as a term used outside Japan refers to comics originally published in Japan.
In Japan, people of all ages read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, | comics, but when he read the battle scenes "it feels very much like a Japanese manga, especially in how you structured the panels. It develops into a very strange, neither American nor Japanese atmosphere." Comics author Koji Aihara added that "I did feel the inspiration from Japanese manga, but it did not strike me as a ripoff of manga style, but a very unique way of expression, I found it a very interesting work. I appreciated you using your own style of expression. Also, I thought | 1,977 | wow-train |
My favorite band is the Beastie Boys! Do you like them?
I love them they are an American group
I don't much about them, but I love the song "Inter Galactic". Do you know what album that's from?
No but they had seven platinum albums from 1996-2004
Wow that's wild! When did they first start making music? | Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981. The group comprised Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar).
The Beastie Boys were formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band, the Young Aborigines, in 1979 by Mike D (vocals), MCA (bass), John Berry (guitar) and Kate Schellenbach | you know exactly what to do.'"
By this time, no members of the original Mink DeVille save Willy DeVille remained in the band, but DeVille continued recording and touring under the name Mink DeVille. "Those boys went through the wars with me, the $50 a night bars, and I had to turn on them and lop their heads off and say, 'I love you man, but that's the way it's gotta be.' I still feel guilty about it, but we | 1,978 | wow-train |
I want to see the Washington Wizards play, American Pro Basketball team in Washington DC
oh yea i havent heard much about them
The Wizards are member of Eastern Conference and compete in the NBA
oh okay thats cool, not sure if theyre good tho | Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The franchise was established in 1961 as the Chicago Packers based in Chicago, Illinois, and were renamed to Chicago Zephyrs the following season. In 1963, they relocated to Baltimore, Maryland and became the Baltimore | List of Washington Wizards head coaches
The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. They are a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team plays its home games at the Capital One Arena (formerly the MCI Center and the Verizon Center). The franchise was established in Chicago, Illinois as the Chicago Packers in 1961; after one season, its name was changed to the Chicago Zephyrs. In 1963, the franchise moved to Baltimore | 1,979 | wow-train |
I have an autistic sister - this is a developmental disorder that impacts her social interaction and communication.
Well is there a medical cure for autism?
No; there is therapy to help mange some of the behaviours but no cure.
So how is the therapy done?
The therapy is used to help autistic people learn to correct their behaviours - like looking people in the eye when they speak, or teaching them epathy skills.
Empathy skills ? How is this approach applied?More so ,what's the origin of autism itself,is it hereditary or genetic?
Autism isn't hereditary, risk factors are things like drug and alcohol use in pregnancy, but there are environmental causes too.
Yea the environmental causes,how does it translate in autistic behavioural patterns? | growth restriction, and autoimmune diseases. Controversies surround other proposed environmental causes; for example, the vaccine hypothesis, which has been disproven. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering connections and organization of nerve cells and their synapses. How this occurs is not well understood. In the DSM-5, autism and less severe forms of the condition, including Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), have been combined into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Early behavioral interventions | or speech therapy can help children with autism gain self-care, social, and communication skills. Although there is no known cure, there have been cases of children who recovered. Not many children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, though some are successful. An autistic culture has developed, with some individuals seeking a cure and others believing autism should be accepted as a difference and not treated as a disorder.
Globally, autism is estimated to affect 24.8 million people . In the 2000s, the number of people | 1,980 | wow-train |
hello, i enjoy playing recreational games like cards , darts or billiards
Oh I like cue sports like billiards, but I admit I am no good at them.
growing up we had a pool table
What was your favorite game? 8-ball?
yea, 8-ball | , Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, George Washington, French president Jules Grévy, Charles Dickens, George Armstrong Custer, Theodore Roosevelt, Lewis Carroll, W.C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason.
History.
All cue sports are generally regarded to have evolved into indoor games from outdoor stick-and-ball lawn games (retroactively termed ground billiards), and as such to be related to the historical games jeu de mail and palle-malle, and modern trucco, croquet and | a number of different cue sports to play. They include snooker, carom billiards, and pool (pocket billiards) variations like eight-ball, nine-ball and rotation.
The gameplay is much like "Wii Play Pool" and "Midnight Pool". Players can aim at the desired ball and have to judge the shot at the right angle. Players will be able to choose from many different table styles and the game includes online play where you can play against another player or try to clear the table the | 1,981 | wow-train |
lets talk about leprechauns and the irish folklore behind them
I find the idea of Leprechauns quite interesting.
yes most of the time they are little men wearing a coat
Is it true that they find or are looking for gold? | Leprechaun
A leprechaun () is a type of fairy of the Aos Sí in Irish folklore. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha Dé Danann. Leprechaun-like | 1956 and 1957, but sources speculate that he may have been interested in the group nearly 10 years earlier. In 1947, Disney visited Ireland to experience Irish history and gain experience on Irish Folklore for storyboard research. They visited "when he and his writers began exploring the idea of a film that would centre on ‘the little people’ in 1946" focusing on leprechauns and fairies. It is here that he may have become interested in the mythology of fairies.
See also.
- Cottingley Fairies
External links | 1,982 | wow-train |
I love the tiny house movement - who needs a huge house?
I've never heard of the tiny house movement! What is it?
It is living in extra small houses and getting rid of unnecessary stuff Many tiny houses are even on wheels
Wow, that's interesting! Where is this happening?
All over the country. There is a Wisconsin company who makes them as well starting in 1993
Now that I think of it, I did see a tiny house on a tv show called Life in Pieces - I could never live in a house that tiny!
Some people even live in 96 square foot houses!
My closet is almost bigger than that! I hope my boyfriend doesn't get any ideas - my shoe collection wouldn't even fit in one of those! | then Four Lights Tiny House Company (September 6, 2012). In 2002, Shafer co-founded, along with Greg Johnson, Shay Salomon and Nigel Valdez the Small House Society. Salomon and Valdez subsequently published their guide to the modern Small House Movement, "Little House on a Small Planet" (2006) and Johnson published his memoir, "Put Your Life on a Diet" (2008).
With the depression hitting in 2008, the small house movement attracted more attention as it offered affordable, ecologically | housing movement.
In 2014, the first "tiny house friendly town" was declared in Spur, Texas; however, it was later clarified that a tiny house may not be on wheels but must be secured to a foundation.
In July 2016, Washington County, Utah revised their zoning regulations to accommodate some types of tiny houses.
Increasingly, tiny houses have become larger, heavier, and more expensive. The ideal of minimal impact on the environment is being lost as businesses capitalize on the popularity of tiny | 1,983 | wow-train |
Spaghetti all puttanesca literally means the spaghetti of the whore lol
What?!?!?!?!? Who came up with that?
Well there are many different accounts but it likely dates to mid 20th century
Is that an italian dish?
Yes invented in Naples mid 20th century
What is in it? | Spaghetti alla puttanesca
Spaghetti alla puttanesca (; "spaghetti with very few ingredients" in Italian) is an Italian pasta dish invented in Naples in the mid-20th century. Its ingredients typically include tomatoes, olive oil, anchovies, olives, capers and garlic.
Origin.
Various accounts exist as to when and how the dish originated, but it probably dates to the mid-twentieth century. The earliest known mention of it is in Raffaele La Capria’s "Ferito a Morte" ("Mortal Wound"), a | local Filipino predilection for sweet dishes.
"Sapaketti phat khi mao" (Spaghetti fried drunken noodle style) is a popular dish in Thai cuisine.
Serving Spaghetti dishes.
- Spaghetti aglio e olio – ("spaghetti with garlic and oil" in Italian), a traditional Italian pasta dish coming from Naples.
- Spaghetti alla puttanesca – (literally "spaghetti whore-style" in Italian), a tangy, somewhat salty Italian pasta dish invented in the mid-20th century. The ingredients are typical of Southern Italian | 1,984 | wow-train |
I love border collies, such smart dogs.
Yes, they are smart dogs indeed. They were specifically bred for loyalty and compliance.
Oh really? I love how beautiful they look. | 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 | .
The control of birds and other wildlife such as deer through harassment by trained border collies has been used at aerodromes, golf courses and agricultural land. The dogs represent an actual threat, and so elicit flight reactions. Habituation is unlikely as they can continually pursue and change their behaviour. Border collies are used as they are working dogs bred to herd animals and to avoid attack, and they respond well to whistle and verbal commands. A single border collie and its handler can keep an area of approximately 50 square kilometres | 1,985 | wow-train |
Battlestar Galactica is a very nice show , Have you seen it?
Do you mean the original Battlestar Galactica American television series, or the 2004 reimagining?
The new TV series was co-funded by the UK's Sky Television, 2004.
Did you also see the prequel "Caprica", that aired in 2010?
No I have not, but I like science fiction drama, Do you like "Caprica"? | Caprica
Caprica is an American science fiction drama television series. A spin-off prequel of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" taking place 58 years before the cataclysmic destruction of the twelve colonies of Kobol, "Caprica" shows how humanity first created the Cylon androids who would later turn against their human masters. Among "Caprica"'s main characters are the father and uncle of William Adama, the man who becomes the senior surviving military leader of the fleet which represents the remnants of the Twelve Colonies in "Battlestar | mini-series was a ratings success for the Sci-Fi Channel and they commissioned a new weekly "Battlestar Galactica" series to follow.
Reimagined series "Battlestar Galactica" (2004).
The new TV series was co-funded by the UK's Sky Television, and premiered in the United Kingdom on the Sky1 satellite channel in October 2004. The series was then broadcast in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel in January 2005. Continuing where the 2003 mini-series left off, the main cast all returned | 1,986 | wow-train |
a chicken nugget is a chicken product made from chicken meat which is breaded/battered then deep fried or baked. do you like them
Yes I love white meat chicken nuggets and they are so quick to make
what do you fry yours in? a lot of fast food restaurants typically use vegetable oil to fry their nuggets
Honestly I microwave or bake in the toaster oven to avoid the grease
i see! well there are 4 main kinds of mcdonalds nugget shapes: the bell, bone, ball, and the boot!
Really? I thought they all looked alike, why different shapes? | professor at Cornell University, and published as unpatented academic work. This bite sized piece of chicken, coated in batter and then deep fried was called the "Chicken Crispie" by Baker and his associates. Dr. Baker's innovations made it possible to form chicken nuggets in any shape. Common problems the meat industry were facing at the time of this invention were being able to hold ground meat together without a skin and producing a batter that could handle being both deep fried and frozen without coming off of the desired meat. Baker | Chicken nugget
A chicken nugget is a chicken product made from chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Fast food restaurants usually fry their nuggets in vegetable oil.
Some fast food restaurants have launched vegetarian alternatives. McDonald's served Garden McNuggets made of beans and Swedish fast food restaurant Max Hamburgare offers a dish containing nuggets made of falafel. Quorn also supplies vegetarian chicken style nuggets.
History.
The chicken nugget was invented in the 1950s by Robert C. Baker, a food science | 1,987 | wow-train |
Hi! Have you heard of the band Nirvana before?
Of course! I loved Kurt Cobain when I was in high school.
Cool. I liked them whenever I was in middle school. I bought one of their box albums that came out in the early 2000's. There was a song on it called "Beans" that I thought was absolutely hilarious at the time. | the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album, "Bleach", for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. They developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, In 1991, Nirvana found unexpected mainstream worldwide success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from their landmark second album "Nevermind" (1991), which sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Nirvana's sudden success popularized alternative rock, | mainly on guitar, and with a backing drummer.
Niblett cites among her influences a number of grunge period bands, including Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana, and in particular the guitar of Kurt Cobain. She also stated that she was largely influenced by Hole's first record, "Pretty on the Inside" (1991): "I was seventeen when I first heard it. For me, the thing that I loved about them and her (Courtney Love) was the anger, and aggressiveness, along with the | 1,988 | wow-train |
steak is some of the best quality meat you can fin
I agree! I love a good steak.
steak is also so simple, just muscle fiber of cows
I hate to think about that part of it, lol. But, I do like a good ribeye.
ribeye is one of the best bone in steaks
I like mine well done, which my husband thinks is a crime lol
imma have to agree haha, the juices are the best part of steak meat
Uh, I think it's blood, which they say it isn't, but that's what I see lol | Steak
A steak () is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the abdominal muscles, and the silverfinger steak cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. In a larger sense, fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak, and many more varieties of steak are known.
Steak is usually grilled, but can be pan | Rib eye steak
The rib eye or ribeye is a beef steak from the rib section. The rib section of beef spans from ribs six through twelve. Ribeye steaks are mostly composed of the longissimus dorsi muscle but also contain the complexus and spinalis muscles.
Variants.
A rib steak is a beef steak sliced from the rib primal of a beef animal, with rib bone attached. In the United States, the term rib eye steak or Spencer steak is used for a rib steak with the bone removed; however | 1,989 | wow-train |
Anime is also called japanimation I did not know that.
Really? I had never heard that! Do you watch anime?
I have watched Sailor Moon a few times there was a live adaptation that aired from 2003 to 2004
Was the live adaptation good or bad?
It was pretty good, it takes place in Tokyo Japan
I'm not surprised of that at all since it's an anime. Have you ever been to Japan? | January 4 Tokyo Dome Show
The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show is a professional wrestling event produced annually on January 4 in the Tokyo Dome by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a Japan-based professional wrestling promotion. NJPW has promoted events in the Tokyo Dome on January 4 since 1992. The January 4 Tokyo Dome Show has since became NJPW's premier annual event and the biggest event in Japanese wrestling, similar to what WrestleMania is for WWE and American professional wrestling.
The first two January 4 Tokyo Dome | Sailor Moon
The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997. Toei also developed three animated feature films, a television special, and three short films based on the anime. A live-action television adaptation, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, "Sailor Moon Crystal", began simulcasting in 2014. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Kodansha Comics in North America, and | 1,990 | wow-train |
I like to play video games whether it's Xbox 360, WII, or the older Nintend which was in the 1980s
I LOVE playing videogames! My favorite is far cry
I can honestly say we don't have Far Cry, which is weird since we have every Halo and Black ops game known. And all first person shooter games.
It's such an amazing game. I also really love Crysis!
Cyrsis looks like a good game. Do you have Crysis Warhead too?
No, unfortunately i don't. Do you know when it came out?
Yes, it was in 2008. It features fully customizable weapons, vehicles, and enemies. I think that would be awesome!
Cool! | Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead is a first-person shooter video game developed by the Hungarian studio Crytek Budapest and published by Electronic Arts. "Crysis Warhead" is a stand-alone expansion game and does not require the installation of the original "Crysis" to play.
Gameplay.
"Crysis Warhead" updates and refines the gameplay of the original game through a side-plot parallel to that of the original "Crysis" game. The story follows Sergeant Michael "Psycho" Sykes, an ally of "Crysis | of "Instincts" can not be transferred to the Xbox 360 version.
Games "Far Cry Instincts: Predator" (2006).
"Far Cry Instincts: Predator", an Xbox 360 title, was released on the same day as "Evolution". It includes graphically enhanced versions of both "Instincts" and "Evolution". It featured a map editor in which the player can create maps.
Games "Far Cry Vengeance" (2006).
A video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Wii console | 1,991 | wow-train |
i have a harsh inner critic. i want perfectionism where I strive for flawlessness.
Wow, it must be rough being crazy, huh?
Just a little. When I do not reach my goals, I fall into a depression.
Yikes, have you went to seek help from a doctor?
Luckily no. But I need to stop pressuring myself to achieve unrealistic goals.
Nah, just set your mind to it and you can do anything. | their goals, and to derive pleasure from doing so.
Definition.
Perfectionists strain compulsively and unceasingly toward unattainable goals, and measure their self-worth by productivity and accomplishment. Pressuring oneself to achieve unrealistic goals inevitably sets the person up for disappointment. Perfectionists tend to be harsh critics of themselves when they fail to meet their standards.
Definition Normal vs. neurotic.
D. E. Hamachek in 1978 argued for two contrasting types of perfectionism, classifying people as tending towards normal perfectionism or neurotic perfectionism. Normal perfectionists are more inclined | He said: "I must admit, magic does help attract the ladies. Women really love my magic – but when guys see them crowding round, they want to get in on the act too and muscle them out of the way. Women like any tricks to do with money. I have one where I put a pen through a note but leave it intact and they go mad for it. But I have a strict rule for women – if one asks you back to hers after midnight, always say no – | 1,992 | wow-train |
HELLO HOW ARE YOU
im good i have a neice in Kindergarten. literally means "garden for the children") is a preschool education!
WHAT JOB DOING YOU ARE
I work at a school. At first such institutions were created in the late 18th century in Bavaria.
IN WHERE COUNTRY YOU ARE LIVING
im sorry? the term kindergarten The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel.
OH OK OK THEN WHAT MOVIE YOU ARE LIKING | to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from two to seven years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods.
History.
In 1779, Johann Friedrich Oberlin and Louise Scheppler founded in Strasbourg an early establishment for caring for and educating pre-school children whose parents were absent during the day. At about the same time, in 1780, similar infant establishments were created in Bavaria. In 1802, Princess Pauline zur Lippe established a preschool center in Detmold, the capital of the | Kindergarten
Kindergarten (, ; from German , literally meaning 'garden for the children') is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries | 1,993 | wow-train |
Confession time! I'm a HUGE cat person. Dogs get the credit for this, but cats are just as loyal and playful as dogs.
I am a dog person so you have to convince me about cats ;)
Well to start, how often do any dogs you know hunt mice or other "vermin" around your house? I know the corgi I used to have wouldn't. All she was good for was sass.
I do admit I like that domestic cats still have their wild instinct in them and dogs are become less of a "wolf"
I just appreciate cat behaviors in general, from their body language, to their playing styles, and their urine marking. Actually, forget what I said about their urine marking. That's no fun at all.
:) but why are cats less domesticated than dogs?
Maybe because domestication has to do with mutual relationships. It always seems to me that we need cats more than they need us. Can't say I feel the same way about dogs.
i guess dogs are more dependent on a pack and cats are more individualistic | List of Warriors characters
The "Warriors" novel series is written by Erin Hunter. Due to the large number of characters present in the novel series, this list is divided by Clan, e.g., all characters in ThunderClan (as of Lost Stars) listed together.
Naming convention.
In ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, SkyClan, each cat's name has a prefix (Dawn, Bramble, Lion, Crow, and so on). As a young kit they will have "-kit" at | out all sorts of important things such as friendship stronger than prejudice and acceptance of difference.
Synopsis.
Hairies are mostly about feelings and Scaries are mostly about thinking. Hairies are like playful dogs and Scaries are like playful cats. (Or vice versa.) None of these differences get in their way of being close neighbours. But if you really want to know Hairies and Scaries all you have to do is meet Willow and Constance. They’re two regular kids in an irregular world. Willow's a Hairy boy | 1,994 | wow-train |
I love my bible , its a collection of sacred texts or scripture.
hi | Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, "tà biblía", "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Rastafarians.
What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Hebrew Bible overlaps with the Greek Septuagint | Bible (disambiguation)
The Bible is a canonical collection of texts treated as the scripture by Christianity and Judaism and as a sacred text by Islam.
Bible or The Bible may also refer to:
Film and television.
- "", a 1966 Italian-American religious epic film
- "The Bible" (TV series), a 2013 American religious television miniseries
- "The American Bible Challenge", a 2012 American religious game show
Literature.
- Any book or written work that | 1,995 | wow-train |
I've heard Star Trek was quite a famous show, but I don't know much about it. Can you tell me anything about it? | Star Trek
Star Trek is an American media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called "Star Trek" and now referred to as """", debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew aboard the starship USS "Enterprise", a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century. The "Star Trek" | of the band in front of an audience in New York, briefly mentioned the bidding war:
"There's something at Star Trak records that we have been very excited about and there's, I don't know. Of course D.A. would want me to sit here and tell you how much of a crazy bidding war there was for them, as everybody in here knows D.A. But you know what? He's right. And if you think about it, think about where they come from and... okay! It | 1,996 | wow-train |
I love going to the beach!
beachs are so cool, just large endless bodies of water
I know, I love just laying out and tanning and relaxing. | 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 | He’d come (down to the set) to see how things were going and to let me know if he’d just cut something that wasn’t working the way he’d wanted it to, or to suggest a pick-up shot I should get for a piece he felt we needed in a sequence I hadn’t realized I needed. He’s very detail-oriented... So we’re very close collaborators.
Raimi finds editing with Murawski to be "relaxing", adding
I love it... I | 1,997 | wow-train |
I love eating steak at a restaurant. I'm not much of an expert though. Do you know much about steaks?
I know some about steaks. To get a steak the meat has to be sliced across the muscle, including the bone.
Tell me about the different kinds of meat that is used for steaks? What's flank steak and T-bone?
Flank is cut from the ab muscles of the cow, whereas t-bone's are cut from the short loin.
What about filet mignon and why does different parts of the steak cost differently?
Filet mignon come from the small part of the tenderloin. Different parts cost more or less depending on where on the cow it comes from.
How about cooking a steak? Do you recommend I grill or pan-fry? | -fried. It is often grilled in an attempt to replicate the flavor of steak cooked over the glowing coals of an open fire. Steak can also be cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patties, such as hamburgers.
Steaks are often cut from grazing animals, usually farmed, other than cattle, including bison, camel, goat, horse, kangaroo, sheep, ostrich, pigs, reindeer, turkey, deer, and zebu, as well as various types | Steak
A steak () is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the abdominal muscles, and the silverfinger steak cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. In a larger sense, fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak, and many more varieties of steak are known.
Steak is usually grilled, but can be pan | 1,998 | wow-train |
Do you like heavy metal?
Never listened to it, but I do know it is a type of rock genre.
I've tried to listen to it, but it tends to give me a headache!
interestingly enough, headaches could be caused by the neck as well? Not just the head?
I have experienced that. When I feel my neck muscles tense up, it tends to give me a headache. | Headache
Headache is the symptom of pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It occurs in migraines (sharp, or throbbing pains), tension-type headaches, and cluster headaches. Frequent headaches can affect relationships and employment. There is also an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches.
Headaches can occur as a result of many conditions whether serious or not. There are a number of different classification systems for headaches. The most well-recognized is that of the International Headache Society. | shit, I really didn't. And I never have, to me it's the doing of something that's the vibe, it's not necessarily the result. It's always a bonus if what you do does well, but it's not that precious, you know. I've always thought like that.
"And I could see why it was laughed at, it does look like a pretentious pile of old stuff. We were self-indulgent pop stars, there's no question about it." | 1,999 | wow-train |
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