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I love Ice Hockey! Watching the teams of players zooming around the rink and shooting that vulcanized rubber puck into the net really gives me a thrill!
That is awesome. I don't love Hockey, but I saw that the capitals won the cup this year.
I have loved it my entire life. When i was a child, we would play street hockey in the street using roller skates and a softball for a puck.
That's awesome I would play street hockey as a kid. I grew up playing soccer.
Hockey is so popular they even made a movie about it called "Slap Shot", and another called "The Mighty Ducks". Remember those?
I love THe Mighty Ducks! They were such cool kids. Who was your favorite?
I like the third movie, "D3", where Bombay announcfes he is leaving the team to take a job with the Junior Goodwill Games.
I never went that far in the series. Can you tell me more about "D3"? | , the prestigious prep school that coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) attended. Bombay announces he is leaving the team to take a job with the Junior Goodwill Games, much to the team’s dismay. His position is filled by former Minnesota North Stars player Ted Orion (Jeffrey Nordling).
The Ducks clash with Orion's disciplinary tactics and controversial decisions. He starts Julie Gaffney in goal over Greg Goldberg after Julie's superior play in tryouts, directs the team to play defense over scoring, and strips Charlie Conway ( | Ice hockey
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is most popular in Canada, | 2,400 | wow-train |
I absolutely love mashed potato, with loads of butter and milk and a little mustard! How about you?
I love mashed potatoes but never heard of them with mustard. You usually use cream, garlic and butter.
The kind of mustard I use is the wholegrain variety. It really adds a nice hint of flavor. Garlic is really good too. Gosh, you could put anything in mash and I'd love it!
Yeah, you really see people use it around the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. I would use it with other dishes too
A Japanese friend of mine had no clue how to make mashed potatoes, so I had to teach her. Seemed strange, as I grew up with that food.
Yeah, but then again I met she can make things that are strange to us. They do sell frozen mashed potatoes in the store as well!
She can make lots of things I had no clue about, you're right. I have tried the pre-made mash in the chill cabinet of the store but didn't much like it. | herbs such as parsley.
One French variation adds egg yolk for "pommes duchesse" or Duchess potatoes; piped through a pastry tube into wavy ribbons and rosettes, brushed with butter and lightly browned. "Pomme purée" (potato puree) uses considerably more butter than normal mashed potato - up to one part butter for every two parts potato. In low-calorie or non-dairy variations, milk, cream and butter may be replaced by soup stock or broth. "Aloo Bharta", an Indian sub- | . There are a multitude of "floury" types, but the most commonly known include russet, golden wonder, and red rascal potatoes. Butter, vegetable oil, milk and/or cream are usually added to improve flavour and texture, and the potatoes are seasoned with salt, pepper, and any other desired herbs and spices. Popular ingredients and seasonings include: garlic, cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, crisp onion or spring onion, caramelised onion, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, spices such as nutmeg, and chopped | 2,401 | wow-train |
I really want to visit Canada, such a beautiful country in North America
I want to visit there too! I have friends that live there. It can get very cold during the winter months though.
It does, not as cold as in Russia though lol Canada is sparsely populated, majority of its land territory is dominated by forest and tundra
Do you know if there are any attractions to visit if I do go there?
Don't know much about attractions but i've heard Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver are very beautiful
My friend lives in Guelph, I believe that is right outside of Ontario. | Guelph
Guelph (; Canada 2016 Census population 131,794) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wellington County Road 124. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it. The city is built on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
The current Guelph began as a settlement in the 1820s, started by | , he stated that he went to Israel as a personal attempt to start a dialogue between Iranian and Israeli people.
This might mean that I won't be able to go back to Iran for a long time, since Iran doesn't recognize Israel, has no diplomatic relations with it, and apparently considers traveling there illegal. Too bad, but I don't care. Fortunately, I'm a citizen of Canada and I have the right to visit any country I want.
I'm going to Israel as a | 2,402 | wow-train |
My favorite food is raw onion. Have you ever tried it?
I like cooked onion a lot. I also like it's close relatives garlic, shallot, leaks and chives.
Yes, they are very similar. Do you know what gives them that strong characteristic "onion taste"?
I'm not sure and no one really knows where its wild original form came from.
Interesting. Do you know if onions will grow in the wild? Or were just developed by farmers? | "A." ×"proliferum"), and the Canada onion ("Allium canadense"). The name "wild onion" is applied to a number of "Allium" species, but "A. cepa" is exclusively known from cultivation. Its ancestral wild original form is not known, although escapes from cultivation have become established in some regions. The onion is most frequently a biennial or a perennial plant, but is usually treated as an annual and harvested in its first growing season.
The onion plant has a | Scallion
Scallions (also known as green onions, spring onions, or salad onions) are vegetables of various "Allium" onion species. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
Although the bulbs of many "Allium" species are used as food, the defining characteristic of scallion species is that they lack a fully developed bulb. "Allium" species referred to as scallions have hollow, tubular green leaves growing directly from the | 2,403 | wow-train |
I just grew some carrots!
what kind baby carrots or regular long ones | domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged, more palatable, less woody-textured taproot.
The carrot is a biennial plant in the umbellifer family Apiaceae. At first, it grows a rosette of leaves while building up the enlarged taproot. Fast-growing cultivars mature within three months (90 days) of sowing the seed, while slower-maturing cultivars need a month longer (120 days). The roots contain high quantities of alpha- and beta-carotene, and are a good source of vitamin K | side dish of many dishes, especially seafood ones. Lettuce, and more often the "incappucciata" (a local variety of the iceberg lettuce), more crispy, is mixed with carrots, fennel, rucola (some time ago it spontaneously grew in landfields, and was sold in the streets together with the less noble "pucchiacchella"), radishes, traditionally the long and spicy ones, which today are more and more rare, almost completely replaced by the round and sweeter ones.
Black olives used in Neapolitan cooking | 2,404 | wow-train |
Ive always wanted to visit Sweden, seeems like an awesome place.
That would be neat. Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area.
wow that large? How long has the country been established? I know it used to be used by nomadic tribes.
Not sure when it was established but Sweden has a total population of 10 million of which 2.3 million has a foreign background.
dang nearly 25 percent? Pretty impressive.
Yes it is. Also, Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area.
Anything else I should know about sweden? Its quite cold there right? | of 10.3 million of which 2.5 million have a foreign background. It has a low population density of and the highest urban concentration is in the central and southern half of the country.
Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia. The climate is in general very mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence. In spite of the high latitude, Sweden often has warm continental summers, being located in between the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea and the vast Eurasian Russian landmass. The general climate and | currently managed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Like many areas in Colorado, it was first occupied by nomadic Native American Tribes. In the late 1800s the mining industry moved in and established the area. The Blue Bird Mine Complex was a silver mine from that era and it can still be seen in the park today. During the summer months, recreational visitors would come to visit the area via the railroad. In the 1930s, the area was used to breed Arabian horses by Lynn W. Van Vleet. Then in | 2,405 | wow-train |
One of my favorite foods is tacos, they are pretty easy to make. What do you think about tacos?
they are very delicious. what type of cuisine are tacos?
Tacos are generally associated as a Mexican dish. The tortilla is usually made of corn or wheat.
i see, do tacos have a place or time of origin?
Not really, most theories about the origins of tacos are an educated guess.
i see! what else can you tell me about tacos?
Well most of the time, people don't use utensils for them so they are pretty portable, and people have used different ingredients to make them unique!
yeah i love a lot of things in my tacos. what else is cool about them? | Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast food restaurants based out of Irvine, California and a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. The restaurants serve a variety of Mexican inspired foods that include tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty and specialty items, and a variety of "value menu" items. , Taco Bell serves more than 2 billion customers each year at 7,072 restaurants, more than 93 percent of which are owned and operated by independent franchisees and licensees.
Taco Bell was founded by | simply is a folded tortilla with some kind of filling. Mexican street taco fillings vary from one region to another. Most tacos are made with corn tortillas, except in the very north of the country where wheat flour tortillas dominate. The tortillas used in Mexican tacos are soft, although the entire taco can be fried, which is called “dorado” (lit. golden). The taco has its origins in the pre Hispanic period, when other foods were eaten with tortillas, used as a scoop. The modern taco | 2,406 | wow-train |
I love doing Yoga, I am an instructor
Yoga is my type of game .Yoga (; Sanskrit, योगः Listen) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines .
Oh yes, it helps to keep soul and body together
It transcends amongst religion such as. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Wow, really, it helps them to concentrate | to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Upanishads. The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged sometimes between the 9th and 11th century with origins in tantra.
Yoga | Yoga
Yoga (; ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term "yoga" in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, yoga as exercise, consisting largely of the postures called asanas.
The origins of yoga have been speculated to date back | 2,407 | wow-train |
Hi, Did you know that Koi are some of the biggest goldfish and can easily weigh 20 lbs
Yes, and there a bunch of varieties recognized in Japan.
Read online that a Koi in England weighs 90lbs and is over 1.3meters or 4ft long!
And the whole reason they were domesticated was for food. Imagine how many people a 90 pound carp would feed.
That sounds like a tasty party. LOL. But to get that big takes lots of years. The koi are really a type of carp. The oldest known was over 260 years old! | group of fish originally found in Central Europe and Asia. Various carp species were originally domesticated in East Asia, where they were used as food fish. Carp are coldwater fish, and their ability to survive and adapt to many climates and water conditions allowed the domesticated species to be propagated to many new locations, including Japan. Natural color mutations of these carp would have occurred across all populations. Carp were first bred for color mutations in China more than a thousand years ago, where selective breeding of the Prussian carp (" | configurations. Koi varieties tend to have a common body shape, but have a greater variety of coloration and color patterns. They also have prominent barbels on the lip. Some goldfish varieties, such as the common goldfish, comet goldfish, and shubunkin, have body shapes and coloration that are similar to koi, and can be difficult to tell apart from koi when immature. Goldfish and koi can interbreed; however, as they were developed from different species of carp, their offspring are sterile.
Health, maintenance, and | 2,408 | wow-train |
I've only been to florida once for disney world. Have you ever been to florida?
I'm actually saving money to move to the southernmost state Florida after the new year. You have to go back and check out real Florida.
Awesome. Anything about florida i should know about before visiting?
That state is bordered but heaven on three side. The Florida Straits, The Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Plus the Florida Keys to the far south. I love the keys,
What are the florida keys?
They are a chain of Islands that extend in a gentle arc south-southwest from the bottom tip of Florida and then westward to Key West. Which is only 90 miles to cuba.
Ohhh. How is the weather in florida in the summer or just in general? | state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S. state. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The American alligator, American crocodile, American flamingo, Roseate spoonbill, Florida panther, bottlenose dolphin, and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state. Along with Hawaii, Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate, and is the only continental state with either | overcrowding and she decides to move to Florida because she can't live in Chicago without being reminded of both her husband and friend's death. This deeply saddens Casey, but he understands Heather's reasons for leaving. In the episode You Will Hurt Him, Casey and Dawson wake up in bed together the next morning. Dawson still has doubts and fears about Casey's commitment but he tells her "I had a chance at this a year ago and I blew it. I've been regretting it ever since." He | 2,409 | wow-train |
I have mixed feelings about Pit Bulls, as I know many people will use them for dog fights, and that is their go-to breed .So sad, isn't it?
Yes, the breed of dog shouldn't be blamed for the way the humans that raise it. Pit Bulls are absolutely lovely dogs if they are not raised to be pit fighters.
Yes, and I don't think some people realize that other dogs, such as the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and the American Bully actually fall into the pit bull type as well.
Pit Bulls have a bad connotation due to their image as dogfighting dogs and their use my lower income populations as cheap alarm systems for their houses. In fact it's a varied breed. | but the morphological variation among bully breed dogs makes it difficult for even experts to visually identify them as distinct. While mixed-breed dogs are often labeled as pit bulls if they have certain physical characteristics, such as a square-shaped head or bulky body type, visual identification of mixed-breed dogs is not recommended by the scholarly community. Some of the breeds which often get mistaken for pit bulls (but which are not genetically pit bulls) include the Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, and others | The pit bull has a long history in America. In the early 1900s the U.S. proudly used pit bulls on WWI posters to symbolize qualities that make up America - friendly, courageous, hard working and worthy of respect. I chose my name because I admire the breed for the same reasons. When I hear about pit bulls being used in dog fighting, it makes me angry. I have a choice to step into the cage to fight, but these dogs have no choice. Dog fighting is morally wrong and inhumane. | 2,410 | wow-train |
I was educated under homeschooling because my parent believe education of children inside the home is the best
I wasn't homeschooled, but I know a bit about it. | Homeschooling
Homeschooling, also known as home education is the education of children at home or a variety of places other than school. Home education is usually conducted by a parent or tutor or online teacher. Many families use less formal ways of educating. "Homeschooling" is the term commonly used in North America, whereas "home education" is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Europe, and in many Commonwealth countries.
Before the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws, most childhood education was done by families and local | given the role of Jack. The actor told Alex Cramb of "Inside Soap" "I was given six pages of script at the original interview to learn. I did my best but my name wasn't even on the list when I went to the audition, so they didn't know I was doing it. I just sort of turned up, no-one knew me." Upon joining "Home and Away", Amalm said that his co-star Dieter Brummer helped him to settle in properly. | 2,411 | wow-train |
Im going to the beach next month, cant wait.
I'm going in a few weeks myself! I love all of the small rocks, sand, shells and pebbles you find on the beach!
yea the sand in your toes can be very nice.
Yes, and I'm glad there are lifeguard posts there for emergencies. I'm especially happy when there are restrooms near by too!
a lot of beaches dont have lifeguards tho so you need to be careful. | beaches, also known as undeveloped or undiscovered beaches, are not developed in this manner. Wild beaches can be appreciated for their untouched beauty and preserved nature.
Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments.
Overview.
Although the seashore is most commonly associated with the word "beach", beaches are also found by lakes and alongside large rivers.
"Beach" may refer to:
- small systems where rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore | 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 | 2,412 | wow-train |
I live and a farming community and most of my family are farmers. Is there much farming where you live?
Yes - we live opposite farm land. Nearly 70% of the UK is actually used for agriculture.
Wow, I'm from the United States. I was raised on a dairy farm and I still miss it.
My favourite kind of farming - couldn't live without milk (and yogurt and cheese etc)
Yes, now dairy farmers get very little pay for their milk. We also grew hay and corn. Corn is a big business in the U.S.
They need to diversify like in Italy - donkey dairies are getting quite popular there now. It's good for babies apparently.
Really? Never heard of that. Can you tell me more about it?
Yeah basically milk can be extracted from most non-human mammals during or soon after pregnancy - so why not donkeys!
Yes, I'm sure it can,lol. Just never heard of drinking it, Goat milk used to be a popular choice for babies here. It is supposedly easier on their stomachs. | and limited resources.
Pasture.
As with other herbivores, the number of animals that a goat farmer can raise and sustain is dependent on the quality of the pasture. However, since goats will eat vegetation that most other domesticated livestock decline, they will subsist even on very poor land. Therefore, goat herds remain an important asset in regions with sparse and low quality vegetation.
Worldwide goat population statistics.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the top producers of goat milk in 2008 | Heritage Press.
You could say my house in Jasper is in Avoca (2015). I live on a piece of land that was a part of Pete Miller's farm, which was once part of the Miller Plantation in the 1850s. Avoca was a turpentine/farming community for many years. Farming and plantation operations created the small community and Turpentine maintained it later. In 1916 it was a prosperous community located in our Hamilton County Florida around the junction of CR 150 and US HWY 129. Hebron Cemetery supported the | 2,413 | wow-train |
The state Wisconsin is a state located in North-Central US, in the midwest and the great lakes regions
Yeah it is not the best state, I also heard they have a really terrible football team.
Well it is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous.
Do you know that the current speaker of the house is from Wisconsin
Ryan? yea and the state capital is Madison, who cares?
Interesting people they have in that state, What else can you tell me about them | Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupies the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of European settlers entered the state, | Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake | 2,414 | wow-train |
Have you graduated college? I got my bachelors in 2016.
I am still doing my bachelors actually. The term "bachelor" used to refer to a knight bachelor who was too poor or young to father vassals under his own banner.
Wow. I never knew that. What other titles did knights have back in the day? | 13th century, it was also used by junior members of guilds or universities. By folk etymology or wordplay, the word "baccalaureus" came to be associated with "bacca lauri" ("laurel berry") in reference to laurels being awarded for academic success or honours.
Under the British system, and those influenced by it, undergraduate academic degrees are differentiated between "honours degrees" (sometimes denoted by the addition of "(Hons)" after the degree abbreviation) and non-honours degrees (known variously | levels in the framework (sometimes two levels where non-honours and honours bachelor's degrees are considered separately), although some qualifications titled bachelor's degrees may be at other levels (e.g., MBBS) and some qualifications with non-bachelor's titles may be classified as bachelor's degrees (e.g. the Scottish MA and Canadian MD).
The term "bachelor" in the 12th century referred to a knight bachelor, who was too young or poor to gather vassals under his own banner. By the end of the | 2,415 | wow-train |
I tend to be pretty perfectionist. I strive for flawlessness and have high performance standards for myself.
That's a good thing to some extent I think. Do you know what other personality traits perfectionists have often?
There are many positive and negative aspects, and in its maladaptive form, it drives people to attempt to to achieve the unattainable.
That's true I suppose, do you know anything else interesting about psychology?
There's a whole branch of psychology called Abnormal psychology. They study unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought.
Wow that sounds interesting, do you know any famous abnormal psychologists by any chance? | Abnormal psychology
Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought, which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder. Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal, this branch of psychology typically deals with behavior in a clinical context. There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant (statistically, functionally, morally or in some other sense), and there is often cultural variation in the approach taken. The field | Perfectionism (psychology)
Perfectionism, in psychology, is a personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting high performance standards, accompanied by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations. It is best conceptualized as a multidimensional characteristic, as psychologists agree that there are many positive and negative aspects. In its maladaptive form, perfectionism drives people to attempt to achieve unattainable ideals or unrealistic goals, often leading to depression and low self-esteem. By contrast, adaptive perfectionism can motivate people to reach | 2,416 | wow-train |
Do you like Poodles? I have a Poodle named Henry.
I guess I like poodles. Do you have the Standard Poodle or Miniature Poodle?
I have a Miniature Poodle, and he is a sweet dog. They are great companions!
How nice. Are they dependents of the old French Barbet breed or from Germany as a type of water dog? There seems to be a long standing dispute bout this.
From what I have read they seem to be more closely related to the old French Barbet breed. It is very unique how some breeds are comprised of others isn't it?
Yes it is. The Barbet dog is a lovely dog also and a rare breed.
Oh I totally agree! Poodles are so much more than show dogs also. They are great family dogs and playful as well.
Poodles have taken a lot of top placings in a lot of conformation shows haven't they?
Yes they have historically taken a lot of places and still do as of late. I like seeing different breeds at those shows also. | Conformation show
A conformation show, also referred to as a "breed show", is a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs "conform" to the established breed type for their breed, as described in a breed's individual breed standard.
Such shows are useful to breeders as a means of evaluating dogs for breeding purposes. A conformation championship from a recognized national kennel club is generally considered a reasonably objective indication of merit, | Poodle
Poodles are a group of formal dog breeds, the Standard Poodle, Miniature Poodle and Toy Poodle. The origin of the breed is still discussed, with a prominent dispute over whether the poodle descends from Germany as a type of water dog, or from the French Barbet.
Ranked second most intelligent dog breed just behind the Border Collie, the poodle is skillful in many dog sports and activities, including agility, obedience, tracking to herding, circus performers and assistance dogs. Poodles have taken top honors in many | 2,417 | wow-train |
i always wanted an iguana!
They would make a cool pet. What Kind of Iguana do you want?
I honestly don't know! are there different types of iguanas?
Looks like there might be a few, but I'm not sure. Maybe Blue and Green are they most common type. The Green one come from Brazil and Paraguay
i didn't know that! What else do you know about iguana?
The Blue Iguana comes form the Grand Cayman. I might not want an iguana for a pet but I'll visit where they are from any day!
I bet these Blue Iguanas are so beautiful
I agree they would be something to see. I read that they can live up to 68 years old. I had no idea they lived so long.
what?? I can't believe it! They live longer than any other pets i've ever had | pocket pets, while the equine and bovine group include the largest companion animals.
Pets provide their owners (or "guardians") both physical and emotional benefits. Walking a dog can provide both the human and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction. Pets can give companionship to people who are living alone or elderly adults who do not have adequate social interaction with other people. There is a medically approved class of therapy animals, mostly dogs or cats, that are brought to visit confined humans, | album if they want. In truth, I hope it will come to more than that. There really are dozens of songs. And they’re really good. So we’ll see."
Nicks explained her reluctance to record another album with Fleetwood Mac. "Is it possible that Fleetwood Mac might do another record? I can never tell you yes or no, because I don't know. I honestly don't know... It's like, do you want to take a chance of going in and setting up | 2,418 | wow-train |
I wasn't raised in the church, so I am just learning about the Bible now.
Interesting! Well the New Testament is collection of writings by early Christians, you might start there!
I tried to just sit down and start reading... then I got to some part in Old Testament that was just a list of Kings. I like your idea better.
Well you have to look at it as a relationship between God and humans. The psalms are a good quick read.
I don't know anything the Psalms. I did hear that in New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are personal accounts of the same thing?
Yes! Different authors contributed views of the same gospel account.
Maybe I should start there, and keep a journal about the things that are the same and different. Would this benefit me at all?
Yes! I would also study the holy days which are observed by early Christians in the New Testament!
oh. So not just Easter and Christmas? | 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 | track about the sort of struggle that I've had to face. You know I just really feel it as something to perform at festivals as well so I thought I might as well get my practice and start warming up now."
The song was released on 27 September 2010, followed by "Disc-Overy" on 4 October 2010.
Critical reception.
Robert Copsey of "Digital Spy" gave the song a very positive review: Tempah makes abundantly clear on single number three that success wasn't handed | 2,419 | wow-train |
Do you like playing multiplayer online battle arena video games like League of Legends?
I don't like it all that much, but I see that it is very popular. Do you?
No I spend my time studying the history of paintings. I enjoy the religious, representational and classic motifs from the 20th century. Do you enjoy art of any kind?
I love art! Visual art is great, but I produce and record music! | The Monkees
The Monkees are an American rock and pop band originally active between 1966 and 1971, with reunion albums and tours in the decades that followed. Their original line-up consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork with English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider specifically for the situation comedy series "The Monkees", which aired from 1966 to 1968. The band's music was initially supervised by record | really helped me grow up as a person because when I'm playing games and focusing on my job you don't have basic social skills or an understanding of the world. When I go outside I'm like 'how much money am I supposed to spend on food? How do I do my taxes? How do I get a bank account?' I didn't have a credit card, all I had was my wallet with cash and a PayPal account. He helped me set up a bank account, he helped | 2,420 | wow-train |
I like summer better than winter. What about you?
oh well, there is no better place to spend summer than Spanish for "land of flowers" Florida
I had no idea that's what Florida meant in Spanish. Did you know "granada" is Spanish for pomegranate?
I never knew that as well. But interestingly noted. Florida is a border state. to the west by the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama, north by Alabama and Georgia
Can you tell me about the Florida Keys? I'd like to travel there someday. | Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the | , "I'm a lot older as well so my life is completely different so I'm handling it a lot better than I probably did when I was 18. When you're 18 and start a new show you don't know anything about life. It will be difficult for anybody. But now after being away, doing other things and growing up you approach it from a different angle. It's work at the end of the day and you go home and you've got your family. And that's what | 2,421 | wow-train |
Courtship is a vital period in a relationship that precedes engagement and marriage.
since i have never been married, i do not know much about courtship
It's when a couple is getting to know each other to decide if there will be a marriage or engagement.
that sounds simple, but with important consequences
The average length of a courtship differs greatly throughout the world.
i think some countries take it very serious and is very formal | him and her receptiveness to a marriage proposal.
Duration.
The average duration of courtship varies considerably throughout the world. Furthermore, there is vast individual variation between couples. Courtship may be completely omitted, as in cases of some arranged marriages where the couple do not meet before the wedding.
In the United Kingdom, a poll of 3,000 engaged or married couples resulted in an average duration between first meeting and accepted proposal of marriage of 2 years and 11 months, with the women feeling ready to accept at an | Courtship
Courtship is the period of development towards an intimate relationship wherein a couple get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement, followed by a marriage. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal engagement, it has been perceived that it is the role of a male to actively "court" or "woo" a female, thus encouraging her to understand | 2,422 | wow-train |
A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets
I can see that. My father in law was a butcher at a major chain grocery store and at a butcher shop later in life.
Grocery stores often offer bakeries, butchers, delis, and fresh produce.
I am glad to see that butchers are making a come back at grocery stores. For to many years meat was precut and not as personal. | far back as 1272. Today, many jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers. Some areas expect a three-year apprenticeship followed by the option of becoming a master butcher.
Duties.
Butchery is a traditional line of work. In the industrialized world, slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semiautomated disassembly line. The steps include stunning (rendering the animal incapacitated), exsanguination (severing the carotid or brachial arteries to facilitate blood removal), | Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed.
Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as | 2,423 | wow-train |
I like video games, but is it really an art form?
I think that it is, you don't?
Well, even in the entertainment industry, it is a controversial topic. I suppose you could say the graphics are artistic?
Thats true. I do that that the graphics are definitely art, also how one plays the game is a kind of art in and of itself. do you think entertainment in general is art?
Well, I'm pretty sure movies are, but what about videos on youtube like Angry Video Game Nerd".
I think youtube videos are as well. Maybe not all but there are may videos on youtube that people put a crazy amount of time and thought into such as music videos that independent artists post. | Angry Video Game Nerd
Angry Video Game Nerd (abbreviated as AVGN, and originally known as Bad NES Games and Angry Nintendo Nerd) is an American comedy retrogaming web series, created by and starring James Rolfe. The series centers on Rolfe's character "The Nerd", a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic who delivers commentary on retro games he considers to be of poor quality. While the series began with Rolfe simply playing games while delivering a running commentary, the show would eventually grow in scope | continued to say: I have definitely on and with someone you really like, if they are cheating on you, you don't want to believe it. But, unfortunately, you either stay in the relationship and keep getting hurt because it keeps happening or you get up and you move on. You don't look back. Tisdale said the song "Hot Mess" is "about hanging out with a motorcycle bad boy that makes life more interesting" and the song "How Do You Love Someone" written by Porcelain | 2,424 | wow-train |
I did not know that Ruth Handler created Barbie by using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
I didnt know either so Barbie was created by someone in Germany?
No, she was an American businesswoman - just used the German doll for her inspiration.
Oh how interesting, I thought Barbie was American but was not for sure | doll and her lifestyle.
Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. However, sales have declined sharply since 2014. The doll transformed the toy business in affluent communities worldwide by becoming a vehicle for the sale of related merchandise (accessories, clothes, friends of Barbie, etc.). She had a significant impact on social values by conveying characteristics of female independence, and with her multitude of accessories, an idealized upscale life-style that can be shared | Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the | 2,425 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to get a scooter, which is a type of motorcycle with a smaller frame and a platform for the rider's feet.
Really? I have never been on a scooter, is it for recreational or use to get around? | Scooter (motorcycle)
A scooter (also referred to as a motor scooter to avoid confusion with kick scooter, but not to be confused with a motorized scooter) is a type of motorcycle with a step-through frame and a platform for the rider's feet. Elements of scooter design were present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and scooters have been made since 1914 or earlier. Scooter development continued in Europe and the United States between the World Wars.
The global popularity of motor scooters dates from the post | List of scooter manufacturers
Note there is no single fixed definition of a scooter (also known by the full name motor-scooter), but generally a smaller motorcycle with a step-through frame is considered a scooter, especially if it has a floor for the rider's feet (as opposed to straddling the vehicle like a conventional motorcycle). Other common traits of scooters can include: bodywork (so the mechanicals are not exposed like a conventional motorcycle), motors combined with the suspension or wheel (rather than attached | 2,426 | wow-train |
My Mommy makes me lunches outside at a picnic. A meal enjoyed outdoors is essential to this idea.
I love picnics, I haven't been on one in so long but I need to now.
Yes they are great! Have you been to any picnics in conjunction with a public event? Like a theatre performance?
Yeah I have been to a few picnics like that. Have you?
Not yet! I have been to some church & company picnics though!
That sounds so cool, I'll have to go to one of those! | 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 | Picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ("al fresco") as part of an excursion – ideally in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theatre performance, and usually in summer.
Picnics are usually meant for the late mornings or midday breakfasts, but could also be held as a luncheonette or a dinner event.
Descriptions of picnics show that the idea of a | 2,427 | wow-train |
Chevrolet, or Chevy, are a great American car manufacturer.
Chevrolet is a great company, love their cars
The founder of the compant is named William C Durant.
Oh really when did he do this?
He founded the company way back in 1911!
Oh wow so during the era of the car boom. | Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting | Chevrolet Series C Classic Six
The Chevrolet Series C Classic Six is the first automobile produced by American car manufacturer Chevrolet. It is one of the few Chevrolets made while record-setting Buick race car driver Louis Chevrolet was with the company. This Brass Era Chevy was much larger, more powerful, more stylized and therefore more expensive than the cars that would ultimately replace it. Louis Chevrolet loved it, but William Durant had a cheaper car in mind.
The first Chevrolet.
The 1913-14 Chevrolet Type C | 2,428 | wow-train |
I like to plant in my aunts garden but I do not know anything about Narcissus... think you can help?
Yes, Narcissus is a spring plant you would most recognize as a daffodil
Oh! And what colours do they come in?
Typically yellow, white but can also come in orange or pink in garden varieties
I would love one in pink! What else do you know about these beautiful creatures?
The Narcissus was known in ancient times as a medicinal plant.
Ohhhh and to which cause? | Taxonomy of Narcissus
The taxonomy of "Narcissus" is complex, and still not fully resolved. Known to the ancients, the genus name appears in Graeco-Roman literature, although their interest was as much medicinal as botanical. It is unclear which species the ancients were familiar with. Although frequently mentioned in Mediaeval and Renaissance texts it was not formally described till the work of Linnaeus in 1753. By 1789 it had been grouped into a family (Narcissi) but shortly thereafter this was renamed Amaryllideae, from which comes the | Narcissus (plant)
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, daffadowndilly, narcissus and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. "Narcissus" has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white or yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona.
"Narcissus" were well known | 2,429 | wow-train |
I am thinking about going to see a Psychiatrist. Not sure if it's a good idea or not. | Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are medical doctors, unlike psychologists, and must evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments, or strictly psychiatric. A psychiatrist usually works as the clinical leader of the multi-disciplinary team, which may comprise psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and nursing staff. Psychiatrists have broad | you can't quite decide—something sad about him—lonely and it's fascinating when you think he's going to be the evil one..., then slowly you get this idea he's not so bad after all." David Yates, who directed the final four films of the series, also expressed his views on the character, saying: "A character like Snape, where you're not really sure if he's a good guy or a bad guy, that gives you a latent tension... I think the | 2,430 | wow-train |
I have only owned one pair of cleats when I played soccer in the 5th grade. Do you know anything about them? | Cleat (shoe)
Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe, or on an external attachment to a shoe, that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape, and made of plastic, rubber or metal. The type worn depends on the environment of play, whether it be grass, ice, artificial turf, or other grounds.
In American English the term cleats is used synecdochically to refer to shoes featuring such protrusions. Similarly | can write about what I know or conversations I've had with people who have the same type of life that I do," McKenna says in "Billboard", "I live in the same town I grew up in. I only have a sixth grade vocabulary, and I only know three chords. This is who I am, and I don't really have time to take a piano class or anything."
The opening cut, "I Know You", makes a reference to poet, D. H. | 2,431 | wow-train |
I love the color blue, I was thinking about painting my car blue, Do you like this color?
I think you should do that! Maybe a pastel such as baby blue?
Sure, That doesnt sound like a bad idea, Do you know if blue will attract any unwanted attention? or is it red that does that?
I think that's red that the police like to pull over lol I think you'll be fine if you use a pale tint of blue like the shade called "Bubbles"
Oh ok lol, Ill look into that, You seem like you know your stuff, Any other blue color facts I should be aware of?
Oh I know tons about the color blue! It lies between violet and green in the specturm of visible light (aka rainbows and such)
Ah ok thats pretty cool, I always wondered how we were able to see blue, I dont think humans can see infrared can they? | An optical effect called Tyndall scattering explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective.
Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in the Renaissance, to make the pigment ultramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. In the eighth century Chinese artists used cobalt blue to colour fine blue and white porcelain. In the Middle Ages, European artists used | 's why there are so many bad artists.’ I think that's true. I can't imagine not liking to write. Why the fuck would you do it, then? For the inevitable rejection? Sure you get stuck here and there, but why put yourself through the torture? Isn't there enough in life to make you miserable?
“I don't know why I love it. For some reason I'm wired that way. Probably it has to do with coming from a blue-collar background | 2,432 | wow-train |
Is alcoholism really that bad? | Alcoholism
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in mental or physical health problems. The disorder was previously divided into two types: alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. In a medical context, alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions are present: a person drinks large amounts of alcohol over a long time period, has difficulty cutting down, acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time, alcohol is | really bad way" and she is unsure what to do."
In April 2016, Louise moves to the show's fictional setting of Albert Square; Keeper explained that Louise wants to stay in Albert Square to gain attention that she was not getting from Lisa and to help Phil recover from his alcoholism because she "wants him to love her" instead of alcohol. Keeper said that Louise and Lisa's relationship will be explained, reiterating that Louise is "just looking for a bit of love". Keeper believes that | 2,433 | wow-train |
So let's talk about the phenomenon that is Bob Ross. Did you ever watch The Joy of Painting? | Bob Ross
Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of "The Joy of Painting", an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Ross went from being a public television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to being an Internet celebrity in the 21st century, becoming popular with fans on | of triggering ASMR in viewers and listeners. Unintentional media is that made for other reasons, often before attention was drawn to the phenomenon in 2007, but which some subjects discover to be effective in triggering ASMR. One early unintentional example is the Art Bears song 'The Bath of Stars.' Another example of unintentional media several journalists have noted is of famed painter Bob Ross. In episodes of his television series "The Joy of Painting" both broadcast and on YouTube, his soft, gentle speaking mannerisms and the sound of | 2,434 | wow-train |
I never thought text messaging would become as popular as it has, but government and governmental organizations use it as a form of communication between colleagues
Really? I work in government and its frowned upon to text at work! How did text messaging start?
I'm not completely sure how it started, but it was originally referred to as SMS, of Short Message Service
I didn't know that? Do you know why it is called that?
I don't, but it's actually grown beyond that to include multimedia messages or MMS, which contain images and videos.
That's very true but I wonder if it will become obsolute with all of the messaging apps like Facebook Messanger. | communicate with friends, family and colleagues, including in contexts where a call would be impolite or inappropriate (e.g., calling very late at night or when one knows the other person is busy with family or work activities). Like e-mail and voicemail, and unlike calls (in which the caller hopes to speak directly with the recipient), texting does not require the caller and recipient to both be free at the same moment; this permits communication even between busy individuals. Text messages can also be used to interact | containing digital images, videos, and sound content, as well as ideograms known as emoji (happy faces, sad faces, and other icons).
As of 2017, text messages are used by youth and adults for personal, family, business and social purposes. Governmental and non-governmental organizations use text messaging for communication between colleagues. In the 2010s, the sending of short informal messages has become an accepted part of many cultures, as happened earlier with emailing. This makes texting a quick and easy way to | 2,435 | wow-train |
Hey stranger. I heard you like to sing.
I do, I sing in an ensemble in my community. We are a choir made up of adults who enjoy getting together on a weekly basis. We also have people who play instruments.
That sounds like fun! What do you all like to sing? What kind of songs?
We like to stick to a classic repertoire, which consists of music from the Medieval times to now.
Cool. What kind of instruments do you use? Harps? Piano? | Viol
The viol (), viola da gamba (), or informally gamba, is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed instruments with hollow wooden bodies and pegboxes where the tension on the strings can be increased or decreased to adjust the pitch of each of the strings. Frets on the viol are usually made of gut, tied on the fingerboard around the instrument's neck, to enable the performer to stop the strings more cleanly. Frets improve consistency of intonation and lend the stopped notes a tone | the album: "We basically did it in three days. We'd been in the studio, playing together like we used to do in the old days. I remember that when Nod heard the album, he really liked it. He said, "It sounds like you had so much fun recording it, because you were all in the studio together as a band. That was what we should have been doing at the end."
Release.
"Keep on Rockin" was originally released by Play That | 2,436 | wow-train |
Do you have any tattoos? I have none but am curious to get one. | Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as | but I have not heard any of you speak your opinion on nuclear power. I believe that nuclear power is safer, cleaner, and provides a quicker avenue to energy independence than other alternatives. I am curious what each of you believe. (Shawn, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
6. Don't you think that standardizing our voting practices will increase legitimacy, and possibly even voter turnout in our elections? What are you going to do to fix that? (Mellisa, San Luis Obispo, California)
7 | 2,437 | wow-train |
Ive always wanted to go to jamaica on a cruise, have you ever been?
Hey man. Yes I have been to the beautiful area of the Caribbean Sea on the island of Jamaica. I can tell you anything you like about it!
Is it a place more for families or couples to visit? | Jamaica
Jamaica () is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west.
Originally inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the | about anything...He was a genius, a fine man and, yes, I miss him every day." In his last phone conversation with Randi, Andrus said, "I've been every place I've ever wanted to go, I've met everyone I've wanted to meet...I've never done this before, and you don't get a second chance out of it, I'm told. I'm observing really interesting things. I wish they wouldn't fill me with so many chemicals because I want to | 2,438 | wow-train |
Ever been to Blue Ridge Parkway? It's so gorgeous and people know it, they call it scenic and beautiful.
Nope but its sounds interesting? Much more you can tell me about it? | Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 441 on the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and | -form tapestry behind what she was doing, which is when things became more abstract.
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He also said, "I was pretty much left alone for two days, and I let [Nico] in at the end. I played her [the album] song by song, and she'd burst into tears. 'Oh! It's so beautiful!', 'Oh, it's so beautiful!' You know, this is the same stuff that people tell me, 'Oh! It | 2,439 | wow-train |
Do you know that is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
Yeah I really like rock. Can you tell me more about the genre? | Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo.
In 1968, three of the genre's | 1970s and 1980s as an inspiration.
Mpho has rejected genre labels and titles ascribed to her music, saying: "I find it extremely frustrating to be tied to one genre—it winds me up no end. It frustrates me that people need to define things in order to understand them [...] The one I'm happy landing with is 'pop' because you don't know what it sounds like. You can do what you want with pop as long as it's good and people like it." | 2,440 | wow-train |
I play blackjack, and love getting dealt Aces, since they can count as one or eleven!
I see, my fiance deals blackjack, it seems like a difficult game
I guess if you counted cards to alter your play it would be difficult, but it's not hard for an average player.
Is it mainly about luck, do you play against the dealer or other players?
You play against the dealer, not the other people at the table. I think it's a game of skill, though.
Oh so you try to get as close to 21 as possible, is that the goal of the game? | Blackjack
Blackjack is the American variant of a globally popular banking game known as Twenty-One, whose relatives include Pontoon and Vingt-et-Un. It is a comparing card game between one or more players and a dealer, where each player in turn competes against the dealer. Players do not compete against each other. It is played with one or more decks of 52 cards, and is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. The objective of the game is to beat the dealer in one | Super Fun 21
Super Fun 21 is a variation of blackjack. The game is played using a standard 52 card deck. Aces can be counted as either a one or eleven depending on which value would best benefit the player's hand. All the face cards in the deck each count as ten. The remaining cards are taken at face value. The player must first place a bet and is then dealt two cards face up. The dealer is dealt two cards as well, but one is face up and one face | 2,441 | wow-train |
I love strawberries alot, I wish I had a farm full of the plant so I can harvest myself
i love strawberries! they are cultivated worldwide!
not in tropical regions though I doubt they would survive the heat in Africa for example | products such as lip gloss, candy, hand sanitizers, perfume, and many others.
The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of "Fragaria virginiana" from eastern North America and "Fragaria chiloensis", which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714. Cultivars of "Fragaria" × "ananassa" have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry ("Fragaria vesca"), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th | , he orders the waiter to bring strawberries. "She protested that they were too forbidden, too expensive". Jimmy convinces her to accept them by arguing, "If you don't eat them, they'll be eaten by one of these expense-account correspondents". Later, she asks Jimmy, "If I fall in love with you, how can I know whether I love you for yourself or for the strawberries?"
The novel briefly mentions that Emily's mother, Mrs. Barham, has been mentally | 2,442 | wow-train |
Do you take your vitamins, more specifically Vitamin C?
I do take vitamins, and vitamin C is included with what I take.
That's good to hear, you'll help prevent yourself from getting scurvy!
Yes most definitely! I am also able to fight off germs better. Do you take your vitamins?
Nah, not really. I don't take my vitamins even though I should, even if I have a strong immune system. I do eat and drink stuff with vitamins in them.
Oh, well as long as you get the intake of them some how. Food and drinks can give amazing vitamin intake.... which always will taste better than a pill. My immune system is horrid, so I do a bit extra. | , and strawberries. Prolonged storage or cooking may reduce vitamin C content in foods.
Biology.
Biology Significance.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for certain animals including humans. The term "vitamin C" encompasses several vitamers that have vitamin C activity in animals. Ascorbate salts such as sodium ascorbate and calcium ascorbate are used in some dietary supplements. These release ascorbate upon digestion. Ascorbate and ascorbic acid are both naturally present in the body, since the forms interconvert according to pH. Oxidized forms of the molecule such as | a famous letter of 12 December 1771, advising her son against it:
You ask me to take the young Salzburger into your service. I do not know why, not believing that you have need of a composer or of useless people. If however it would give you pleasure, I have no wish to hinder you. What I say is intended only to prevent your burdening yourself with useless people and giving titles to people of that sort. If they are in your service it degrades that service when these people go | 2,443 | wow-train |
I love cake so delicious.
Oh absolutely. Whether simple or elaborate, nothingbeast cake as a dessert.
it is so good but also versatile
Fruit cakes are a good change of pace vs. the traditional cake types.
I like normal cake with icing better myself
It's too bad most of the time it's only good to have cake at special occasions, like weddings and birthydays and such.
yea i know what you mean.
I mean there are countless recipes and types of cake, it would be impossible to sample them all without getting fat
yea haha, i love how most cake tastes tho | rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur of cooks may bake a cake.
History.
The term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka".
The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς ("plakous" | its contemporary form. These elaborate 17th century cakes had many aspects of the contemporary birthday cake, like multiple layers, icing, and decorations. However, these cakes were only available to the very wealthy. Birthday cakes became accessible to the lower class as a result of the industrial revolution and the spread of more materials and goods.
Contemporary rites.
The cake, pastry, or dessert is served to a person on their birthday. In contemporary Western cultures, the cake is topped with one or more lit candles, | 2,444 | wow-train |
Hello, have you ever been to a seance to contact anyone who is dead.
No I have not but I have heard that they are indeed real. Have you ever contacted the dead? | ".
The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though stories of ghostly armies and the ghosts of animals rather than humans have also been recounted. They are | Box", John Metzger said, "I don't think I need to tell anyone about the performance of the Grateful Dead on February 13 – 14, 1970, as these have long been fan favorites... If you have never heard the February 13 performance of Dark Star / That's It for the Other One / Lovelight, you must be living in a cave or have never seen the Grateful Dead. It's one of the most amazing performances they ever did. Over 90 minutes of pure bliss that is sure to | 2,445 | wow-train |
What's your favourite desert? Mine is cheesecake | Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers. The main, and thickest layer, consists of a mixture of soft, fresh cheese (typically cream cheese or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. If there is a bottom layer, it often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sometimes sponge cake. It may be baked or unbaked (usually refrigerated).
Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar and may be flavored | 2:51
One Day In The Desert - EP
1. "The Season I Love Best" - 2:52
2. "Leaves, Corners, Stones" - 3:19
3. "What's Mine Is Mine" - 2:31
4. "Dead Petals" - 3:30
5. "Athens" - 6:01
External links.
- Shawn Fogel's MySpace
- The LeeVees' Official Website | 2,446 | wow-train |
I've been struggling to get good sleep lately - do you have any tips?
My internal Circadian clock which promotes sleep daily is also out of whack. I have a few things I have tried but I think it's different for each person.
Yeah, I just cannot get my brain to settle down. I don't think I've dreamed in months.
Dreams to me can be strange. They are often in narrative form and resemble waking life while in progress.
Yes, I do remember that I had a few where I would wake up and actually be mad at my husband for a few minutes before I realized what he did wasn't real and it was in my dream.
LOL I have been there done that as well! The interesting to me about sleep and dreams are they are of the subject of ongoing research.
That is very interesting - I wish there was a simple answer to those of us who can't sleep well. | and non-REM sleep. Although REM stands for "rapid eye movement", this mode of sleep has many other aspects, including virtual paralysis of the body. A well-known feature of sleep is the dream, an experience typically recounted in narrative form, which resembles waking life while in progress, but which usually can later be distinguished as fantasy.
During sleep, most of the body's systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems; these | , but it's a persona. It's just a fucking persona. ... People ask me, 'When do you sleep?' I say I'll sleep when I'm dead. I'm a true Gemini. I joke around that there are 43 people living in my head and you never know what you're going to get. There are some philanthropists in there, some good lawyers, and I like to think some good businessmen. There are also some guys from the streets of the Bronx that stay hidden away | 2,447 | wow-train |
I drive a 2011 Volkswagen Passat. You ever driven one? So smooth!
I have never driven one before, but it has been around since 1973 I always think of beetles when I see the car manufacturer Volkswagen
Yeah, they were super heavy right? The old classic ones?
They have manufactured them from 1938-2003, so I am sure in 1938 that car was super heavy!
My friends dad had one, the original cars were made of solid iron or something like that. Cars today are made to actually crush like a tin can during an accident because it helps dampen the pressure of the impact. | car" ( in German), its concept and its functional objectives were formulated by the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap, simple car to be mass-produced for his country's new road network (Reichsautobahn). Members of the National Socialist party, with an additional dues surcharge, were promised the first production, but the war shifted production to military vehicles instead. Lead engineer Ferdinand Porsche and his team took until 1938 to finalise the design. Béla Barényi is credited with first conceiving the | up. At the time I stood up for gay rights so much. So I can see it now as a good thing for me. It turned me into a better person, I think.
When asked if he had been writing material recently, Rutherford stated: "There were the tracks left off the solo thing so I decided to redo them. One of them has a choir and an orchestra on it. Yeah, I would say they are more soulful songs, the most soulful stuff that I have ever | 2,448 | wow-train |
My favorite musician is Tupac who was an American rapper, poet and actor, so talented!
I don't know a great deal about Tupac. What can you tell me about him?
He sold 75 million plus records all over the world and is one of the best selling musicians of all time.
Wow! That's a lot of sales! Didn't he suffer a tragic death?
I don't remember how he died.
I thought I read that he was shot? I could be mistaken. What was his top selling song?
I know the albums that sold the most were All Eyez on Me and Greatest Hits.
Were those albums critically acclaimed and well received? | (1997), all garnering praise from critics.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. In 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. "Rolling Stone" named Shakur in the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Early life.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16 | , Robertson is very open about his Christian faith. "That's what got me through 65 years of life, my belief in God and what He's done for us and what He will do for us". His favorite Scripture verses are and 17. "When I sign people's stuff I put down John 3:16 and 17. Most people can tell you what 16 says, OK. 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.' But they don't know nothin' about 17 | 2,449 | wow-train |
One of my kids has the developmental disorder Autism.
I'm not familiar with that condition, can you explain it a bit? | 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 | Childhood disintegrative disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset of developmental delays—or severe and sudden reversals—in language, social function, and motor skills. Researchers have not been successful in finding a cause for the disorder. CDD has some similarity to autism, and is sometimes considered a low-functioning form of it. In May 2013, the term CDD, along with other types of autism, was fused into a | 2,450 | wow-train |
Do you have any pets? I have a little doggy. | Pet
A pet or companion animal is an animal kept primarily for a person's company, entertainment, or as an act of compassion such as taking in and protecting a hungry stray cat, rather than as a working animal, livestock, or laboratory animal. Popular pets are often noted for their attractive appearances, intelligence, and relatable personalities, or may just be accepted as they are because they need a home.
Two of the most popular pets are dogs and cats. The technical term for a cat lover is | In the great Himalayas, there lives an Ulūkam (owl) called Prāvārakarna who is much older than me. He might know you. I will take you there; if you put little more effort you can reach him”. Both Mārkandeya Maharshi and Raja Indradyumna went to Prāvārakarna.
Indradyumna asked Prāvārakarna, “I have been told that you have lived older than maharshi Mārkandeya. Do you remember any of my good deeds?" Prāvārakarna replied, “O great king, I do not remember you, you must have | 2,451 | wow-train |
WOW! The dog was the first species to be domesticated?
Really? I did not know that. Do you know which year it was?
in the archaeological record, it shos that the first undisputed dog remains buried next to a human are from around 15,000 years ago! but some might argue that dogs have been domesticated for 35,000+ years
Interesting, Tell me more. | Dog
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or "Canis familiaris" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog | African wild dog, male offspring usually remain in the natal pack, while females disperse as a group and join another small group of the opposite sex to form a new pack.
Canids and humans.
One canid, the domestic dog, entered into a partnership with humans a long time ago. The archaeological record shows the first undisputed dog remains buried beside humans 14,700 years ago, with disputed remains occurring 36,000 years ago. These dates imply that the earliest dogs arose in the time of human hunter-gatherers and not | 2,452 | wow-train |
I think I saw an armadillo in my yard recently. Not sure though.
Really? That's so cool. I've always wanted a leathery armour shell like them.
I think it was. I dont know much about them though. Do you know where they live? | Armadillo
Armadillos (from Spanish "little armoured one") are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of different environments.
Armadillos are characterized by a | : "I haven't met them (The Pogues) before but I don't like to meet people like that. I don't know whether meeting your idols actually enlightens you that much. I just bought their album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" because I'd lost it years ago. I've been listening to that so I've really wanted to go see them live. I never think it's worth meeting these people. I've met a few of my idols and I never know what to say to | 2,453 | wow-train |
im thinking about renting an apartment, aka a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building
I guess that could have it's pros and cons | apartments for rent. A high-rise apartment building is commonly referred to as a "residential tower", "apartment tower", or "block of flats" in Australia.
A high-rise building is defined by its height differently in various jurisdictions. It may be only residential, in which case it might also be called a tower block, or it might include other functions such as hotel, offices, or shops. There is no clear difference between a tower block and a skyscraper, although a building | Apartment
An apartment (American English), flat (British English) or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single storey. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold), to tenants renting from a private landlord | 2,454 | wow-train |
I love reading novels, though I find it hard to find ones that interest me sometimes. | 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 | Some may find it fun, not me though.
- Student B: Believe me. If you read the code too much, you will soon lose your mind. Very soon. I guarantee you.
- Student C: I love it. I enjoy reading the code every night before I go to sleep. My dad sometimes reads it to me and I will laugh and even in my dreams I think about the items in the code. I am really honored to be in such a school.
- | 2,455 | wow-train |
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine
Have you ever trekked it? Its estimated to be around 2,200 miles long.
The trail is estimated around 2,200 miles (3,500 km)[a] long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. | Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is about long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy describes the Appalachian Trail as the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once | , which has created over 14,000 milesof signed cycle routes throughout the UK.
Administration USA.
In 1968, the United States created its National Trails System, which includes National Scenic Trails, National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails. The most famous American long trails are The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. The Appalachian Trail is a marked hiking route in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain, Georgia and Mount Katahdin, Maine. The trail is approximately long. | 2,456 | wow-train |
I just love comics! I like reading the panels and the narrative that goes along with it.
I have never really read any comics but I love The Walking Dead which I know is based off graphic novels.
Yes and Graphic novels still use the same laws as comics. They use panels, balloons, text and character narration .
What are the most popular graphic novels?
Well comics are reliant on their appearance but I think the most popular are still Batman, Superman, and The Walking Dead,
Seems like all the major comics have movies that are based on them. | appearance. Authors largely focus on the frame of the page, size, orientation, and panel positions. These characteristic aspects of comic books are necessary in conveying the content and messages of the author. The key elements of comic books include panels, balloons (speech bubbles), text (lines), and characters. Balloons are usually convex spatial containers of information that are related to a character using a tail element. The tail has an origin, path, tip, and pointed direction. Key tasks in the creation of | . It’s like in the theater. You have regular theater, and you have pantomime, like Marcel Marceau or Alejandro Jodorowsky. And I apply that to cartooning and it works."". Pantomime comics tend to be popular in the gag-a-day comics genre, where they typically only exist of just three or four images per episode. But some graphic novels with longer narratives also make use of pantomime ("Wordless novels"). This allows for a more visual experience, where the actual meaning of | 2,457 | wow-train |
I love learning about Vikings, its one of my favorite time periods of history.
Vikings are cool and there is a lot of mythology around their culture. They are Norse seafarers speaking old Norse language.
Yea there really is. For example apperantly they never wore horned helmets. I always found that interesting.
I guess movies tend to get carried away. They are known to have raided and traded throughout Northern European homelands across wide areas of northern, central, eastern and western Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries.
Yep I agree. However the recent history show called "Vikings" seems to be fairly accurate historically.
Yeah, I think we are currently heading towards a more accurate historical recount rather then some made up fantastical notion.
I love that I think history is cool enough and there is no need to drastically alter things when you are making a show/movie. | Vikings
Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who, from the late 8th to late 11th centuries, raided and traded from their Northern European homelands across wide areas of Europe, and explored westwards to Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. The term is also commonly extended in modern English and other vernaculars to the inhabitants of Norse home communities during what has become known as the Viking Age. This period of Nordic military, mercantile and demographic expansion constitutes an important element in the early medieval history of Scandinavia | would have made horned helmets cumbersome and hazardous to the warrior's own side.
Historians therefore believe that Viking warriors did not wear horned helmets; whether such helmets were used in Scandinavian culture for other, ritual purposes, remains unproven. The general misconception that Viking warriors wore horned helmets was partly promulgated by the 19th-century enthusiasts of "Götiska Förbundet", founded in 1811 in Stockholm. They promoted the use of Norse mythology as the subject of high art and other ethnological and moral aims.
The Vikings were often | 2,458 | wow-train |
Blue is so beautiful. Lapis lazuli is a beautiful shade of blue.
I love blue. It is in fact my favorite color.
There are many different shades that mix in other colors. What is your favorite?
Light blue. Please tell me what color needs to be added to blue in order to make lapis lazuli?
It is actually a true deep blue. It has an intense color.
My grand daughter asked me how to make a purple color. What color needs to be added to blue?
Purple is an intermediate on the color wheel. It takes red and blue to make.
Thank you for your information. | 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. | Bisbee Blue
Bisbee Blue or Bisbee turquoise refers to the turquoise that comes from copper mines located in the vicinity of Bisbee, Arizona. Bisbee turquoise can be found in many different shades of color and quality, from soft, low quality pale blue to the quality hard brilliant blue turquoise and almost every shade of blue in between. The highest grade of Bisbee Blue turquoise is almost lapis lazuli blue and has a brownish red spiderweb matrix. Green turquoise is also found in Bisbee, but is not usually of very high quality. | 2,459 | wow-train |
I have a rose tattoo on my right ankle.
Cool, does it have any meaning or just look cool to you?
It just looks cool. | Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing.
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as | , writing that "Flipping your first few houses is fun, but the game doesn’t have the scope or flexibility to stay interesting for long". "PC Gamer" was critical, stating that "There's a definite satisfaction in taking a gross room and making it look nice, and it's pretty cool that you can knock down (and rebuild) walls, but I just don't find the act of slowly and mechanically painting and cleaning much fun, especially with the knowledge that my actual house could do with | 2,460 | wow-train |
Staying at home over the summer with my nephews, and all they watch all day long is SpongeBob SquarePants. Ever heard of it?
Yes, it's a cute animated show that was created by a marine biologist for Nickelodeon. IT's cute.
Hah, had no idea it was created by a marine biologist, but that makes sense. That's clever. I wonder what inspired each little character from that show
Well, there was an unpublished education comic book named "The Intertidal Zone" that many of the show's ideas came from it.
That sounds like an interesting connection. I had never heard of that comic book before! Is it an old one from 50 years ago or something, or relatively new? | 13 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon.
Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in 1989. He began developing "SpongeBob SquarePants" into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of "Rocko's Modern Life", and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the title character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called "SpongeBoy Ahoy | List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes
"SpongeBob SquarePants" is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator, Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series is set in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom, and centers on the adventures and endeavors of SpongeBob SquarePants, an over-optimistic sea sponge that annoys other characters. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled "The Intertidal Zone", which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s. He began developing "SpongeBob SquarePants" into | 2,461 | wow-train |
I have a pitbull, Daizy. She is my second one.
I have a cocker spaniel. I have owned pitbulls in the past though.
Pit bulls get bad publicity. Not all are bad, but you need to be a responsible owner too.
Yes, because people started doing Dog fighting as a sport where they would put 2 dogs up together. They used pit bulls a lot because of how strong they are.
Agreed, but also the owner needs to know the dog. My two pits are very different. One loved everyone except for men... lol This one loves everyone especially kids... You gotta know the dogs limits. | BAD RAP (organization)
BAD RAP (acronym for Bay Area Dog-lovers Responsible About Pit Bulls) is an animal welfare and rescue group based in Oakland, California, devoted to caring for and improving the public image of pit bull terriers as pets.
BAD RAP.
BAD RAP Description.
BAD RAP is a federal non-profit organization (under IRS Code 501(c)3) located in Oakland, California. It was incorporated in 1999 to address the needs of homeless dogs, specifically homeless American Pit Bull Terriers, | ever had the chance that’s what he would have done with Tupac. At the time, when me and Nas first started working together, I said, 'We have to do something different. You're supposed to be a movement, so you need to do a song with Jay and get past all the bulls—. So I had a conversation with Jay and he was open. I couldn’t believe it was going down, and because they both felt comfortable and know my energy, and when we all got together that | 2,462 | wow-train |
What is Cheetos?
Cheetos is a brand of cheese-flavored, puffed cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.
really, so have you tasted it before?
Yeah! Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the U.S
really? so which country it is consumed mostly?
Interestingly,Cheetos was ranked as the top selling brand of cheese puffs in its primary market of the United States; worldwide the annual retail sales totaled approximately $4 billion
really? do they have any competitor in the US? | Competitor analysis
Competitor analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. This analysis provides both an offensive and defensive strategic context to identify opportunities and threats. Profiling combines all of the relevant sources of competitor analysis into one framework in the support of efficient and effective strategy formulation, implementation, monitoring and adjustment.
Competitor analysis is an essential component of corporate strategy. It is argued that most firms do not conduct this type of analysis systematically enough. Instead, many enterprises | Cheetos
Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the U.S. The initial success of Cheetos was a contributing factor to the merger between The Frito Company and H.W. Lay & Company in 1961 to form Frito-Lay. In 1965 Frito-Lay became a subsidiary of The Pepsi-Cola Company, forming PepsiCo, the current | 2,463 | wow-train |
I think ghosts are fascinating! | Ghost
In folklore, a ghost (sometimes known as an apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, and wraith) is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a "séance | scientific world views. He currently lives on Long Island, New York.
In an email to a Fortean LISTSERV, Park described his approach towards anomalous phenomena as "basically 'open-minded hard science'".I find cultural attitudes toward anomalous phenomena as intriguing as the phenomena themselves. I think many Fortean mysteries (e.g., ESP, ghosts, UFO's, abductions, "Bigfoot" and other "Hairy Hominids," "Nessie" and other Lake Monsters, etc.) do involve genuine, fascinating scientific or even | 2,464 | wow-train |
I've been with my company for ten years but someone else got my promotion. That's messed up. | Wage slavery
Wage slavery is a negatively connoted term used to draw an analogy between slavery and wage labor by focusing on similarities between owning and renting a person. It is usually used to refer to a situation where a person's livelihood depends on wages or a salary, especially when the dependence is total and immediate.
The term "wage slavery" has been used to criticize exploitation of labour and social stratification, with the former seen primarily as unequal bargaining power between labor and capital (particularly when workers are paid comparatively | One person could say that 'Hero' is a schmaltzy piece of garbage, but another person can write to me a letter and say, 'I've considered committing suicide every day of my life for the last ten years until I heard that song, and I realized, after all, I can be my own hero,' and that, that's an unexplainable feeling, like I've done something with my life, you know? It meant something to someone.
The song's lyrics describe of the individual | 2,465 | wow-train |
HI, I love collecting rocks. Do you collect rocks
Hi, I do not collect rocks, but it seems interesting, it seems like a hobby I could get into!
It is a lot of fun, the kids love it too. If you have kids, they could love finding them and cleaning and making them into something fun. | Amateur geology
Amateur geology (known as rockhounding in the United States and Canada) is the recreational study and hobby of collecting rocks and mineral specimens from the natural environment.
Collecting.
The first amateur geologists were prospectors looking for valuable minerals and gemstones for commercial purposes. Eventually, however, more people have been drawn to amateur geology for recreational purposes, mainly for the beauty that rocks and minerals provide.
One reason for the rise in popularity of amateur geology is that a collection can begin by simply picking up | to do with being sponsored. Skating is the more you skate, the more you're into it, and the better you get ... Eventually you'll get sponsored or whatever. I hope kids aren't just out there skating to get sponsored ... It seems like if you already had that in you, to go skate as much as possible, if that happens [if you get sponsored], you still won't lose touch with what you're really doing it for—to have fun ... Why have the goal of | 2,466 | wow-train |
My girls were never really into Lightning McQueen, but I know several little boys that just love him - do you have any experiece with this character?
You mean the stock car in the animated Pixar film "Cars". I love that movie!
Yes, that would be him. Although I think my favorite character in that movie is Mater!!
I bet you think he was names after race car driver Steve McQueen? Well guess what he was actually named after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen
Really - I did not know that at all!! I wonder where they got the name To-Mater - LOL!
I'm not sure. I All my focus was on that little GT40 stock car.
He is definitely the star of the show - a little boy I know just had a whole 2 year old birthday party themed after him. | storyline left both Lightning McQueen and rivals Chick Hicks ("Cars") and Bobby Swift, Brick Yardley, Cal Weathers and Jackson Storm ("Cars 3") as generic.
In order to create a cocky but likable character for McQueen, Pixar looked at sports figures like boxer Muhammad Ali, basketball player Charles Barkley, and football quarterback Joe Namath, as well as rap and rock singer Kid Rock.
The end result is a character which, despite the usually-meticulous approach to "truth to material" | an actor I’ve ever had in my career. He really challenges you as an actor, and he really pushes you, and he really puts a lot of faith in actors to be able to — I think go further than they’ve ever gone before. Certainly for me on Nip/Tuck. You know, for obvious reasons…things I never thought I’d do. (laughs) But also just emotionally and character-wise and comedically. Every script was just this amazing emotional gymnastics. So that first of | 2,467 | wow-train |
I love tacos, I think it is because its a hands free food that is super tasty! beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing for great versatility.
Tacos are great, but can be kind of messy. I wonder who came up with the idea of tacos, do you know? | precisely known, and etymologies for the culinary usage of the word are generally theoretical. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of "Diccionario de la Lengua Española", the word "taco" describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food. This meaning of the Spanish word "taco" is a Mexican innovation, but in other dialects "taco" is used to mean "wedge; wad, plug; billiard cue; blowpipe; ramrod; short, stocky person; [or] short, | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | 2,468 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to Tokyo? It seems like a really cool place, I would love to visit!
No I haven't been to the capital city of Japan, the furthest out of the country (US) I've been is England.
That is farther than me, I am scared of going overseas and getting robbed | Tokyo
, officially , one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, has served as the Japanese capital since 1869. , the Greater Tokyo Area ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world. The urban area houses the seat of the Emperor of Japan, of the Japanese government and of the National Diet. Tokyo forms part of the Kantō region on the southeastern side of Japan's main island, Honshu, and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo was formerly named Edo when "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ieyasu made | 'll never get a chance to re-release this thing, and what if we just focused on the first record? I dunno if that means we're going to play it exactly start to finish. We haven't really decided. It's kind of a cool idea. [...] I'm just glad that it's not like some bad haircut when I listen to it. I've listened to it, and I love that record, and it's been really fun to try to put myself back in that | 2,469 | wow-train |
I've been listening to Kings of Leon. Have you heard of them.
I have, Kings of leon is the rock bands the was created in 1999, correct? I don't actually know who plays in it, do you?
Caleb Followill, and his three brothers, nathan, Jared and Matthew. All in the family.
Oh, I had no idea they were a family band. I guess their song, "Family Tree", might have more meaning to it than I originally thought
Yeah, they are mostly Southern rock and blues and started out in Nashville. Matthew is their cousin actually.
Oh I love southern rock, great music!
They have a film out about their show and it was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . It was called Talihina Sky | , and all three of the band's albums at the time peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, "Because of the Times", also reached the number one spot. After the release of "Only by the Night" in September 2008, the band achieved chart success in the United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion" all peaked at number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was their first | Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill.
The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and blues influences, but it has gradually evolved throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative, arena rock sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008 | 2,470 | wow-train |
Can you tell me about General Electric? I think they make appliances. | General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York City and headquartered in Boston. , the company operates through the following segments: aviation, healthcare, power, renewable energy, digital industry, additive manufacturing, venture capital and finance, lighting, and oil and gas.
In 2018, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 18th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue. In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 20 as the 14th-most profitable company but | do not think that the kind of school you would like to start would do any good in the Delta. I really think it would do harm. What I want here is Negroes who can make cotton, and they don't need education to help them make cotton. I could not use educated Negroes on my place, but since you have asked me for advice, I will tell you candidly that here in the Delta is no place to start a school.
The Frank Streater Consolidated School (White) was constructed | 2,471 | wow-train |
Hey what's going on? | Hey Hey It's Saturday
Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years on the Nine Network from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999 (there was a recess in 1978). Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who later also became executive producer of the program. The original producer, Gavin Disney, left the program in the 1980s and Somers then jointly formed his own production company, "Somers Carroll Productions", with | the Friendly Sky" and "God is Love" on Marvin's "What's Going On". He is credited as the voice that helps open the hit "What's Going On" with "hey man, what's happening?" and "everything is everything". Stover later co-wrote Gaye's 1973 ballad, "Just to Keep You Satisfied". Stover is vocally heard shouting and screaming on a demo version of Gaye's later hit, "Distant Lover", from a November 1970 session as | 2,472 | wow-train |
I've always thought shellfish were ancient, like they have been around since the dinosaurs or something.
I bet shellfish back then were much larger than they are now. T-rex was just a glorified reptile after all. | Shellfish
Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example "Cardisoma guanhumi" in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens.
Despite the name, "shellfish" are not actually fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. Most | poet, and of the sheepskin-costume appropriate for much of what was surrounding him.
"I am no sheep, I am no dog, No Councillor, and no shellfish – I have remained a wolf, my heart And all my fangs are wolfish."
Section XIII takes the traveller to Paderborn. In the morning mist a crucifix appears. The ‘poor jewish cousin’ had even less good fortune than Heine, since the kindly Censor had at least held back from having him crucified – until now, | 2,473 | wow-train |
Purple is my favorite color, that mix of red and blue.
Purple is a beautiful color, it reminds me of the musician Prince. | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | of purple; it is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the color of the heliotrope flower.
The first recorded use of "heliotrope" as a color name in English was in 1882.
Additional variations Psychedelic purple (phlox).
The pure essence of purple was approximated in pigment in the late 1960s by mixing fluorescent magenta and fluorescent blue pigments together to make "fluorescent purple" to use in psychedelic black light paintings. This tone of purple was very popular among hippies and was the favorite color | 2,474 | wow-train |
i like to read
I love it too - I loved teaching my girls to read - it's a means of language acquisition, communication, and sharing ideas - it's so important.
that is a good thing to teach them young, I wished I was a reader when I was yound | culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation.
Readers | through the same thing as her character when she arrived in Hollywood: From my point of view, when I first read those lines where she says, "I want you to love me for me," and all the talking in that scene, I just identified with it so much because going to Hollywood as a young girl and suddenly finding they want to make you over totally, it's such a total change and it was like I was always fighting to show some of myself, feeling that I wanted to be | 2,475 | wow-train |
I love Game of Thrones, its my favorite show, i love stark house, best character is John Snow for me, do you watch Game of trones?
Of course I watch Game of Thrones. It's my favorite fantasy drama.
Is the new season out yet? i cant wait to watch it, i like eating while i do :D
I don't think its out yet, it makes me sad that the series will end after the eighth season.
I think that they will shoot more after it, In 2014, HBO put out an official Game of Thrones-themed rap album called “Catch the Throne,”, so if you like rap listen to it :D | the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons.
Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, "Game of Thrones" has several plots and a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs. One arc is about the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the noble dynasties either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from it. Another focuses on the last descendant of the realm | and how it is used in the episode, Djawadi revealed "I sit with David and Dan and we do what's called a spotting session where we watch the entire episode and then discuss when music should start and stop. Everybody's very involved with that. And it constantly gets played with. What I love about "Game of Thrones" is that the positioning of the music is so well done, because it's not overdone. When the music cuts in, it really has something to say." "Light | 2,476 | wow-train |
Becoming a Veterinary physician has always been a dream of mine.
Do you wanna be a veterinary physician on regular animals or exotic ones?
I want to interact with exotic animals, but I don't know exactly what the responsibilities of a Veterinary physician are.
Pretty much the same as a normal doctor, diagnose the disease,disorder or injury, and then take the steps to fix it.
That's great. I'm a very caring person, so i think this job will be perfect for me. Do you need to go to school to become a Veterinary physician? | Paraveterinary worker
Paraveterinary workers are those people who assist a veterinary physician in the performance of their duties, or carry out animal health procedures autonomously as part of a veterinary care system. The job role varies throughout the world, and common titles include veterinary nurse, veterinary technician, veterinary assistant and veterinary technologist, and variants with the prefix of 'animal health'.
The scope of practice varies between countries, with some countries allowing suitably qualified paraveterinary workers a scope of autonomous practice, including minor surgery, whilst others restrict | the wild. To a much smaller extent, this holds today: one of the major factors behind the status of the slow loris is the fact it is often kept locally as a pet, or traded to Japan.
However, with captive breeding of exotic animals becoming more prevalent, fewer and fewer animals are being captured from the wild.
Issues Health.
Veterinary costs for treatment of exotic animals may be significantly higher than for a more conventional pet, owing to the increased specialization required.
Zoonotic disease is known | 2,477 | wow-train |
I love band, my favourite band is one direction, they are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London,
One direction is a good group. When did they come into lime light?
The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition , that was when they came into limelight
Which of their songs is your favorite? | "Take Me Home" (2012), "Midnight Memories" (2013), "Four" (2014), and "Made in the A.M." (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life" and "Drag Me Down".
The group has won nearly 200 awards including seven Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, | One Direction
One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson; former member Zayn Malik departed from the group in 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media, One Direction's five albums, "Up All Night" (2011), | 2,478 | wow-train |
I have been following the James Comey situation. He was the director of the FBI who was fired in May 2017
Me too! Comey told Trump he is unfit to be president.
Yes. That worked out well for him. He was criticized in 2016 for how the FBI handled the Clinton email controversy
Yes, many people did not approve of how he handled that. He seems to have more ideals inline with Obama then Trump. | James Comey
James Brien Comey Jr. (; born December 14, 1960) is an American lawyer who was the 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. Comey had been a registered Republican for most of his adult life; in 2016, he described himself as unaffiliated.
Comey was the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from January 2002 to December 2003, and the United States Deputy Attorney General from December 2003 to August 2005 in the administration of | Dismissal of James Comey
James Comey, the seventh Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was dismissed by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Comey had been criticized in 2016 for his handling of the FBI's investigation of the Hillary Clinton email controversy and in 2017 for the FBI's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections as it related to possible collusion with the 2016 Donald Trump campaign.
Trump dismissed Comey by way of a termination letter in which he stated that he was | 2,479 | wow-train |
my favorite fruit is the apple. the apple tree is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet fruit.
I have heard that about apples, that its in the rose family, does that mean the same family as the flower roses?
NO! silly.. it is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus "malus"
Oh okay, haha. What kind of apple is the most common or the most liked kind?
there areo ver 7,500 known cultivars of apples, resulting in a range of desired characteristics!
Oh wow thats a lot. When were apples first discovered? Or what region were they first found in? | Apple
An apple is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus "Malus". The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, "Malus sieversii", is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe and were brought to North America by European colonists. Apples have religious and mythological significance in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and European Christian | Annona reticulata
Annona reticulata is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae.
It is best known for its fruit, called custard apple, a common name it shares with fruits of several other species in the same genus: "A. cherimola" and "A. squamosa" or sometimes it is called wild-sweetsop, bull's heart, bullock's-heart, or ox-heart. The flavor of the fruit is sweet and pleasant, but less popular than that of "A. cherimola" | 2,480 | wow-train |
if i was reincarnated, I'd like to come back as a hippopotamus. What about you?
I might consider a bear or lion. I know the hippos get their name from a Greek word meaning water horse
Water horse? That's amazing. I didn't know there were hippopotamus during the Greek times. I heard they can be pretty aggressive. Have you ever seen one?
I have in a zoo environment. The Hippo is actually the third largest land animal in the world.
Really? That's so fascinating. Do you know where they originate from? | short distances.
The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps, where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of five to thirty females and young. During the day, they remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water. They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land. The hippopotamus is among the most dangerous animals in the world | leaders from the start, went to the front approaching the final furlong and won "smoothly" by one and a half lengths from Mattmu. Candy commented "You don't get them like that very often. It was a most amazing performance. I think Graham was absolutely blown away by it. He didn't know what to say when he came back. It was wonderful... I'd say this horse was as good as any I've trained".
Racing career 2015: three-year-old season. | 2,481 | wow-train |
Sweden is one of the Scandinavian nations in Northern Europe
I think it would be a really neat place to visit.
Sweden is apparently the third largest European nation by area.
I did not know that. It is a popular tourist destination?
I think so. Some of the cities and areas are. Apparently 85% of the population lives within urban areas.
What are some sites to see there? | environment varies significantly from the south and north due to the vast latitudal difference and much of Sweden has reliably cold and snowy winters. Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, while the north is heavily forested and includes a portion of the Scandinavian Mountains.
Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times, emerging into history as the Geats (Swedish Götar) and Swedes (Svear) and constituting the sea peoples known as the Norsemen. An independent Swedish state emerged during the early 12th century. After the Black Death in the middle of | List of companies of Sweden
Sweden is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the third-largest country in the European Union by area. It is also a member of the United Nations, the Nordic Council, Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Sweden maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. It has the world's eighth-highest per capita income and ranks highly in numerous metrics of | 2,482 | wow-train |
i love to listen to frank sinatra. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time,
i have heard of him. Is he very popular? | Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150million records worldwide.
Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he | Awards in 2011 and 2013. "I Don't Mind" also reached the top-fifteen in 2014, while "Hard II Love" (2016) peaked at five on the "Billboard" 200 chart.
Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States. Internationally, he has sold 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Usher has won numerous awards and accolades including eight Grammy Awards and 18 Billboard Music Awards. At | 2,483 | wow-train |
I love old school Rock music, how about you? | the late 1960s "classic rock" period, a number of distinct rock music subgenres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, southern rock, raga rock, and jazz-rock, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock, which was influenced by the countercultural psychedelic and hippie scene. New genres that emerged included progressive rock, which extended the artistic elements; glam rock, which highlighted showmanship and visual style; and the diverse and enduring subgenre of heavy metal, which emphasized | do not know how much the Chinese LOVE us! I was in Shanghai and other areas of China for five years and the one thing that I learned is that the Chinese LOVE America and Americans!”
Asked about being called a godfather of alternative rock music, Meade had this to say:
I hate to try to credit myself for something that I may or may not have created. At the time, I was fed up with everything going on in music. If you were alive in the 80s you know | 2,484 | wow-train |
Chocolate is so good. I love it! | Cadbury
Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company wholly owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second largest confectionery brand in the world after Mars. Cadbury is internationally headquartered in Uxbridge, west London, and operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. It is known for its Dairy Milk chocolate, the Creme Egg and Roses selection box, and many other confectionery products. One of the best-known British brands, in 2013 "The Daily Telegraph | my social skills."
Speaking about her homeland, Brown told Wish magazine in 2010 that she misses "the moving air that you feel on your face when you're at the beach [in Sydney]. If I could borrow that and swish it around my apartment, I would. And I love a good Mint Slice," referring to an Australian chocolate biscuit. Brown said her favorite thing about New York "is that at the beginning of the week you just don't know how your week is going to | 2,485 | wow-train |
I absolutely love ravioli. Homemade is good, but Chef Boyardee is the best.
I would disagree with that, have you ever tried ravioli with broth instead of pasta sauce?
I don't think I have. Are you referring to like chicken broth?
Right like a liquid broth for chicken or beef or even vegetable. It is actually quite tasty!
That sounds very interesting. I may have to look online to find a recipe to try it. Where did you first try this? | Ravioli
Ravioli (; singular: "raviolo") are a type of pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough. Usually served in broth or with a sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are commonly square, though other forms are also used, including circular and semi-circular (mezzelune).
History.
The earliest known mention of ravioli appears in the personal letters of Francesco di Marco Datini, a merchant of Prato in the 14th century. In Venice, the mid-14th | nutmeg. It is served with a sauce of butter and sage or bolognese sauce. Another peculiar dish, that was allegedly cooked by Renaissance chef Cristoforo di Messisbugo, is "pasticcio di maccheroni", a domed macaroni pie, consisting of a crust of sweet dough enclosing macaroni in a Béchamel sauce, studded with porcini mushrooms and ragù bolognese.
The traditional Christmas first course is cappelletti, large meat and cheese filled ravioli served in chicken broth. It is often followed by "salama da sugo", a very big, | 2,486 | wow-train |
hi there. when did you learn that red and blue made purple?
I dont remember but I think it was later then I should have, I was much older I must not have been listening in kindergarten | Purple
Purple is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a secondary color made by combining red and blue. The complementary color of purple in the RYB color model is yellow.
According to surveys in Europe and North America, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery, and piety. When combined with pink, it is associated | that night was called "If its Love" and has the verse "Well I can't forget tomorrow, when I think of all my sorrow, I had you there but then I let you go, and now it's only fair that I should let you know... if it's love". But Ham wasn't happy with the chorus.
Evans' relationship with his future wife Marianne influenced his lyrics:
Both Ham and Evans said they did not consider the song to have much potential at the time | 2,487 | wow-train |
Do you own an Amazon echo?
Yes, I do. I checked out a few like Google Home but found I prefered all that the smart speak, Amazon Echo, would let me do. How about you?
I do have one, it is weird though, it turns on when I do not even say Alexa, which is weird
I have found that too. She'll just start spouting off a recipe or the weather without being asked. I love that it can control several smart devices turning into my own home automation hub. She'll turn on lights which is my favorite.
That is the best, having it synced to my lights is so much better
Its so true though I can't forget, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic and other real-time information.
It is all so cool, and for only like 40 bucks, it can make life a lot easier for sure!
It really does. Though sometimes I joke with my spouse that she might be listening to our conversation. ha ha. Who knows for sure. I saw the reviews for Google Home and Invoke weren't as good so I went for the best.
Apparently it doesn't listen to you in the way you think, which is a reilief, but who really knows for sure, it is crazy if it does listen and people are willingly giving that all away | Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo (shortened to Echo and known colloquially as "Alexa") is a brand of smart speakers developed by Amazon. Echo devices connect to the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service "Alexa", which responds to the names "Alexa", "Echo", or "Computer". Users may change this "wake word" to "Amazon", "Echo" or "Computer". The features of the device include: voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists | in India we don’t have step-mothers - yes she was Aussie. And I mean this was one of those things. The way people speak was different.” Last, Jeremy described his experience as “Yeah, like in Chinese background we normally do not stare at people - when talking to people - so eye contact is quite different and when I walk down the street - like random people say hi, how are you? To me - so which I found it was quite interesting because we Chinese we do | 2,488 | wow-train |
Parrots are really cool birds, they are so smart
parrots are cool are there different kinds of parrots
there is 393 species of parrots, really cool birds
that many, do all parrots have the ability to talk?
Not all parrots can talk, but talking birds are pretty uncommon
what is the most common parrot? | Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.
Characteristic | commonly kept as pets include conures, macaws, amazon parrots, cockatoos, greys, lovebirds, cockatiels, budgerigars, caiques, parakeets, and "Eclectus", "Pionus", and "Poicephalus" species. Temperaments and personalities vary even within a species, just as with dog breeds. Grey parrots are thought to be excellent talkers, but not all grey parrots want to talk, though they have the capability to do so. Noise level, talking ability, cuddliness with people, and care needs can sometimes depend on | 2,489 | wow-train |
Tacos are my favorite food in the world! Do you like tacos?
Yes, I love that traditional Mexican dish in a tortilla!
Do you make yours with beef or some other type of meat?
Beef the meat man has been eating since ancient times.
Oh really? Tacos have been around that long?
Nobody really knows when it precisly started.
Do you like the crunchy type tacos or soft shelled tortillas? | Taco
A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce.
Etymology.
The origins of the taco are not | French tacos
A French tacos ( or simply "tacos") also known as Lyon tacos ( ) or matelas (French for "mattress") is a fast food dish which usually consists of a flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries, cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients. More similar to a burrito than to a taco, and claiming inspiration from Mexican cuisine, it originated from the region of Rhône-Alpes in France in the early 2000s, before becoming popular among teenagers and | 2,490 | wow-train |
Hi! I'm a big fan of the the band, Linkin Park. But I'm not sure why!
I liked their new song released back in 2017.
Is that the album called One More Light? I mostly remember 2010's album, Hybrid Theory with a lot of classic Linkin Park songs.
Yes, one more light. I was saddened by the death of one of their members.
Oh no! I didn't realize one of the band members passed away - which one? I stopped paying as much attention to Linkin Park as they shifted from playing alternative metal music to a more pop-oriented sound.
The band had different members throughout its history?
I don't think they had different members but their genre of music shifted. One More Light's lead song, "Heavy" featuring Kiiara, sounds like Linkin Park's version of a pop song. Chester Bennington is their lead singer - I hope he is still alive! | be released during Bennington's lifetime.
Writing and recording.
Band members Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, and Brad Delson worked with Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter in co-writing the song's lyrics, who had previously worked with artists such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Gwen Stefani. Lyrically, the inspiration for "Heavy" came from band member's conversations about frustrations and troubles in their own lives. From that, they found that there was some heavy stuff happening in each other's lives. Bennington | Crawling (song)
"Crawling" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the second single from their debut album "Hybrid Theory" and is the fifth track on the album. It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002. In January 2011, "Crawling" was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for "Rock Band 3".
Background.
"Crawling" is one of the few songs on "Hybrid Theory | 2,491 | wow-train |
Multilingualism is not my strong suite. I only know one main language and parts of another
I am the same way, I think the official definition you have to be able to speak more then 1 language fluantly
It amazes me anyone that knows more than 2 languages well
It is hard to believe multilingual speakers outnumber those who speak only 1 language
Really?! That's crazy! Do you know much else about multilingualism? | ' exposure to multiple languages is becoming increasingly possible. People who speak several languages are also called polyglots.
Multilingual speakers have acquired and maintained at least one language during childhood, the so-called first language (L1). The first language (sometimes also referred to as the mother tongue) is acquired without formal education, by mechanisms about which scholars disagree. Children acquiring two languages natively from these early years are called simultaneous bilinguals. It is common for young simultaneous bilinguals to be more proficient in one language than the | at giving Russian and other minority languages (if in a region the percentage of a national minority exceeded 10%) the status of regional language. About her own attitude toward the Ukrainian language, Tymoshenko has stated that "today I am thinking in Ukrainian... and the fact that I know Russian very well, I think it is not a secret for you... you all know that I was brought up in the Russian speaking region in Dnipropetrovsk, to my mind, I spared no effort to speak Ukrainian as soon as possible | 2,492 | wow-train |
I love the color blue, is it a cross between any other colors?
It lies between violet and green on the light spectrum.
Oh really? Does blue have any historical significance?
Blue lapis lazuli tones were used in ancient Egypt for jewelry. I have a pin with blue lapis and it has flecks of gold in it.
Oh cool. What else is good to know about the color blue?
Well, I'm a science nerd, so I am fascinated with the Rayleigh scattering that makes the sky and deep sea appear blue. It's an optical effect.
Yeah how does that work? Do the particles only reflect blue light?
Exactly. Since you brought up blue light, that reminds me of blue light flashpan signals used in flaires and mortar.
I have absolutely no iea what blue light flashpan signals are! | Blue light (pyrotechnic signal)
Blue light is an archaic signal, the progenitor of modern pyrotechnic flares. Blue light consists of a loose, chemical composition burned in an open, hand-held hemispherical wooden cup, and so is more akin to the flashpan signals of the Admiral Nelson era than the modern, encased signal flares, often launched by mortar or rifle and suspended by parachute. Widely used during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for signaling by the world's military forces, and for general illumination in the civilian sector | molds. Seams between the bricks were carefully planned not to occur on the eyes of the animals or any other aesthetically unacceptable places. The bricks were sun-dried and then fired once before glazing. The clay was brownish red in this bisque-fired state.
The background glazes are mainly a vivid blue, which imitates the color of the highly-prized lapis lazuli. Gold and brown glazes are used for the animal images. The borders and rosettes are glazed in black, white, and gold. It is believed | 2,493 | wow-train |
I like to garden and enjoy cultivating plants as part of horticulture.
I love to garden as well and I have a veggie garden and a fruit orchard | Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs | of a raw vegan diet for health and personal reasons, he replaced his farm animals with plants. The three main products from a forest garden are fruit, nuts and green leafy vegetables. He created a model forest garden from a 0.12 acre (500 m²) orchard on his farm and intended naming his gardening method "ecological horticulture" or "ecocultivation". Hart later dropped these terms once he became aware that "agroforestry" and "forest gardens" were already being used to describe similar systems in other parts of | 2,494 | wow-train |
I'm definitely not a night owl. I like to get to be somewhat early.
I'm a night owl. I woke up at 2 p.m. yesterday and it's 6:38 a.m. now. I love to stay up late at night.
My brother is like that. He and I are wired very differently. He cannot get up early in the morning either.
Do you also go to bed early? If so, you could call yourself an early bird.
Yeah. I'm early to bed and early to rise. I don't know whether thats a good thing or not. Does the early bird get the worm? Or does the second mouse get the cheese? | Early bird dinner
Early bird dinner is a dinner served earlier than traditional dinner hours, particularly at a restaurant. Many establishments offer a seating prior to their main dinner seating with a reduced price menu, often more limited in selection than the standard dinner menu. Some restaurants offer specific meals or meal options which are sometimes referred to as early bird specials. The term "early bird special" was first used for a clothing sale in 1904, and then in restaurants in the 1920s.
The hours which are deemed as | "I'm an Italian girl from Long Island, my dad worked in sanitation, both of my parents drive Cadillacs, my dad wears a diamond-encrusted New York Yankees symbol around his neck. It doesn't get more guido than in my house." She said that she spent several summers at the New Jersey shore growing up, saying, "I was Snooki. I woke up and was like, 'Oh, that was a crazy night.' That's what you do."
Productions. | 2,495 | wow-train |
Hi, I'm K. Do you like to read?
I love reading. Through reading, we can acquire language and share information. What is your favorite book?
I have many. Great Expectations is one.
Great Expectations is definitely a classic! It was Charles Dickens' thirteenth novel.
What's your favorite book?
I loved Gone With the Wind but I think it may be directly related to the fact that is also my favorite movie! lol
I lived in Atlanta many years where Margaret Mitchell's house is located. Good book and movie... | been published. A collection of articles written by Mitchell for "The Atlanta Journal" was republished in book form.
Family history.
Margaret Mitchell was a Southerner and a lifelong resident and native of Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in 1900 into a wealthy and politically prominent family. Her father, Eugene Muse Mitchell, was an attorney, and her mother, Mary Isabel "May Belle" (or "Maybelle") Stephens, was a suffragist. She had two brothers, Russell Stephens Mitchell, who died | of five stars and wrote, "Now that's what I'm talking about – few things are better in art than having your expectations overturned and 'The Pool Party' pleasantly surprised me with the efficacy of its execution." Jeffrey Hyatt from ScreenCrave gave the episode a 9/10 rating and wrote, "I think 'Pool Party' is my favorite episode so far this season. The Robert California and Erin/Dwight/Andy story lines were rock solid. Previous excursions out of the office have been blah, but the | 2,496 | wow-train |
My dog is polydactyly; she has extra toes.
Wow, I've never heard of that before! How many extra toes does she have? | Polydactyl cat
A polydactyl cat is a cat with a congenital physical anomaly called polydactyly (or polydactylism, also known as hyperdactyly), which causes the cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more of its paws. Cats with this genetically inherited trait are most commonly found along the East Coast of North America (in the United States and Canada) and in South West England and Wales.
Occurrence.
Polydactyly is a congenital abnormality that can be inherited as an autosomal dominant fashion | third wife Jiang Qing reportedly had six toes on her right foot.
- Drew Carey, actor and comedian, has six toes on his right foot, according to his autobiography.
- Yoandri Hernández Garrido, nicknamed "Veinticuatro" ("twenty four" in Spanish), has six fully formed fingers on both hands and six perfect toes on each foot.
- American Chicago blues guitarist Hound Dog Taylor was born with polydactyly on both hands, although around age 41, he removed the extra finger on his right | 2,497 | wow-train |
My favorite band is Rise Against! Do you know of them?
I am not that familiar with them but I know they are from Chicago and they are a band that was formed in 1999.
Yeah! They rock. What else do you know? | Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago. The group's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Rooted in hardcore punk and melodic hardcore, Rise Against's music emphasizes melody, catchy hooks, aggressive movements, and rapid-paced tempo. Lyrically, Rise Against is known for its outspoken social commentary, covering a wide range of topics such as animal rights, economic injustice, environmental disasters, forced displacement | the weather, but writing as though they have a hidden encoded meaning, with strange references to exact dimensions of pictures and so on. The letters refer to "our grandmother" and imply that Martin is also Jewish. The letters from Munich to San Francisco get shorter and more panicky, begging Max to stop: "My God, Max, do you know what you do? ... These letters you have sent ... are not delivered, but they bring me in and ... demand I give them the code ... I beg | 2,498 | wow-train |
I think pizza is one of the best foods ever invented
The best italian dish ever is pizza so I totally agree!
I know it's controversial, but I think Hawaiian pizza is the best kind - pineapples and ham as toppings
Oh no! I don't like pineapple on pizza! Some deep fried pizza is very good, it gives it a different taste.
Wow, what's it like? | applying toppings and serving. Alternatively, the fillings may be enclosed in a pocket of dough like a calzone, which is then fried; this is known as a panzerotto. Frying allows one to prepare a pizza without a pizza oven, for example from a street food cart where an oven is impractical.
Scotland.
Deep-fried pizza is available in many chip shops in Scotland. The basis is an inexpensive fresh or frozen oven-ready pizza consisting of a thick parbaked base with toppings already applied. This is | with mozzarella cheese and onions, and the fainá: a pizza made with garbanzo bean flour with no toppings, generally served as a side dish to regular pizza.
The empanada, which in gourmet versions is baked, is usually deep-fried in this case. Empanadas can be made with beef, fish, ham & cheese, neapolitan (using the same toppings as that pizza) or vegetarian.
Sandwiches are usually served hot, like the tostado or the lomito, the latter having a great number of versions, | 2,499 | wow-train |
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