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Have you ever tried skateboarding which involves performing tricks using a skateboard
I have only tried skateboarding a handful of times and I feel each of them
I have never tried but some people consider it a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation even
I think I would use it as transportation if I was any good at it. I walk to work, so it would be nice to get there a little quicker.
in 2016 it was announced that skateboarding wouldl be represented in the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan
Wow! that's pretty cool Will it still be part of the X Games?
oh i am sure it will. The first skateboards were constructed with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom
Do you know who invented skateboarding? Like, who thought is was a great idea to attache wheels to a plank of wood? | ), which formed rudimentary handlebars. The boxes turned into planks, similar to the skateboard decks of today.
Skateboarding, as we know it, was probably born sometime in the late 1940s, or early 1950s, when surfers in California wanted something to do when the waves were flat. This was called "sidewalk surfing" – a new wave of surfing on the sidewalk as the sport of surfing became highly popular. No one knows who made the first board; it seems that several people came up with similar ideas | Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Since | 2,900 | wow-train |
My favorite food is pizza!
Pizza is so good. It's bread topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in a oven! It also comes from Italy!
Do you know from what part of Italy pizza comes from?
Yes, it was first recorded in the 10th century in the south of Italy!
Great, what is your favorite kind of pizza? | . Many companies sell ready-baked frozen pizzas to be reheated in an ordinary home oven.
The "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" (lit. True Neapolitan Pizza Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples that aims to promote traditional Neapolitan pizza. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish, and in 2017 the art of its making was included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Etymology. | mozzarella di bufala Campana, made with milk from water buffalo raised in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio. This mozzarella is protected with its own European protected designation of origin. Other traditional pizzas include "pizza alla marinara", which is topped with marinara sauce and is supposedly the most ancient tomato-topped pizza,
pizza capricciosa, which is prepared with mozzarella cheese, baked ham, mushroom, artichoke and tomato, and pizza pugliese, prepared with tomato, mozzarella and onions.
A popular variant of pizza in Italy | 2,901 | wow-train |
Hii😀! I was wondering if you liked chocolate as much as I do??
Yes, I love it in all forms!! I incorporate it in my life as much as possible. Sometimes I eat a chocolate bar as a snack, or melt it into a liquid to dip fruits in it.
Same thing here ! I love it, can't spend a week without eating some. I like to cook alot and I incorporate it in my recipes. Do you bake with it ? | The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off (also called Bake Off or GBBO) is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills, with a contestant being eliminated in each round, with the winner being selected from the contestants who reach the finals. The show's first episode was aired on 17 August 2010, with its first four series broadcast | or released by the Boys, it has always been a favorite of mine. So a few months ago, I took my new band into the studio and I think we accomplished what we set out to do, that being putting a lot of love in this song with our voices. I hope you like it as much as I liked recording it for you. Brian Wilson."
- "Written in 1974 and unreleased by The Beach Boys, this new version is by Brian Wilson in 2002 and backed by his | 2,902 | wow-train |
Do you like manicures or cosmetic beauty treatment for your fingernails and hands?
I've actually never had a manicure before. What about you? What do you like about them?
I've had my nails filed for the freed edge with some clipping. I don't got much really. I want a massage bad though haha.
Haha, me too. And the thing is I'm a male, so I'm not sure if it's considered weird for a guy to get a manicure or not?
Some manicures include painting or deisgn of nails. I'm a female so i like it!
Are there many different styles of these manicures or cosmetic beaty treatments? | Cosmetology
Cosmetology (from Greek , "kosmētikos", "beautifying"; and , "-logia") is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non permanent hair removal such as waxing and sugaring and permanent hair removal processes such as electrology and intense pulsed light (IPL).
Cosmetology specialties.
Cosmetology specialties Cosmetologist.
Cosmetologists are trained and licensed to perform cosmetic treatments to the hair, skin, and nails. This can be | : "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 | 2,903 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to London? I love the culture of the UK and would love to visit there one day.
No! I would love to go and really even see all of Europe since British culture has influenced it so much.
I agree. I would love to travel Europe, but I'd stay in London for a month or so if I ever did.
For sure. There is so much to see from theatre and music to architecture and art!
I would also love to sit down at a nice British pub and chat with the locals. I love their accents.
Totally! Eat some fish and chips and then hop over to the Victoria and Albert Museum-I think is has 4.5 million things to see!
Oh fish and chips would be yummy! One of the good foods from England. There are a lot of questionable dishes that I'd never try. | across the UK, and by the 1930s there were over 35,000, falling to about 10,000 by 2009. The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during World War I and World War II; it was one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing.
History.
The tradition in the UK of fish battered and fried in oil may have come from Jewish immigrants from Spain and Portugal. Originally, Western Sephardic Jews settling in England as early as the 16th century would have prepared fried fish | he confronts them. Herbst described: "It was terrible, those scenes! [Elizabeth] totally deserved it, so it did not make it that hard for me to play. All I had to do was listen to Jonathan, and I felt so guilty." Jackson spoke of the confrontation: "It is difficult, you know? Because I really love them as people, so to have to go there (...) As soon as the director would yell 'Cut', I'd say, 'I | 2,904 | wow-train |
Are you experienced with veganism?
I am not a vegan but I understand that it means abstaining from all animal products
I'm not a vegan either, but I was curious as to the health benefits and their dietary restrictions.
they are the stricter form of being a vegeterian. they stay away from all forms of animal products including eggs, dairy and meat
I'm not sure I could ever switch over. I love bacon. Well, all meat in general, and cheese.
yes, me too. apparently there is several types of vegans and including dietary vegans, ethical vegans, and environmental vegans
I'm aware of vegans that refuse animal products on ethics alone, I suppose I assumed all vegans ate that way for that reason. Interesting there are different types.
Also some say that a vegan diet can reduce your risk of some chronic diseases including heart disease. They say that about alot of different diets however.
Exactly! Used to be...eat eggs, then don't eat eggs, now eggs are ok again. I believe anything in moderation would be ok. But, moderation is key I suppose. | , New Zealand Ministry of Health, Harvard Medical School, and the British Dietetic Association. The German Society for Nutrition does not recommend vegan diets for children or adolescents, or during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In preliminary clinical research, vegan diets lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and ischemic heart disease. Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and phytochemicals; and lower in dietary energy, saturated fat, cholesterol | Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who | 2,905 | wow-train |
I enjoy fishing. When I was little I used to go fishing with my dad all the time. | Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. “Fishing” may include catching aquatic animals other than fish, such as molluscs, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching farmed fish, or to aquatic mammals, such as whales where the term whaling is more appropriate. In addition to being caught to be eaten, fish are caught as recreational | swallows one book after another. I see one book lying, next to her bag one day, a new one is there the next day." She played checkers. She enjoyed going on angling trips with Viktor, her father, and Gennady. "I like to read and listen to music, but mostly I enjoy a few quiet hours by the water. I love to go fishing. I spend a lot of time fishing with my father or my coach, either on a lake in a boat, or on | 2,906 | wow-train |
This is an island in in the Caribbean region of North America.
Which island are you talking about?
Oh im sorry, I am talking about Barbados
oh ok, what is the capital of Barbados ?
The capital is called Bridgetown
When was the country founded?
i'm not sure but one thing I know is that it has been Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century
Wow, what does the economy of Barbados thrive on? | that trade was outlawed in 1807, with final emancipation of slaves in Barbados occurring over a period of years from 1833.
On November 30th, 1966, Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with Elizabeth II as its queen. It has a population of 287,010 people, predominantly of African descent. Despite being classified as an Atlantic island, Barbados is considered to be a part of the Caribbean, where it is ranked as a leading tourist destination. Of the tourists, 40% come from the UK, with the | the best fighting the best!" While Fury said, "we are two men who will fight anybody, this man has been trying to make a big fight with the other chump, I think we all know who we're talking about. But listen they called, I answered, I said send the contract, they sent it and I said yes. I got my rounds in here tonight, but when I come to America one thing I can promise is I'm knocking you the fuck out boy!" Wilder | 2,907 | wow-train |
I was out hiking the other day and ran across a lizard on the trail.
Oh interesting tell me more about your hike trip. What kind of hike was it?
It was a hike in the blue ridge mountains in North Carolina near the East Coast. Such a beautiful place with the most beautiful scenery. Do you like to hike?
No i have actually never been! How long does a path have to be to be considered a hike?
Hikes range in length. Most would consider it a hike once it goes past a mile. But honestly, the location makes it more of a hike than the length of the trail. Most hikes are out in the wilderness or away from civilization.
Wow i didnt know that. Do all hikes have hills? | Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver International Airport in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern and westerns slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park with the headwaters of the Colorado River located in the park's northwestern region. The main features of the park include mountains, alpine lakes and | For a circuit hike to some of the most interesting parts of the wild area, follow Mud Pike for , and park in the hard-surfaced parking lot on the right side of the road. The trailhead sign displays a map of Quebec Run Wild Area and its trails. Begin by taking Miller Trail on the east side of the parking lot (on the left as you face the sign and gate across Quebec Road), and follow the blue blazes. After , you can tell you are hiking along a ridge | 2,908 | wow-train |
Blue is an awesome color, very versatile and tradtional
I absolutely love blue, especially dark blue shades! | 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. | to easily distinguish close shades of green, barely discernible for most people. The Himba have created a very different color scheme which divides the spectrum to dark shades ("zuzu" in Himba), very light ("vapa"), vivid blue and green ("buru") and dry colors as an adaptation to their specific way of life.
Perception of color depends heavily on the context in which the perceived object is presented. For example, a white page under blue, pink, or purple light will | 2,909 | wow-train |
I like summer camps
Me too. I used to be in those. I was in 4-H specifically. Summer camps are supervised programs for young people during the summer in some countries.
True. A summer camp or sleepaway camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries
So, summer school is a required school curriculum for students to make up their work they didn't do during the regular school year, but summer camps are not required.
That is true
In 2006, the American Camp Association said that 75% of camps created new programs.
Really? Summer camps has evolved | educational programs. There are also religiously affiliated summer camps, such as those run by Christian groups and various denominations of Judaism.
The primary purpose of many camps is educational, athletic, or cultural development. A summer camp environment may allow children to learn new skills in a safe and nurturing environment. Summer camp experience can have lasting psychological impact on the development of a child.
Girls Camps in the United States began to appear at the turn of the 20 century and many of the early camps were located in New | Summer camp
A summer camp, or sleepaway camp, is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as "campers". Summer school is usually a required academic curriculum for a student to make up work not accomplished during the academic year, whereas summer camps can include academic work, but is not a requirement for graduation.
The traditional view of a summer camp as a woody place with hiking, canoeing, and campfires is | 2,910 | wow-train |
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is a fictional show about the lives of physicians, residents, and interns.
I have never seen Grey's Anatomy. Have you seen it?
Yes. Shonda Rhimes created the pilot and writes for the series to this day.
Do you know anything else about the show? | Pompeo, first featured as an intern. The original cast consisted of nine star-billed actors: Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey. The cast has undergone major changes through the series' run, with many members leaving and being replaced by others. In its fifteenth season, the show has a large ensemble of eleven actors, including four characters from the original cast (Meredith Grey, Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement. The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians, as they develop into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships. The title is an allusion to "Gray's Anatomy", a classic human anatomy textbook first published in 1858 in London and written by Henry Gray. Shonda Rhimes | 2,911 | wow-train |
have you ever been to Japan? | Japan
Japan (; "Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", ) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.
The kanji that make up Japan's name mean 'sun origin', and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). One of the questions on the form was "Have you ever been convicted in any court of a crime for which the judge could have imprisoned you for more than one year, even if the judge actually gave you a shorter sentence?" Small answered "no" to this question.
In 2000, during a routine check of gun purchases from firearms dealers, the ATF discovered that Small, who had served a prison sentence in Japan, had | 2,912 | wow-train |
I'm thinking of moving to Baltimore. It's the largest city in Maryland. Have you ever been there?
No I have not but I hear its nice.
It really sounds nice. It was founded in 1729 and it's the second largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic.
Cool. Where else would you consider moving to?
Well Baltimore is located about 40 miles northeast of Washington DC. So maybe I might move to Washington DC instead.
I have been to D.C. I got to visit The White House.
You actually went inside? How cool! It was designed by an Irishman named James Hoban in the neoclassical style.
I did not know that, its was very pretty there. | , the Irish legislature. Construction took place between 1792 and 1800 using Aquia Creek sandstone painted white. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) added low colonnades on each wing that concealed stables and storage. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in | and the longer you leave it the harder it gets. It's been four years without doing any stage work and I don't want to leave it much longer. I'm going back for a little bit but I can't say too much else. If and when it does happen it would be nice to have the big exit, as an actor no-one wants to leave in the back of a taxi even if it means being killed off. And obviously a big stunt would be brilliant!". | 2,913 | wow-train |
High-quality tailoring is my favorite hobby. I love to make quits and tops by hand.
How did you learn how to tailor?
In the army as crazy as it sounds. When your in the field you have no one to attach objects using stitches so you learn.
And how did you go from functional sewing in the Army to quilting?
PTSD. Quilting helps me relax. I love sewing two or more layers of fabric together to form a beautiful pattern. It helps clear my mind.
I recently started knitting to help with anxiety actually. I just finished my first baby blanket. It feels great to make something. | Knitting
Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric, often used in many types of garments.
Knitting creates multiple loops of yarn, called stitches, in a line or tube. Knitting has multiple active stitches on the needle at one time. Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of intermeshing of loops. As each row progresses, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the prior row, placed on the gaining needle, and the loops from | paid $40 a song, you did your own harmonies, and you got work because you knew the song when you got there and you worked fast and cheap. And then when you go to make your album, and you've been waiting your entire life to make that first album, you think, "Oh, my gosh. This is an album and it has to be perfect." As time passes, you learn how to do a better job, just like anything."
Critical reception. | 2,914 | wow-train |
I see a lot of talk about Anime, can you share knowledge?
Anime is Japanese for Animation - it means cartoons that come from Japan
Do other countries produce it too? | Anime
The word "anime" is the Japanese term for "animation", which means all forms of animated media. Outside Japan, "anime" refers specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastical themes. The culturally abstract approach to the word's meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan. For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as a Japanese animation product. Some scholars suggest defining anime as specifically | where the viewer can see the person attend High School, which is similar to the ones in real life. They can learn a lot about the Japanese culture which enticed people to want to learn more about the culture and even possible visit Japan. With the Anime boom and how much revenue is created from this, the United States has jumped on board to create their own shows with anime style animation. You can see this in the Avatar: The Last Air-bender as well as its sequel, The Legend of Korra | 2,915 | wow-train |
One time I meet this guy and I am almost sure he was a vampire/
Vampires are some of the oldest creature of folklore
They really scare me, I dont want no one sucking my clood | Vampire
A vampire is a being from folklore that subsists by feeding on the vital force (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighborhoods they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century.
Vampiric entities have been recorded in most cultures; | Vampire Slayer". Joss Whedon wanted her to appear on the spin-off "Angel", which focused on Angel's adventures in Los Angeles. Benz said in an interview: I was shocked, really. When they sent me the script [for "Angel"] I kept asking, 'Where's Darla?' I remember calling my agent asking, 'Are you sure they want me for this episode because I can't seem to find me?' And then I get to the last page and there | 2,916 | wow-train |
Armadillos are cool. They have natural armor from many years of evolution.
They sure do, even their name, "little armored one," agrees with you. They're everywhere on Texas roads!
Armadillo | 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 | Tolypeutes
The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to open and semi-open habitats in South America.
Of the several armadillo genera, only "Tolypeutes" rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, "Tolypeutes" species frequently roll up into a ball. Other armadillo species cannot roll up because they have too many plates.
Species.
There are two recognized species:
References.
- http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/tolypeutes.html
- http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Xenarthra/Dasypodidae/Tolypeutes/index.html
External | 2,917 | wow-train |
Ive been learning how to dance better recently, I have become pretty much an expert with all the practice ive had, Are you interested in dance?
Yes. I took dance for 16 years. What kind of dance are you practicing?
I am performing learning a dance art form called Samba, It consists of finely selected movement, You must also be in tune with your dance partner. .
Oh yes! Its a latin dance. Are you going to enter into competitions? | Carnival. Considered one of the most popular Brazilian cultural expressions, the samba has become an icon of Brazilian national identity.
The Bahian Samba de Roda (dance circle), was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2005. It is the main root of the "samba carioca", the samba that is played and danced in Rio de Janeiro.
The modern samba that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century is predominantly in a 2/4 time signature varied with the conscious use of a sung chorus to | , and we would milk them every morning and afternoon. That's what I did growing up, pretty much everything to being a farmer. After that, I ended up moving to Sydney to go to school."
Using the PlayStation game eJay he became involved in the production of dance music. He said "I kept learning and started DJing and I always really enjoyed it. You always have that dream of thinking, that'd be so cool if I could do this for a living and you can never expect | 2,918 | wow-train |
Hello dear do you watch coco channel?
No i do not. Is that a show? What is it?
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman.
Cool. Did Coco make clothing for women? Dogs? Men? Who was her target audience?
Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realising her design aesthetic in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance.
How much does her handbags cost? | . Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product. She is the only fashion designer listed on "Time" magazine's . Chanel herself designed her famed interlocked-CC monogram, which has been in use since the 1920s.
Chanel's social connections encouraged a conservative personal outlook. Rumors arose about Chanel's activities during the German occupation of France during World War II, and she was criticized for being too close to the German occupiers: One of Chanel's liaisons was with a German diplomat | Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer, businesswoman, and Nazi collaborator. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realizing her design aesthetic in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance | 2,919 | wow-train |
I'm a big hockey fan! I especially like ice hockey
ice hockey is a contact sport right?
Usually, especially in the NHL where it's very fast-paced and physical!
What does NHL stand for? | central and eastern Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia and the United States. Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada. In addition, ice hockey is the most popular winter sport in Belarus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. North America's National Hockey League (NHL) is the highest level for men's ice hockey and the strongest professional ice hockey league in the world. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is the highest league in | 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, | 2,920 | wow-train |
You know what I love? Video games. Can't get enough of them.
I also love video games! What is you favorite type? I like first person shooters!
I like to try my hand at all genres, because I would get increasingly bored if I played one type all the time. Recently I've been playing Splatoon 2 and Fortnite.
I have heard about Fortnite but have yet to play. What kind of game is it? | Battle royale game
A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends the survival, exploration, and scavenging elements of a survival game with last-man-standing gameplay. Battle royale games involve a large number of players, ranging from dozens to hundreds, that start with minimal equipment who then must eliminate all other opponents while avoiding being trapped outside of a shrinking "safe area", with the winner being the last player or team alive. The name for the genre is taken from the 2000 Japanese | - Overture - Charlie Girl
- Bells Will Ring
- What Would I Get From Being Married
- I Love Him, I Love Him
- What's the Magic
- Let's Do a Deal
- My Favorite Occupation
- I Was Young
- Act II
- Party of a Lifetime
- I 'ates Money
- Charlie Girl Waltz
- Like Love
- That's It
- Fish and Chips
- You Never Know What You Can Do Until You Try It | 2,921 | wow-train |
I just started watching telenovelas lol they are pretty good
Those are serial dramas produced in latin america, right?
Yes with good looking stars and a good plot | Telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines "tele" (for "television") and "novela" (meaning "novel"). Similar genres around the world include teleserye (Philippines), téléroman (Canada, specifically Quebec), or simply dramas (Asia and the rest of the Arab World).
Commonly described using the American colloquialism Spanish soap opera, many telenovelas share some stylistic and thematic similarities to | , it's not apology, the positive side: we want to give a message to Venezuela and Latin America of what is happening right now in the neighborhood, which is not just Petare Barrio of Pakistan, but it is all of Latin America of Pakistan, because all the neighborhoods of Latin America are equal", comments El Prieto.
"In every neighborhood there are good and bad things, everyone plays basketball and football, but suddenly those people who played sports, are victims of a bad play and end up | 2,922 | wow-train |
I really like the guitar, I used to play it when I was in college, Have you tried playing the guitar? | Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting (pressing the strings against the frets) with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.
The guitar is a | started out I was the guitar player, along with the Edge—except I couldn't play guitar. I still can't. I was such a lousy guitar player that one day they broke it to me that maybe I should sing instead. I had tried before, but I had no voice at all. I remember the day I found I could sing. I said, 'Oh, that's how you do it.'" When The Edge's guitar playing improved, Bono was relegated mostly to the microphone | 2,923 | wow-train |
At one point of my life, I was a vegetarian -- no meat, poultry, seafood -- nothing!
Really what was your reason for being vegetarian?
More from (what I perceived to be) health reasons. Not so much political, environmental, cultural....have you ever tried?
I haven't. I grew up on a farm so meat was a stapple for every meal. I think I would like it too much to give it up.
I get that -- and actually follow the keto diet now. So I guess no veganism for you -- which excludes EVERYTHING, including eggs and dairy!
Yeah, I don't think I could give up cheese. I like that even more than meat! | aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A strict vegetarian diet – referred to as "vegan" – excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Avoidance of animal products may require dietary supplements to prevent deficiencies such as vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to pernicious anemia. | , there was one point today I thought I'd end in 4th like in Beijing 08, so I'm really happy. This was the one medal missing from my collection; this is the one I really wanted. I tried to keep calm and do what I do best and the crowd were amazing, as soon as I walked into the arena it was incredible. I haven't made any future plans yet, I definitely won't be in Rio but I'm happy to go home now and have a bit of | 2,924 | wow-train |
do you know who Emily Dickinson was?
Yes I do. Emily Dickinson was a very famous poet in the 19th century.
what did she write?
Emily Dickinson wrote a bunch of poetry that was very unique for her time. They often contained short lines, unconventional capitalization, and lacked titles.
interesting. so why is she so famous? | and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence.
While Dickinson was a prolific poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. The poems published then were usually edited significantly to fit conventional poetic rules. Her poems were unique to her era. They contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional | quite overheard. It is interesting that Emily Dickinson should have known Frederick's brother Edward, who taught botany at Amherst College, and also Tuckerman's son and his son's wife. There is a good deal about the Tuckermans in Emily's letters; but—though Greenfield is not far from Amherst — there is no mention of Frederick Goddard. Did Emily know that the father of her friend, almost as much a recluse as herself, was writing remarkable poetry? Had Tuckerman ever been told that Emily Dickinson wrote? Colonel | 2,925 | wow-train |
I got a scholarship to play football (soccer). Where do people like soccer the most? | Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
Association football is one of a family | Abdi Bile grew up in a society where most of people were nomadic. He finished his high school in a school located in Erigavo. Abdi Bile started running when he first heard of the Somali runner Jamac Karacin who got scholarship into the US. This was when running became his hobby. When Abdi was a kid he was very interested in football or soccer. Abdi Bile was a great runner but not the only runner in his family. There were many of his other siblings who were interested in running at that time. | 2,926 | wow-train |
I love the Beatles, how about you?
Yes, Paul McCartney and John Lennon were incredibly successful.
Which one is your favorite song?
I love all of their songs. It's hard to pick a favorite out of their rock and roll songs.
And your favorite album?
I guess if I had to pick a song, it would be "Love Me Do"
Love me Do is a fun song, how about "Yesterday"? | Monro. The song also appeared on the UK EP "Yesterday" in March 1966 and the Beatles' US album "Yesterday and Today", released in June 1966.
McCartney's vocal and acoustic guitar, together with a string quartet, essentially made for the first solo performance of the band. It remains popular today and, with more than 2,200 cover versions, is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music. "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 | dreamed about making a Christmas album. It was a blast getting to write the songs, pick the standards and record them all last summer while I was eight months pregnant. Ha! It really was so much all around. Ian Eskelin, my producer, knocked it out of the park. The arrangements are exactly what I wanted them to be, and I'm so proud of how the record turned out." Furthermore, Battistelli stated that "It's so hard to choose a favorite song from the album! Right | 2,927 | wow-train |
I just found out that vegetarianism goes way back to ancient India and Greece!
Wow, I didn't know the concept of vegetarianism dates back so far.
I heard that a big reason was the idea of nonviolence towards animals and tied to religious philosophies.
I wonder when people started doing it for health reasons.
I am not positive the actual dates, but it nearly disappeared in the 4th through 6th centuries.
What are some health benefits to being vegetarian?
I know the 2010 Affordable Care listed 10 categories of benefits, but I haven't looked at the regulation myself.
What are some common proteins vegetarians eat? | Vegetarian nutrition
Vegetarian nutrition is the set of health-related challenges and advantages of vegetarian diets.
If well-planned and fortified to balance possible deficiencies, vegetarian diets can become nutritionally adequate and can be appropriate for all stages of the human life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. When fortified, a vegetarian diet can provide adequate protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B, and calcium intake. However, in non-fortified vegetarian diets, or when not enough calories are | History of vegetarianism
The earliest records of vegetarianism as a concept and practice amongst a significant number of people are from ancient India and the ancient Greek civilizations in southern Italy and Greece. In both instances, the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called "ahimsa" in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers.
Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire in late antiquity (4th–6th centuries), vegetarianism nearly disappeared from Europe. Several orders of monks in medieval Europe restricted or | 2,928 | wow-train |
Hi, I do weightlifting, also called Olympic-style weightlifting, for a living
That sounds really interesting, Lifting weights is something I do when I'm at the gym sometimes, How much can you lift? | Olympic weightlifting
Olympic-style weightlifting, or Olympic weightlifting, often simply referred to as weightlifting, is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic program in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
The two competition lifts in order are the snatch and the clean and jerk. The snatch is a wide-grip, one-move lift. The clean and jerk is a close-grip, two-move lift. Each weightlifter receives three attempts in each, and | Hang clean (weightlifting)
The hang clean is a weightlifting exercise involving the use of a barbell to do a compound series of strength-building movements.
Background.
The hang clean is not typically a competitive lift, but is often used in preparation for certain Olympic lifts such as the clean and jerk. It uses a series of quick movements to create momentum that allows weightlifters to lift more than with traditional isolation exercises. It requires the use of a weight bar and compatible weights. Many experts view this lift | 2,929 | wow-train |
I like to run long distance. It is so relaxing. | Long-distance running
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least 3 kilometres (1.8 miles). Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength.
Among mammals, humans are well adapted for running significant distances, and particularly so among primates. The endurance running hypothesis suggests that running endurance in the genus "Homo" arose because travelling over large areas improved scavenging opportunities and allowed persistence hunting. The capacity for | This is a very nervous, endangered species that must remain unmolested during nesting as it will abandon its eggs if stressed; birdwatchers are advised to remain very, very quiet and to maintain a long distance from the nest so as not to frighten the bird.
- Snowy egret ("Egretta thula") A common visitor to streams and salt marshes in the summer. Will on rare occasions be found foraging and relaxing in parks and rivers in the estuary system like the Bronx River.
- Yellow-crowned night heron | 2,930 | wow-train |
I believe I may have an addiction to shopping. How about you?
It wouldnt surprise me if I was genuinely addicted haha!
Many would joke at the impulse being classified truly as an addiction. However, there is much truth to shopping as a disorder. It's medical term is oniomania.
Yeah I have heard about that. I presume its more common in women?
Hard to say whether or not its more common with women. I believe the uncontrollable urge to shopping and buying behavior could be equal among men and women.
Yeah makes sense. I suppose people use shopping to fill a void in their lives. | . Most people with CBD meet the criteria for a personality disorder. Compulsive shopping is classified by ICD-10 (F63.8) as an "impulse control disorder, not otherwise classified." Several authors consider compulsive shopping rather as a variety of dependence disorder.
History.
Emil Kraepelin originally described oniomania 1924, and he and Bleuler both included the syndrome in their influential early psychiatric textbooks. However, little interest was taken in CBD until the 1990s, and, even in the 21st century, compulsive shopping can be considered a barely | seen the events themselves, and thus were critical of Guibert's project. Guibert himself had said as much about 10 years earlier in a preachers manual. However he justified the book by saying if "someone objects to me that I have not seen, he can not object that I have not heard—for I truly believe that hearing is, in a way, almost as good as seeing." ("Dei gesta", preface). Guibert personally knew crusaders, had grown up with crusaders, and had talked | 2,931 | wow-train |
I just came home from work im so tired i work in a park doing reenactment of the American Civil war!
So you are an American Civil War hobbyist is it? I know a lot about it. They are called living historians.
That is me! i felt super special but realised that they do reenactments in Canada also!
Yes not only in the US and Canada but there are also reenactors doing it in Europe in countries like the UK and Germany.
But is it not about me i heard from my boss that Civil War veterans recreated battles as a way to remember their fallen comrades
Yes and they also wanted to teach people about the Civil War and what it was really about. It's a good learning process.
But we also need to be very carefull because In 1998, a re-enactor at a Battle of Gettysburg recreation borrowed a handgun that contained a "squib" and shoot another re-enactor in the neck!
I guess it can be risky if something like that happens, and since it grew in popularity during the 80's and 90's it's probably more likely something dangerous could happen.
I play a confederate artillery who fires on Union troops so we always put safety in first place! | Appomattox campaign
The Appomattox campaign was a series of American Civil War battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865 in Virginia that concluded with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to forces of the Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James and Army of the Shenandoah) under the overall command of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, marking the effective end of the war.
As the Richmond–Petersburg campaign (also known as the siege of Petersburg) ended, Lee | 2010). "I had always had a fantasy about doing a big, sweeping saga about the Civil War and Reconstruction," Chernow said. "It fascinates me that there are so many Americans who know about the Civil War battles in intimate detail, but they know nothing about Reconstruction."
Purporters of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, Chernow argues, demonized Grant. His drinking habit, which did not adversely affect his military campaigns, became a central focus of Gilded Age historians. The president was seen poorly | 2,932 | wow-train |
I love to crochet, my favorite thing to make is sweaters.
I love it too. It's annoying though, since my phone autocorrects it to crotchet, which is the musical quarter note.
Wow! Mine does that too and I never knew what a crotchet was! Tell me more about it!
Well about crochet, its the process of creating fabric with interlocking loops.
What other types of crocheted items can you make other than sweaters? | Crochet
Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one is begun | . It's a song about a man who is going to die.'
I didn't know what to say, but I knew there was trouble coming. As Elvis held my arm, I could feel his hand shaking. It made me feel as though mine was shaking, too. And that was the last time I saw him."
After Presley's death Weisman composed the symphonic tribute, "The Elvis Concerto," to honor the musical partner whom he shared so many artistic achievements that were also | 2,933 | wow-train |
Hello, do you know that Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants?
That is the only thing I know on it. I am considering starting up, do you know what season is best? Glad I ran into you
just a little after winter, n gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage,
Never would I of guessed that. Already you are giving me more help than my time wasted Gooogling
if you want to relax then consider gardening because it is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity.
You won't believe this but that is why I am starting it. I was meant to talk to you! Someone at the office told me I need to relax and my grandma actually recommended this, now I know why :) | , trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential back gardens including lawns and foundation plantings, and to container gardens grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry.
History of gardening.
History of gardening Ancient times.
Forest gardening, a forest-based food production | coffers. As such, he is sorry to disappoint me, I am not entitled to a pension. I get a handout and I have to thank nicely and shut up. In the sequence of the disgusting nonsense that came out of your mouth, you were right about one thing. There is no university in the world which could teach you what human compassion is. No, sir. You are just a lost cause. And do you know what? I do not need to get excited by you either. Who | 2,934 | wow-train |
Bavk pain is pain in any region of the back
hello, What actually causes pain ? | Back pain
Back pain is pain felt in the back. The back is divided into neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. The lumbar area is the most common area affected. Episodes of back pain may be acute, sub-acute, or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as a dull ache, shooting or piercing pain, or a burning sensation. Discomfort | Hip pain
Pain in the hip is the experience of pain in the muscles or joints in the hip/ pelvic region, a condition commonly arising from any of a number of factors. Sometimes it is closely associated with lower back pain.
Causes.
Causes of pain around the hip joint may be intra-articular, extra-articular, or referred pain from neighboring structures, such as sacroiliac joint, spine, symphysis pubis, or the inguinal canal.
Common etiologies include:
- Trochanteric bursitis, caused by | 2,935 | wow-train |
I really like league of legends, ive poured too much time into it to be honest
i do too it's my favorite game ever | League of Legends
League of Legends (abbreviated LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS. The game follows a freemium model and is supported by microtransactions, and was inspired by the "" mod, "Defense of the Ancients".
In "League of Legends", players assume the role of an unseen "summoner" that controls a "champion" with unique abilities and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions. | "Look, I'm not an Apple hater; I love my iPod Touch, and one day I may convert from being a PC guy to a Mac guy. But this company has enough buzz from tech media types who get the vapors every time Jobs dons his black mock turtleneck to introduce a new product, and it's not like they don't already have a monstrous advertising budget. Do they really need to infect our favorite shows, too?"
External links.
- "Game Changer" at ABC.com | 2,936 | wow-train |
Getting exercise from walking a dog provides many benefits.
Do you have dogs? We have three, but they are small. Walking too far with them results in carrying them back to the car.
I do. I find it amazing all the varieties from millenia of selective breeding.
It's kinda funny. My husband says that all the mixed breeds now, like the chi-weenie, used to be mutts - now they are pricey specialty dogs.
The sad thing is that in the past we would have called them mongrels or mixed-breed.
Yes, but they are much more expensive to own now. However, they are highly sought after and they are bred better as well. | thought to be less susceptible to genetic health problems associated with dog breeding (based on the theory of heterosis), and have enthusiasts and defenders who prefer them to intentionally bred dogs.
Although mongrels exhibit great variation, generations of uncontrolled breeding and environmental pressures may tend to shape them toward certain general average body types and characteristics known as landraces, some of which may be developed by people into new breeds such as the Alaskan husky.
At other times, the word "mongrel" has been applied to informally purpose- | We are in pain and we are dying!". I answered them, hoping they would listen, "Break off your pact with the Dread Army! That is what is killing you! Walk away and take your life back! I know it's all you've ever known, and walking away will leave a wound, but it will heal! When it does, do not enter into your pact with the vultures again! You don't have to be slaves to death! We've come to bring the truth | 2,937 | wow-train |
My favorite food is pizza! I love chicago deep dish restaurants and chains. How about you?
pizza might be the best food ever
Arguably the most famous Chicago style is definitely one of the most notable! Do you have a favorite?
yeah, but i love me some stuffed crust | Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise which was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. The company is known for its Italian-American cuisine menu, including pizza and pasta, as well as side dishes and desserts. Pizza Hut has 18,431 restaurants worldwide as of December 31, 2018, making it the world's largest pizza chain in terms of locations. It is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world's largest restaurant companies. | Parmesan cheese is added for extra flavor. It is typical that when ordered for carry-out or delivery, the pizza is uncut, as this prevents moisture from the sauce and toppings from soaking into the crust, causing the pie to become soggy.
Some Chicago deep-dish pizza restaurants ship their pizzas, partially baked and frozen, within the continental United States.
Stuffed pizza.
By the mid-1970s, two Chicago chains, Nancy's Pizza, founded by Rocco Palese, and Giordano's Pizzeria, operated by | 2,938 | wow-train |
hi lets talk about blindness also known as vision impairment or vision loss
I think it would be really hard to be blind. What are some of the things that blind people struggle with?
well like people with bad eye sight blind people have trouble with normal daily activities such as driving, reading,
That is tough. I was watching the TV the other day and a commercial came on about Non 24 disorder. Do you know anything about that.
no I don't have it on non 24
That's alright, what are some things people with blindness do that helps them get around? Do they train dogs to help them? | Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Guiding Eyes for the Blind is one of eleven accredited schools in the U.S. for training guide dogs — dogs trained to lead the blind and visually impaired. It houses a headquarters, training center and veterinary clinic in Yorktown Heights, New York, and it also operates a canine development center in Patterson, New York and a training site in White Plains, New York.
The school offers a program designed for blind and visually impaired students with additional developmental or physical challenges, such as deafness or | occurs: people whose vision is lost or impaired at birth are more likely to develop esotropia, whereas people with acquired vision loss or impairment mostly develop exotropia. In the extreme, complete blindness in one eye generally leads to the blind eye reverting to an anatomical position of rest.
Although many possible causes of strabismus are known, among them severe and/or traumatic injuries to the afflicted eye, in many cases no specific cause can be identified. This last is typically the case when strabismus is present since early childhood.
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I sure love cheese. It is a food derived from milk and is produced in many flavors and textures.
What's your favorite type of cheese?
The textures and flavor depend on the origin of the milk and the butterfat content. I personally like gouda the most.
What gives cheese it's yellow color? | temperature.
Over a thousand types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depend on the origin of the milk (including the animal's diet), whether they have been pasteurized, the butterfat content, the bacteria and mold, the processing, and aging. Herbs, spices, or wood smoke may be used as flavoring agents. The yellow to red color of many cheeses, such as Red Leicester, is produced by adding annatto. Other ingredients may be added to some cheeses, | List of cheeses
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Types of cheese are included; brand names are only included if they apply to a distinct variety of cheese. Cheese is a milk-based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms. Hundreds of types of cheese from various countries are produced. Their styles, textures and flavors depend on the origin of the milk (including the animal's diet), whether they have been pasteurized, the butterfat content, the | 2,940 | wow-train |
I have alot of kids! I have a 3 year old, 11 month old twins and im about to have another set of twins. Im 23 weeks pregnant with identical girls this time. | Parenting
Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biological relationship.
The most common caretaker in parenting is the father or mother, or both, biological parent(s) of the child in question, although a surrogate may be an older sibling, a grandparent, a legal guardian, aunt, uncle or other family member, or a family | , of the filming Hall states: "The anorexia scenes with Hannah were so sad. We were crying for hours at a time and the tears were real. I think moreso for me because I have a daughter who is the same age."
In 2011 Suzanne returns and her storyline sees her pregnant with twins. Speaking Suzanne's return Ashley Taylor Dawson who plays Suzanne's old lover Darren Osborne stated: "she says, 'It's twins and they're yours'. At first, he doesn't believe | 2,941 | wow-train |
I adore Jess Greenberg! Her songs are awesome!
I do too! I've loved her since she started performing in her childhood.
How old is she? She looks quite young! | so excited." She later explained the effect of seeing the 2003 Jack Black movie "School of Rock" had on her musical interests, "I remember that changing my view of music completely. I started listening to AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers … and I realized how much I loved rock music." Greenberg also cites Jimi Hendrix as "one of my biggest inspirations".
Greenberg began posting cover recordings of songs on YouTube in 2010 at age 15. In December 2012 | with the help of siblings and friends, that she learned how to sing, read notation and play musical instruments. She also credited her pastor with encouraging her love of music, and said that she had been performing "ever since I was little and me and my sister Tina went to Sunday school. We had a wonderful pastor in Östra Ljungby. I've got really bright, lovely memories of that place, even when my big sister died. I loved all the songs. It was such a source of freedom for | 2,942 | wow-train |
Love Space Center Houston! Astronauts!
Yes it is huge! It is 250,000 square feet so that is a lot of Space Center!
So, what are they doing there these days?
There is always something different going on, they have traveling exhibits so you can check out new things in addition to the 400 space artifacts.
Are they training and preparing for a Mars mission | Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston is a leading science and space learning center, the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum. The organization is owned and operated by the nonprofit Manned Spaceflight Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Johnson Space Center is the home of Mission Control and astronaut training.
The center opened in 1992 and hosts more than 1 million visitors annually in its 250,000-square-foot educational complex. It is one of the top destinations in Houston holding the TripAdvisor | group The Mars Volta and R&B singer Brandy. Of Brandy, Frusciante says "she's doing something different, she's doing so many vocals that there is never a space. Whenever one voice stops, another one does something in its place. There's very little space, and there are so many vocal parts that are breathy, you don't know what you're listening to. There is so much going on, you can't hear her voice with your conscience, you have to hear it with your subconscience. | 2,943 | wow-train |
Hi! I am a native of Portland, Maine! I absolutely love it here and the weather and cost of living is GREAT!
I used to live in the greater Portland area. i was one of half a million people that lived there.
That is indeed a very large population! The culture here is very vast as well. | is known for its 19th-century architecture and nightlife. Marine industry still plays an important role in the city's economy, with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the largest tonnage seaport in New England.
The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, which is a reference to the recoveries from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland, Dorset. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. Portland | Wandering Recollections of a Somewhat Busy Life", he writes, “'Verily, verily,' said I, 'if they take that position, here I will stay, till I am both rooted and grounded–grounded in the graveyard, if nowhere else.'” Indeed, he spent the rest of his life in Portland, re-establishing his law practice and a short-lived literary periodical called "The Yankee". He guided many an author or artist through critique and encouragement, among them Edgar Allan | 2,944 | wow-train |
I just started getting into gardening lately. Do you garden? | 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 | 5 at Charing Cross station, but treasured it as her husband's creation. "I walked down the Spring Garden and all your little flowers tore and bit at my heart. I do love you so, Hadji. It is quite simple: I do love you so. Just that." The limes are pleached and the dominant plant is "Euphorbia polychroma" 'Major'. Nicolson kept meticulous gardening records of his efforts in the Lime Walk from 1947 to the late 1950s and, providing consolation after the end of | 2,945 | wow-train |
Archaeology is super interesting to me
I am interested in Archaelogy
yea can you tell me about it?
It is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture
oh yea? what else?
the archaelogical record consist of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes
oh wow thats so cool | Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. In North America archaeology is a sub-field of anthropology, while in Europe it is often viewed as either a discipline in its own right or a sub-field of other disciplines.
Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development | can be observed on the ground, as opposed to what can be observed by compiling many local observations remain fundamental in any kind of anthropology, whether cultural, biological, linguistic or archaeological.
Fields Archaeology.
Archaeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to | 2,946 | wow-train |
I tried snow skiing to no avail. I'm thinking snowboarding might be easier, though. | Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.
The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s, became a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and eventually was featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. Its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has | finds the powder, steeps, rocks and trees. Back country sleds, with the binding system and padding, may also be used for freestyle moves such as spins and flips off jumps and rail slides. Though similarities exist between back country sledding and alpine skiing/snowboarding, important differences separate the disciplines. From a technical perspective, the lack of a metal edge and the lower center of gravity make it more difficult to control a back country sled on icy or packed snow surfaces. From an access perspective, alpine resorts do | 2,947 | wow-train |
I love onions so much. | Onion
The onion ("Allium cepa" L., from Latin "cepa" "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus "Allium". Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion ("Allium fistulosum"), the tree onion ( | Know Things
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When I was 12 my parents made me get braces to fix my teeth
You had probably a structural problem with your teeth, or maybe it was only cosmetic
I had a few gaps between a couple of teeth, but they look better now
Those are called malocclusions, braces can also correct over bites, open bites, and other various problems
oh thats interesting, did you ever have braces?
Yes I had an under bite problem and a few malocclusions, but those were not serious problems
I remember one time I had a problem with one of the wires breaking and the sharp metal wire cut the inside of my mouth | ancient times. Around 400-300 BC, Hippocrates and Aristotle contemplated ways to straighten teeth and fix various dental conditions. Archaeologists have discovered numerous mummified ancient individuals with what appear to be metal bands wrapped around their teeth. Catgut, a type of cord made from the natural fibers of an animal's intestines, performed a similar role to today’s orthodontic wire in closing gaps in the teeth and mouth.
The Etruscans buried their dead with dental appliances in place to maintain space and prevent collapse of the teeth during the afterlife | Dental braces
Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health. Braces also fix gaps. They are often used to correct underbites, as well as malocclusions, overbites, open bites, deep bites, cross bites, crooked teeth, and various other flaws of the teeth and jaw. Braces can be either cosmetic or structural. Dental braces are | 2,949 | wow-train |
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a national parkway
Where is it cited?
Its an all American road in the United States
What do you mean by All America road? | 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 | "Blue Highway", a song by George Thorogood from his 1982 album "Bad to the Bone"
- "Blue Highways", a book by William Least Heat-Moon
- Blue Ridge Parkway, sometimes called the Blue Highway, a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States | 2,950 | wow-train |
I own 2 dogs
I can't believe that the dog was the first animal to be domesticated?
I believe that they were much large than today's domesticated canines
It is crazy to think that they found a dog buried next to a human 14,700.
One of the best guard dogs are the Belgian Malinois. Are you a bot?
I like Belgian Malinois dogs. However, there ancestor species are extinct.
Dogs, like many other animals, cannot sweat. It is important to keep them cool and to not let them over-heat. | Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different. A thermoconforming organism, by contrast, simply adopts the surrounding temperature as its own body temperature, thus avoiding the need for internal thermoregulation. The internal thermoregulation process is one aspect of homeostasis: a state of dynamic stability in an organism's internal conditions, maintained far from thermal equilibrium with its environment (the study of such processes in zoology has been called physiological ecology). If the | a dog, however these have been challenged as being left by a wolf. Paleolithic dogs were directly associated with human hunting camps in Europe over 30,000 (YBP) and it is proposed that they were domesticated. They are also proposed to be either a proto-dog and the ancestor of the domestic dog or a type of wolf unknown to science.
Fossil record "Canis lupus familiaris" (domestic dog).
In 2002, a study was undertaken into the fossil skulls of two large canids that had been found buried within | 2,951 | wow-train |
The dog was actually the first species that was domesticated. That's a good thing because they are such great companions!
They are great companions I have 2 myself I love them.
Yes, me too. Since they have been domesticated for so long, they have adapted many human behaviors, such as a diet with much starch, which other canid species couldn't eat.
It is so crazy how they can be trained to listen and do things they are smart animals like the K9 dogs are so smart.
It is. From hunting, herding, assisting police, protection and companionship, they are wonderful buddies for us!
I forgot about the hunting part they are defiantly great in that aspect as well they are great friends to have especially ones that grow up with the family. | , aiding disabled people and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend".
Terminology.
- The term "dog" typically is applied both to the species (or subspecies) as a whole, and any adult male member of the same.
- An adult female is a "bitch".
- An adult male capable of reproduction is a "stud".
- An adult female capable of reproduction is a "brood bitch", | scale agriculture mean that many species exist which are extinct on the gliksin version of Earth. These include not only birds such as the passenger pigeon, but also megafauna such as the woolly mammoth. Also, forests are much more extensive because there was no need to cut them down on a large scale. Barasts have domesticated wolves as companions, but have not bred them into the many varieties of the domestic dog. A gliksin may become fearful upon seeing a barast dog, thinking it a wild wolf. A barast, seeing | 2,952 | wow-train |
Hi have you ever been under depression
Clinical or severe? No, but im quite often slightly depressed and unhappy with my life, trying to change that tho.
its a bad feeling i was once depressed when i lost my job and could not pay my bills
Wow I can imagine how that feels, Ive been struggling to buy food recently but this has helped me make money so im grateful | major depressive disorder or dysthymia; it is a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one; and it is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments.
Factors.
Factors Life events.
Adversity in childhood, such as bereavement, neglect, mental abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and unequal parental treatment of siblings can contribute to depression in adulthood. Childhood physical or sexual abuse in particular significantly correlates with the likelihood of experiencing | , like, if you're really God you'll show me such-and-such'. I was going through this whole thing where I questioned whether God was real or not. I really needed God to be real because I was feeling so depressed and so unhappy, I felt like if there isn't a God [then] I have no reason to live. It was just a bad time in my life and God really showed up and met me where I was."
In December 2010, Smith | 2,953 | wow-train |
What are the origins of pizza?
Its history began when various cultures produced flatbreads with toppings.
When was it brought over to the United States? | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | History of pizza
The history of pizza begins in antiquity, when various ancient cultures produced basic flatbreads with several toppings.
A precursor of pizza was probably the focaccia, a flat bread known to the Romans as , to which toppings were then added. Modern pizza developed in Naples when tomato was added to the focaccia in the late 18th century.
The word "pizza" was first documented in 997 A.D. in Gaeta and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Pizza was mainly eaten in Italy and | 2,954 | wow-train |
I would love to visit a desert sometime.
Good evening, I would love that too. I have never been before, have you?
I haven't been but I am fascinated by a place that doesn't get much water and would be a hostile environment to get plants to grow.
I agree, the lack of vegetation and lack of rain is interesting to me.
Plants and animals living in the desert need special adaptations to survive in the harsh environments.
The wind-blown sand grains striking them, must be something they get used too and are prepared for.
I don't know if I would have survived one of the trade routes long ago that required going through the desert to reach my destination.
Especially in the rare chance it did rain, if you were near any hot rocks it would shatter them and blow the particles all over the desert.
Did you know deserts can be cold? Antarctica is considered a cold desert | the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location.
Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor are further eroded by the wind. This picks up particles of sand and dust and wafts them | , “I just love this country so much and I would never have been able to be where I am if I wasn't in America so we decided to come up with this track. I just want people to know that I love my country, this is home. Even though I wasn't born here, I'm so proud to be here” She also stated, “People have kind of forgotten that working hard is huge, and that's what you need to do to get where you want. You | 2,955 | wow-train |
I have a small dog named "Droopy". He's a beagle which is a smaller hound that looks a little like a foxhound.
I have my own dog, a MaltiPoo, her name is Bella, she is adorable
Oh yes, a Maltipoo, a cross between a Maltese and a toy poodle. How adorable!
She really is, I never heard of the breed until we got one, but I sure am glad I got one! | Beagle
The beagle is a breed of small hound that is similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle is a scent hound, developed primarily for hunting hare (beagling). With a great sense of smell and superior tracking instinct, the beagle is employed as detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent but single-minded. It is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and lack of inherited health problems.
The modern breed | Maltipoo
The Maltipoo is a cross-breed/hybrid dog obtained by breeding a Maltese and a toy or Miniature Poodle. A Maltipoo is one that was bred from a Maltese and a Poodle. This dog is a combination of two recognized breeds that itself is not recognized by kennel clubs such as the AKC or the KC.
Appearance.
The Maltipoo commonly weighs between 2 and 20 pounds, stands between 4 and 14 inches high at the shoulder, and usually live anywhere from 12 to 15 years. They are | 2,956 | wow-train |
I love German Shepherds! They are a large-sized breed of working dog which originated in Germany!
how big do they get ?
Well, German Shepherds are supposed to be longer than tall and their ideal proportion is 10 to 8/5.
oh wow, how long do they typically live ? | to 1899. As part of the Herding Group, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep. Since that time however, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability, and obedience, German Shepherds around the world are often the preferred breed for many types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police and military roles, and acting. The German Shepherd is the second-most registered breed by the American Kennel Club and seventh-most registered breed by The Kennel Club in the United | Kingdom.
Description.
German Shepherds are medium to large-sized dogs. The breed standard height at the withers is for males, and for females. German Shepherds are longer than tall, with an ideal proportion of 10 to 8 1/2. The AKC official breed standard does not set a standard weight range. They have a domed forehead, a long square-cut muzzle with strong jaws and a black nose. The eyes are medium-sized and brown. The ears are large and stand erect, open at | 2,957 | wow-train |
Vegetarianism has been around since ancient India and Greece. I have several friends who are vegetarians and say they love it.
Are there health benefits to it? | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | religion or faith:
- Hindu communities consider beef taboo since it is believed that Hindu scriptures condemn cow slaughter. Cow slaughter has been banned in many states of India.
- Vaishnavism followers generally are strict lacto-vegetarians due to an emphasis on Ahimsa. They also do not consume garlic and onions because they are advised against it in the Bhagavad Gita.
- Jains follow a strict form of lacto-vegetarianism, known as Jain vegetarianism, which in addition to being completely lacto-vegetarian, also excludes all root | 2,958 | wow-train |
My favorite year of school was 12th grade. I loved being a high school senior. It was like one big party all year.
Haha, yeah I completely agree. I remember my 12th and final year of secondary school living in North America. We used to play all kinds of pranks on the new kids in school.
My PE teacher didn't even require us to go to class. It was like we got respect for making it to the end.
Nice. In some areas the call grade 12 the class of year 13 for some reason. We used to leave music class and get desert cakes for our pregnant teacher!
Hah, that is hilarious. I really enjoyed Prom in senior year as well. The after-party was epic.
Me too. Whether some countries call it the thirteenth grade or the 12th grade, most people finish with an epic party.
I can't wait until my high school has a reunion. I want to catch up with my old class. | referred to as Year 12. In New South Wales, students are usually 16 or 17 years old when they enter Year 12 and 17–18 years during graduation (end of year). A majority of students in Year 12 work toward getting an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) or OP (Overall Position, which applies only to students in the state of Queensland), which will allow them access to courses at university. In Western Australia, this is achieved by completing the WACE; in South Australia, this is achieved | Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade, senior year, or grade 12 is the final year of secondary school in most of North America. In other regions it is also equivalently referred to as class 12 or Year 13. In most countries students then graduate at either ages 18 or 19. Some countries have a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all. Twelfth grade is typically the last year of high school; graduation year.
Australia.
In Australia, the twelfth grade is | 2,959 | wow-train |
Nothing smells better in the morning then Roasted Coffee Beans. Do you enjoy coffee?
I do, but i was wondering where they originated. Coffee makes me jittery. | Coffee
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain "Coffea" species. The genus "Coffea" is native to tropical Africa (specifically having its origin in Ethiopia and Sudan) and Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Coffee plants are now cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Africa. The two most commonly grown are "C. arabica" and "C. | there, leaving it smelling a whole lot better than when I walked in, and then I would take out my French press on the counter, ask for hot water for 35 cents and make my French press at the Howard Johnson’s counter. And within minutes I would always had several people around me wondering what that was, and this is before I even had any clue that I would get into a coffee business. "
When they arrived they were disappointed with the appalling quality of the local coffee. By the | 2,960 | wow-train |
Hi, do you by any chance like to draw?
I will doodle a bit, making temporary drawings on the whiteboard in my office, but I'm not a very good artist. What about you?
Same thing here, i like to draw to take my mind off things, but i couldn't do a portrait or something like that
When you were a kid did you ever play with that drawing toy Magna Doodle?
I might, it sounds familiar, how does it work? | Magna Doodle
Magna Doodle is a magnetic drawing toy, consisting of a drawing board, a magnetic stylus, and a few magnet shapes. Invented in 1974, over forty million units have been sold to date worldwide, under several brands, product names and variations.
The key element of the toy is the magnetophoretic display panel, filled with a thick, opaque white liquid containing tiny dark magnetic particles. These particles can be drawn to the drawing surface by a magnet-tipped stylus or optionally-provided shapes, or | all. I have nothing against him, really. But I told you before, he is just acting weird and he refused any kind of contact, but I'm not mad at Wanderlei, I don't hate him. I respect him as a fighter, and I would like to see him if he's still here.
I'm very happy, this is the day of my life, and I'm only sorry for one thing - that my father couldn't live long enough to see my success. He | 2,961 | wow-train |
I've been growing my own food lately and I gotta say, carrots rule. They can take like 4 months to grow but it's so worth it.
I loved carrots! They are really good for you, too. | Carrot
The carrot ("Daucus carota" subsp. "sativus") is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist. Carrots are a domesticated form of the wild carrot, "Daucus carota", native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its leaves and seeds. The most commonly eaten part of the plant is the taproot, although the stems and leaves are eaten as well. The | : "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 | 2,962 | wow-train |
I love fishing. Consider myself a proper fisherman living in Florida.
Oh really? I live in SD but loved going deep sea fishing in Florida last year.
San Diego I am Jealous now! What type of rod you use for deep sea fishing?
I use a rod geared toward fighters, like swordfish and shark. I have to strap in to use it! | History of fishing
Fishing is the practice of catching fish. It is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 40,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.
The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic | , or situations where rod responsiveness is critical. Ultra-Heavy rods are used in deep sea fishing, surf fishing, or for heavy fish by weight. While manufacturers use various designations for a rod's power, there is no fixed standard, hence application of a particular power tag by a manufacturer is somewhat subjective. Any fish can theoretically be caught with any rod, of course, but catching panfish on a heavy rod offers no sport whatsoever, and successfully landing a large fish on an ultralight rod requires supreme rod handling | 2,963 | wow-train |
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Hey, I have a pet horse. It is once of two horse sub species of "Equus ferus". Have you ever ridden one?
i have ridden two times on it
Fun! Did you notice that they are an odd-toed ungulate mammal? Their feet are different than other animals.
yes that foot is different from the other mammals, what's ur opinion about the Arabic horses
They are very nice animals. Over the past 45 to 55 million years they've evolved to the way they are today.
is this best horses in the world | Horse
The horse ("Equus ferus caballus") is one of two extant subspecies of "Equus ferus". It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, "Eohippus", into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies " | supporting toes became fused together, thus producing the appearance of a cloven hoof.
The mammal with a cloven hoof is an even-toed ungulate of order Artiodactyla as opposed to the odd-toed ungulates of Perissidactyla, like the horse, which have one toe, or the rhinoceros, which has three toes. The five-toed ancestors of the earliest Eocene had already developed feet that suggest odd-toed and even-toed descendants to the modern viewer. Even Phenacodus, the most generalized of the early mammals, has | 2,964 | wow-train |
Do you want any tips to have a looking skin ? The best is to avoid the sun.
How do you avoid the sun if you have to go outside? I guess live in alaska?
You could use a sunscreen daily, and with other creams you could avoid conditions like dermatitis
What kind of sunscreen would you suggest? | Sunscreen
Sunscreen, also known as sunblock, is a lotion, spray, gel, foam (such as an expanded foam lotion or whipped lotion), stick or other topical product that absorbs or reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation and thus helps protect against sunburn. Diligent use of sunscreen can also slow or temporarily prevent the development of wrinkles, moles and sagging skin.
Depending on the mode of action, sunscreens can be classified into physical sunscreens (i.e., those that reflect the sunlight) | lend support to, and help and nourish and encourage someone else. So it's like your experiences live on in someone else. If you can find some young actor and you can say, 'Listen, don't do this and don't do that and avoid this and that,' and share your experiences, and he does succeed, you can say, 'You know what, I kind of contributed to that.' As an actor did you have to learn you can't always be No.1 the hard way | 2,965 | wow-train |
I think Adam Levine is a beautiful man with a wonderful voice. Though, I'll admit, I prefer his 90-00's songs to his more recent ones.
I agree with you, old Maroon 5 was where the real pop goodness was had
Absolutely. I used to mimic his voice in order to learn how to carry tunes better. What's your favourite song by him> | Adam Levine
Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the lead singer for the pop rock band Maroon 5. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Levine began his musical career in 1994, when he co-founded the band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band split up after their only album, "The Fourth World" (released in 1997), which did not gain popularity. | give people a glimpse of where you come from, and how beautiful Ireland actually is. And then we've got the more modern Irish songs with 'You Raise Me Up' and 'The Voice,' and then you've got the reliable and the beautiful 'Danny Boy,' which I think people really expect to hear from you. So it was definitely in the heading of the album, called 'An Irish Journey.' I think this really does reflect what it is."
David Downes also gave | 2,966 | wow-train |
Ghosts really freak me out! Do you believe in ghosts?
Why not? Ghosts are known as an apparition, phantom, shade, specter, spirit. They are thought to be the soul of a dead person or animal.
Have people throughout history always wonder if ghosts were real?
I am sure they have considered it. The attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy.
Necromancy is a creepy sounding word! Is there any evidence to the validity of ghosts or spirits?
Depends who you ask. Necromancy is the practice of magic to communicate with the deceased, either by summoning their spirit or raising them bodily.
That sounds like voodoo! Are there many haunted places around the world? | believed to haunt particular locations, objects, or people they were associated with in life. According to a 2009 study by the Pew Research Center, 18% of Americans say they have seen a ghost.
The overwhelming consensus of science is that ghosts do not exist. Their existence is impossible to falsify, and ghost hunting has been classified as pseudoscience. Despite centuries of investigation, there is no scientific evidence that any location is inhabited by spirits of the dead. Research has indicated that ghost sightings may be related to degenerative | 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 | 2,967 | wow-train |
I drive a Ford due to being from Michigan.
Do they still make a lot of cars there?
They have been making Fords since 1903.
That is a long time. What was the name of their first car I wonder
I am not sure but they also own the Lincoln brand.
I am not familiar with them. How long have they been around?
I am not sure but Ford also owns 8 percent of Aston Martin.
Those are expensive cars I bet | Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc is a British independent manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film "Goldfinger". Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to | am alive and that encourages me to continue, because I see that my work is valued. It is a great thing for me and I thank them all for this recognition. I never imagined this could happen. But I am sure that what they told me is true, because I know what I am worth and what I do with the guitar, because it took me a long time and it is unique. So far I have not found someone who plays guitar like I do and keep that in mind. I | 2,968 | wow-train |
I have never pickled anything at home before, but I love pickles! | Pickling
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the lifespan of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. In East Asia, vinaigrette (vegetable oil and vinegar) is also used as a pickling medium. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture, taste and flavor. The resulting food is called a "pickle", or, to prevent ambiguity, prefaced with "pickled". Foods that are pickled include vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy and eggs.
A distinguishing | In a 1994 interview for Australian Broadcasting Corporation television "Harry Seidler: A Life" Seidler said of his home "I don't think I want to live anywhere else, ever, marvellous house. We love our environment and we've never changed anything, it is as exactly as it was. The only thing that might have changed is some of the artworks...But the house itself, I think will long outlast us."
Harry Seidler resided at this house until his death at tha age of 82, at | 2,969 | wow-train |
I love coffee! Are you a coffee drinker?
I am not, but my whole family loves coffee, I just never liked the taste and it didnt give me any energy anyways
I prepare my coffee by putting coffee beans into a grinder and then brewing it. It tastes best when using fresh ground beans.
I bet it does, I woud definitely make it that way instead of buying it from a store
I also like it freshly brewed. My mom will drink it after it sets all day but I think that's gross.
That sure sounds gross to me, I am not sure I could drink it that way | Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the "Camellia sinensis", an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
Tea originated in Southwest China | there, leaving it smelling a whole lot better than when I walked in, and then I would take out my French press on the counter, ask for hot water for 35 cents and make my French press at the Howard Johnson’s counter. And within minutes I would always had several people around me wondering what that was, and this is before I even had any clue that I would get into a coffee business. "
When they arrived they were disappointed with the appalling quality of the local coffee. By the | 2,970 | wow-train |
female intimate characteristics are substituted for male ones, or vice versa.
What's the substitution process all about?
Its as a result of sequential hermaphroditism observed in some species.
What's hermaphroditism?
It can change from a male to female (protandry), or from female to male (protogyny) or from female to hermaphrodite
Any genetically related?
used for the medical procedures applied to intersex people.
You mean a specie can have both a male and females organs of reproduction? | Fish reproduction
Fish reproductive organs include testes and ovaries. In most species, gonads are paired organs of similar size, which can be partially or totally fused. There may also be a range of secondary organs that increase reproductive fitness. The genital papilla is a small, fleshy tube behind the anus in some fishes, from which the sperm or eggs are released; the sex of a fish often can be determined by the shape of its papilla.
Anatomy.
Anatomy Testes.
Most male fish have two testes of | Sex change
Sex change is a process by which a person or animal changes sex – that is, by which female sexual characteristics are substituted for male ones or vice versa. Sex change may occur naturally, as in the case of the sequential hermaphroditism observed in some species. Most commonly, however, the term is used for sex reassignment therapy, including sex reassignment surgery, carried out on humans. It is also sometimes used for the medical procedures applied to intersex people. The term may also be applied to the broader | 2,971 | wow-train |
I dont really like meat,am a vegetarian
yes buddy, you are definitely abstaining from the consumption of meat
Meat upsets my system
I understand how you feel, Vegetarianism also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter
Ok,its true
Alot of people refuse to eat meat out of respect for sentient life.
To me,i prefer vegetables because it gives blood
I think your being a vegetarian is spurred by ethical motivations that have been codified under various religious beliefs
No,not really | aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A strict vegetarian diet – referred to as "vegan" – excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Avoidance of animal products may require dietary supplements to prevent deficiencies such as vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to pernicious anemia. | Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food.
Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, | 2,972 | wow-train |
Hello! So, do you have any experience with stepfathers?
I don't have a stepfather, but they do occur often in literature, especially fairy tales.
Oh that's true, I can't think of one right now... what fairy tale has one? | plot usually featuring a cruel father) and "The Little Bull-Calf". One type of such tale features a defeated villain who insists on marrying the hero's mother and makes her help him trick the hero and so defeat him. Such tales include "The Prince and the Princess in the Forest" and "The Blue Belt", although the tales of this type can also feature a different female relation, such as the stepsister in "The Three Princes and their Beasts".
In fiction, evil stepfathers | these people will live next to each other in the future, but first you have to stop the crimes. The international community has an obligation to do so, under the Genocide Convention and the United Nations Charter. They have an obligation to use force to stop aggression, and to stop genocide. In any armed conflict there will be civilian casualties. Unfortunately, that's something that can't be avoided. But I don't think that this fact should prevent the international community from doing what they are obliged to do under | 2,973 | wow-train |
My husband just bought me a new iPhone 8 plus by Apple for my birthday in May.
Oh that is cool, do you like it? I'm an Android guy myself. | IPhone
iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. All generations of the iPhone use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software. The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since.
The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and can connect to cellular networks. An iPhone can take photos, play music, send and receive | 3. Beautiful Moons Ago
4. I'm Your Guy
5. Come On-A My House
6. Beautiful Maria Of My Soul
7. I Only Want Some
8. I'm Alright Now
9. Just A Skosh
10. Why Do People Fall In Love
11. Hearts Like Mine Are Broken Every Day
12. Better Run Before It's Spring
13. Give Me Your Heart
14. Look At Us
15. Oh How My Heart Beats For You | 2,974 | wow-train |
I work in a hospital. It is busy but I really enjoy it. What do you work as? | Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, | : the brain. “I have always treated my job as an art and passion, and that’s why I love coming to work every day,” said Dr. Cohen. “If you really enjoy what you do, then you really want to put everything you have into it and you will always want to excel in every possible way but it has to be a passion.” In addition to a desire to heal, he feels driven to perfect new and unusual brain surgeries to ensure
the least possible harm and | 2,975 | wow-train |
Farming is my life. I grow food.
That's awesome!! What kind of food do you grow? | Farmer
A farmer (also called an agriculturer) is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer might own the farmed land or might work as a laborer on land owned by others, but in advanced economies, a farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees of the farm are known as farm workers, or farmhands. However, in | of natural farming as:
1. Do not plow the fields
2. Weeds and insects are not your enemies
3. There is no need to add fertilizers
4. Adjust the foods you grow based on your local climate and conditions
With these values in place, he argues, you can grow food in most places in the world without need for imported resources including fertilizers.
His own first attempts were not successful until, he says, he understood that the aim was to cultivate land as in | 2,976 | wow-train |
Pepsi is one of the leading softdrink brands and really popular in the north.
Pepsi's original recipe included sugar and vanilla. Pepsi is so tasty!
I love their rival Coca-Cola,did you know Pepsi was originally called Brad's Drink?
Yes! It was created in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, and renamed in 1898.
Bradham was a phrmacist and he sold it at his soda fountain. | Greek word for "digestion" (πέψη, pronounced the same as Pepsi), which the drink was purported to aid, and "cola" after the kola nut. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore to a rented warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons of syrup. The next year, Pepsi was sold in six | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | 2,977 | wow-train |
I have a milk shake from Steak and Shake, it's made with cookie butter ice ceam!
That sound so delicious! | Cookie butter
Cookie butter (Dutch: "Speculoospasta", Danish: "Trøffel-masse") is a food paste made primarily from speculoos cookie crumbs (known as Biscoff in the USA), fat (such as vegetable oil, condensed milk or butter), flour, and sugar. The ingredients are mixed until it becomes spreadable on a sandwich. In countries like Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, it is a common alternative to nut butter and chocolate spreads. The most common brand name is Lotus Bakeries | " and praises it for its large menu and vegan interpretations of numerous dishes.
The Saturn Cafe uses Fakin' Bacon made from soy, and both its milkshakes and its nachos can be ordered vegan. Colleen Hubbard of "Chowhound" opines that its vegan milkshake is the standard of comparison for all such milkshakes. Its non-vegan shake is made from McConnell's ice cream, and can be topped with berries, chocolate cookie crumbs, and organic peanut butter; "The Daily Meal" named it the 11th best milkshake | 2,978 | wow-train |
DO you know anyone who has a developmental disorder? I know it has several ways of being used, It must be very difficult
I do know someone with that, actually a few.. I work with people with disabilities. Mainly adults.
That must be tough, developmental disorders are usually present in early life, it must be hard to work with adults
It can be, I work with cerebral palsy cases
That must be very difficult as symptoms vary with different people. I cant imagine how tough that would be
It is not tough, it is rewarding, | , these two latter conditions are not as stable as the other developmental disorders, and there is not the same evidence of a shared genetic liability.
Developmental disorders are present from early life. Most improve as the child grows older, but some entail impairments that continue throughout life. There is a strong genetic component; more males are afflicted than females.
Emergence.
Learning disabilities are diagnosed when the children are young and just beginning school. Most learning disabilities are found under the age of 9.
Young children | but it would not have its plain English meaning. Likewise, in Slovenian, saying "I do not know anyone" (') in place of "I do not know no one" (') has the connotation "I do not know just "anyone"": I know someone important or special.
Baltic languages.
As with most synthetic "satem" languages double negative is mandatory in Latvian and Lithuanian. Furthermore, all verbs and indefinite pronouns in a given statement must be negated, so it | 2,979 | wow-train |
Hiking in the mountains looks like fun although I would need to get in better condition before attempting a long hike.
Maybe you should also check out Long Path which is hiking trail in New Jersey whenever you are planning
I have never visited New Jersey. Are there any nice trails in the southeastern United States?
I am not really sure, but maybe there may be some in New York which is a southeastern state of in U.S.
I love New York City and I walked a great deal on the city streets but I don't think that qualifies me for hiking! haha | New York City
The City of New York, usually called either New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over a land area of about , New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban | hiking trails to the ice caves which are open in the summer, but a permit is required to visit the area.
Trails.
The Long Path long-distance hiking trail crosses it, eventually reaching VerKeerderkill Falls. A branch leads to Sam's Point (with a view of land for many miles, sometimes as far as High Point in New Jersey), and another to the ice caves, with solar powered lights. Visitors who want to get to Sam's Point have to go through Cragsmoor. Sam's | 2,980 | wow-train |
Hi! I just want to tell you how much I love steak! Our favorite place to eat steak is Texas Roadhouse. I always get porterhouse. How about you?
I also like porterhouse or even the whole T-Bone. Also, I love my steak rare.
Oh I like T-Bone too. Definitely not rare, ewwww lol I need it medium with A1 Sauce! Do you like it with any sauce?
Nope, I just like my steak grilled. No sauce for me.
You don't know what your missing! Try it with a little melted cheese, grilled onions and mushroom sauce too. Yummy
I'll save cheese and sauces for steak sandwiches. But for a steak by itself, why mess with perfection? I'd eat it raw if it weren't so hard to chew!
OMG! That is gross! But yes steak sandwiches are the bomb! Add some peppers too | A cheesesteak, or steak and cheese, is made from thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese in a long roll. The cheesesteak is one of the favorite foods of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It can be found in most parts of the U.S. outside the Philadelphia area, often sold as a "Philadelphia" or "Philly Cheesesteak", even when prepared in a manner different from that customary in the city. Variations include the type of condiments, including grilled onions and peppers, the type of cheese | 4. "I Remember Clifford"
5. "T-Bone Steak"
6. "Almost Like Being in Love"
7. "Dear Lord"
Track listing CD 2.
1. "Nightlife in Tokyo"
2. "She's Out of My Life"
3. "How Insensitive"
4. "Mr. P.C."
5. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)"
6. "You Are Too Beautiful"
7. "Rakin | 2,981 | wow-train |
Woodstock was awesome! It was a fantastic music festival in the United States in 1969
I've heard of it and seen photos and film. It sounds like it was a blast! Do they have music festivals like that now? | the sometimes rainy weekend, 32 acts performed outdoors. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history, as well as the definitive nexus for the larger counterculture generation. "Rolling Stone" listed it as number 19 of the "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll".
The event was captured in the Academy Award-winning 1970 documentary film "Woodstock", an accompanying , and Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock", which commemorated the event and became a major hit for both | Artist's response.
In 2006 Furtado said of the song, "I've heard it sung at karaoke or by cover bands and it was awesome — I was like, wow, I've got one of those songs. Somebody once called it a 'hairbrush song', one that girls and guys sing in front of the mirror with their hairbrush. I just think I'm lucky I have it — it's paying the bills!"
Music video.
The music video for "I'm Like a | 2,982 | wow-train |
good evening, my my favorite color is blue
Blue is a great color! On the spectrum of visible light, blue is between violet and green.
i more it in the blue green area than the purple area | Violet (color)
Violet is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light between blue and the invisible ultraviolet. Violet color has a dominant wavelength of approximately 380-450 nanometers. Light with a shorter wavelength than violet but longer than X-rays and gamma rays is called ultraviolet. In the color wheel historically used by painters, it is located between blue and purple. On the screens of computer monitors and television sets, a color which looks similar to violet is made, with the RGB color model | , by mixing red and blue light, with the blue twice as bright as the red. This is not true violet, for it does not match the color of a single wavelength shorter than that of blue light.
The color's name is derived from the violet flower. Violet and purple look similar, but violet is a spectral color, with its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light. Purple is a dichromatic color, made by combining blue and red. Amethyst is a notable violet crystal, | 2,983 | wow-train |
I own an Iphone. Have you ever owned any Apple products? | Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It is considered one of the Big Four tech companies along with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
The company's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer, the iPod portable media player, the Apple Watch smartwatch, the Apple TV digital media player, the AirPods wireless earbuds and the HomePod smart | retrofit the data to apps that you download at a later date, meaning any M7-enabled app that uses the new CoreMotion API will be able to give you information on recent training.
Integration in personal electronic devices Apple products Apple iPhone 6.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus contains the next generation of the Apple Motion Coprocessors with the M8 motion coprocessor, this chip was paired with the vastly improved Apple A8 SoC processor and gained the added sensor input of a Bosch Sensortech Barometer allowing the M8 to sense changes in elevation by the change | 2,984 | wow-train |
My little girl is asking for a dog as her birthday gift. I'm wondering if you have good knowledge and advise so you can tell me what to do
I just love dogs. They have a long association with humans which has led to the term a mans best friend. They are loyal, loving and always pleased to see you!! I would be careful with young children though so it depends on your daughters age.
Amazing, so you would totally recommend. My daughter is 8 years old. She should be alright with it i think | 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 | very natural artist "I love when they tell me that they love me because I am very natural. I love when I'm stopped by women on the street and they say: "You seem so normal, you are just like us". I have a life like everyone else, through good times and bad times I have suffered." In addition, she assures that being happy all the time is not good, if she has bad moments, she does not hide it to her fans, at times she | 2,985 | wow-train |
I am seriously thinking of being a vegan. Are you one?
Not anymore, but for 7 years I was one. Why have you wanted to go this route? A real vegan diet consist of no animal products of any kind, no cheese, no ice cream anything.
Yes I understand this. I am having a lot of issues especially with inflammation. I heard going vegan is the best thing. Red meat causes inflammation. Why did you stop? | Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and killed animals for meat since prehistoric times. The advent of civilization allowed the domestication of animals such as chickens, sheep, rabbits, pigs and cattle. This eventually led to their use in meat production on an industrial scale with the aid of slaughterhouses.
Meat is mainly composed of water, protein, and fat. It is edible raw, but is normally eaten after it has been cooked and seasoned or processed in a variety of ways | be my contention, yes." However, McAfee said: "If you're the only baker in town, it may be a problem. But no one is forcing you to buy anything or to choose one person over another. So why should I be forced to do anything if I am not harming you? It's my choice to sell, your choice to buy." Petersen's responded to Johnson's statement in saying: "This portrays a fundamental lack of understanding of the free market. You have to | 2,986 | wow-train |
Do you familiar with this topic
Did you mean Big Brother? Yeah, I watch it all the time, although only in the US. I don't think I'd be able to watch all 387 seasons!
oh I see, can you tell me about it
Sure! It's basically a reality game show. It was originally broadcast in the Netherlands but became so popular it was aired internationally.
oh! that's nice, what was the game about
Contestants called "housemates" live together in a house built just for the show. It's isolated from other people, and their actions are all filmed on camera.
thank you, now I got some idea about the show
Well what's even better is these contestants will vote to evict other players. The last one who remains is the winner!
oh! that was amazing, Do you like the show | At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via telephone for the nominee they wish to be evicted or saved from eviction. The last person remaining is declared the winner.
Some more recent editions have since included additional methods of voting, such as voting through social media and smartphone applications. Occasionally, non-standard votes occur, where two houseguests | All of the vocals were sung outside [...] It was nice. When it's nice weather, it's nice to be outside. I think the big studios are a con. They charge people to make less exciting records. That doesn't make any sense to me. I mean, recording as it is now, you don't need studios. You can do it on whatever you want, whenever you want. That's a great liberation that computers and technology have given us. It basically means that it | 2,987 | wow-train |
Hi, I love music, and am into rock at the moment. The Rolling Stones is the group I like most at the moment. Do you like the Rolling Stones?
Yeah, they're great. They were at the forefront of British bands that became popular in the 1960's?
Yes, along with the Beatles they are known world wide. Which band member do you like best? | The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first stable line-up consisted of bandleader Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, keyboards), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar, vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued to work with the band as a contracted musician until his death in 1985 | .
History 1960s: Western music adaptation.
In the 1960s, many Japanese rock bands were influenced by Western rock musicians such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones, along with other Appalachian folk music, psychedelic rock, mod and similar genres: a phenomenon that was called Group Sounds (G.S.). John Lennon of the Beatles later became one of the most popular Western musicians in Japan. Group Sounds is a style of Japanese rock music that was popular in the mid to late 1960s. After the | 2,988 | wow-train |
Do you know how to cook? It is the art of preparing a meal for consumption.
I like cooking a lot, I think cooking is a sort of alchemy.
That's a good way to put it. Cooking techniques vary widely across the world, from grilling over a fire to using electric stoves.
Yeah there is so many ways to cook. There is even electric grills nowadays. | and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional South American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice.
Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago.
The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new | Cooking
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants | 2,989 | wow-train |
I love to drink orange juice, which is the liquid from the orange.
Oh really? I thought that was citrus blood. What do you like most about it?
No citrus blood is when the orange is over ripe and it starts to ferment inside. I like the smooth, tart taste.
Yeah it's pretty much a breakfast staple at this point. My favorite thing with oranges in it and sherbet. Absolutely heavenly. | Orange juice
Orange juice is a liquid extract of the orange tree fruit, produced by squeezing oranges. It comes in several different varieties, including blood orange, navel oranges, valencia orange, clementine, and tangerine. As well as variations in oranges used, some varieties include differing amounts of juice vesicles, known as "pulp" in American English, and "(juicy) bits" in British English. These vesicles contain the juice of the orange and can be left in or removed during the manufacturing process. How | Chinotto (drink)
Chinotto () is a type of carbonated soft drink produced from the juice of the fruit of the myrtle-leaved orange tree ("Citrus myrtifolia"). The beverage is dark in color. Its appearance is similar to that of cola, but it is not as sweet as cola, having a bittersweet taste.
The drink was known in antiquity as a dark-hued, bitter-tasting variant of orange juice, and was considered as refreshment. Industrial production of Chinotto soda dates to | 2,990 | wow-train |
I think Honda cars are the most reliable. What do you think/
They're up there with Toyota. Seems Japanese automobile manufacturers know how to produce reliable vehicles.
i totally agree with you! Aren't honda also make Lexus cars?
Lexus is the luxury brand of Toyota, and Acura is the equivalent luxury brand of Honda.
oh, that's right. i got it mixed up a little bit. Do you know how many hondas are sold per year? | Honda
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world in 2015.
Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment | - a GM/Suzuki which were consolidated that evolved into the Geo division in the U.S. (its Canadian counterparts Passport and Asuna were short lived - Isuzu automobiles manufactured during this era were sold as captive imports). The Japanese Big Three (Honda, Toyota, and Nissan) also began exporting bigger, more expensive cars (soon under their newly formed luxury brands like Acura, Lexus, and Infiniti - the luxury marques distanced themselves from its parent brand which was mass marketed) in order to make more money from a limited | 2,991 | wow-train |
I am really concerned about the rise of genetically modified organisms in our food supply; i don't believe we should tamper with our food supply.
i am very concerned too
This subject is a big controversy today; using food that has been modified could harm our long term food security.
Most packaged foods contain ingredients derived from corn, soy, canola, and sugar beet — and the vast majority of those crops grown in North America are genetically modified | Food security
Food security is a measure of the availability of food and individuals' accessibility to it, where accessibility includes affordability. There is evidence of food security being a concern many thousands of years ago, with central authorities in ancient China and ancient Egypt being known to release food from storage in times of famine. At the 1974 World Food Conference the term "food security" was defined with an emphasis on supply. Food security, they said, is the "availability at all times of adequate, nourishing, diverse | food industry to help build awareness about GMOs and their impact on our health". It asserts that everyone deserves an informed choice about whether or not to consume genetically modified organisms. Their primary strategy for providing consumers an informed choice and protecting a non-genetically modified food supply is to leverage the power of the marketplace.
Standard and label.
The Non-GMO Project maintains a consensus-based standard, which outlines their system for ensuring best practices for avoiding genetically modified organisms. Methods such as segregation, traceability, | 2,992 | wow-train |
Swedn seems like a great place to live.
I agree, is a very good Scandinavian country in Northern Europe to live in
I hear they have free college over there which is bizarre. | Sweden
Sweden ( ), formal name: the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. At , Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. The capital city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population | "I come from a very small place in Eastern Europe so my whole life has kind of been one big fight to live my dream against all odds. But I think it's hard to be a human in general — we all have our own struggles and things to overcome." When asked what she wants girls to feel when they hear the song, Kerli said, "I think the lyrics say it already. You can hit the lowest low and face the darkest dark, but you can always get back up | 2,993 | wow-train |
Porsche makes some really nice cars. | Porsche
Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche AG (), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans. Porsche AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, and is owned by Volkswagen AG, which is itself majority-owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 718 Boxster/Cayman, 911, Panamera, Macan and Cayenne.
History.
History Origin.
Ferdinand Porsche founded the company called "Dr. Ing. h. c. F. | . Some of these were a bit more crude than the smaller sized cars. For example, a late 1970s Toyota Celica fastback was a bit more rough and toy-like than other Playart offerings.
Some offerings were in plastic. Cars in 1:20 scale (or about 8 inches long) were also produced. One was a Porsche 914, which, as seen above, was also appeared in the small scale. Another nice car was an almost promo-like 1:24 scale plastic 1968-1970 Rover V8 which appeared in | 2,994 | wow-train |
I love hearing the song of birds singing in the morning. The distinction between songs and calls is based upon the complexity, length and context of the vocalisations!
I also enjoy the song of birds in the morning. I have the luxury of listening to the music of birds from the deck of my home. I truly enjoy it.
I can imagine! Do you happen to have a bird bath? They're great for attracting many different species to visit your garden, especially when it's hot and there's little water around elsewhere.
I do not have bird bath, however, I do have a bird feeder. I attract many of the local species of bird with food. | the first person recorded as feeding wild birds was the 6th-century monk Saint Serf of Fife who tamed a pigeon by feeding it. During the harsh winter of 1890-1891 in the United Kingdom national newspapers asked people to put out food for birds. In 1910 in the United Kingdom, "Punch" magazine declared that feeding birds was a "national pastime." Today in the United Kingdom, most people feed year-round, and enough food is provided to support the calorie requirements of the 10 most common garden | in its rival's repertoire but is not the song that it is currently singing. This may be a less aggressive act than song-type matching. Song complexity is also linked to male territorial defense, with more complex songs being perceived as a greater territorial threat.
Communication through bird calls can be between individuals of the same species or even across species. Birds communicate alarm through vocalizations and movements that are specific to the threat, and bird alarms can be understood by other animal species, including other birds, in order | 2,995 | wow-train |
I have worked shift work in the past and really enjoyed it, though it can be hard on the body at times.
I know exactly what you mean. I worked at UPS loading trucks for hours. The place was running 24/7, even on Holidays. Where did you work?
Wow, that would be busy! And to go 24/7 especially on the Holidays can be tough. I worked at plant called SuperHeat, worked in the office providing information to the techs calling in from around the world, around the clock.
I bet that was tough. Do you have a lot of technical experience. I don't, that's why I was busting my bottom to become a truck driver.
I don't either, mostly Administrative background so worked in the control room. It can be hard getting ahead at those kinds of jobs, one step at a time up the ladder.
Yeah, that's the way it is these days. I got started in it because of the way it was portrayed in the 1950's movies as a life of freedom on the open road...Unfortunately, real life is a little different. Haha.
Haha that does sound great though, it is a lot harder in the real world. But an open and free job like that sounds great, if only there were more opportunities like that. | factor for some health problems in some individuals, as disruption to circadian rhythms may increase the probability of developing cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, diabetes, and obesity, among other conditions. Shift work can also contribute to strain in marital, family, and personal relationships. A marriage where one partner works an irregular shift is six times more likely to end in divorce than a marriage where both partners work days.
Health effects.
Shift work increases the risk for the development of many disorders. Shift work sleep disorder is | it blew my mind because we worked really hard on this record and we wanted people to love it and we wanted it to do well," Erna says. "But we had no idea that it would be the Number One album in the country and it's very gratifying to know that you're rewarded at times for the hard work you do."
The song "I Fucking Hate You" appeared in the T.V. spots for the movie "", albeit an instrumental version.
Reception.
The album | 2,996 | wow-train |
I love eating pizza any day of the week. Do you enjoy pizza?
What? Who doesn't love that traditional Italian dish! LOL
Can you tell me more about Italian's favorite dish?
Well, it can be topped with vegetables, meats, and condiments, and can be made without cheese!
When was the first pizza created?
Modern pizza was invented in Naples- which date, I'm not too sure!
If there is a modern pizza, is there a traditional older pizza?
Well, the term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italy town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania.
Cool - did the text record what were the first toppings on a pizza? | called pizzettas.
The term "pizza" was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a common fast food item in Europe and North America, available at pizzerias (restaurants specializing in pizza), restaurants offering Mediterranean cuisine, and via pizza delivery | sauce with pasta can stand on its own or it can also be paired with ingredients such as Italian sausage, clams, bacon cubes, tuna, meatballs or vegetables, for a more lively pasta dish.
Tomato-garlic sauce is prepared using tomatoes as a main ingredient, and is used in various cuisines and dishes. In Italian cuisine, "alla pizzaiola" refers to tomato-garlic sauce, which is used on pizza, pasta and meats.
Varieties French.
Sauce tomate is one of the five mother sauces | 2,997 | wow-train |
what do you know about unicorns???
The unicorn is a legendary creature! It has a large, pointed, spiral horn on its forehead.
that sound so wonderful, how many of them are still alive today?
Well, unicorns are mythical so no one knows! In mideval times, the narwhal tusk was passed off as a unicorn horn.
WHAT! i thought i saw some when i was little. ive always wanted one. | often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In the encyclopedias, its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as unicorn | the two buds have formed together into one large horn molded into the forehead for support. What makes this unicorn different from the other ones is all in the horn, unlike the other unicorns the horn spike grew "from" the skull instead of "upon." A single united sheath covers the horn spike, the horn curves slightly upward toward the tip and gracefully extends the curve of the back and neck when the animal stands at attention. Like that of a mythical unicorn described by Ctesias and Fresnel, the horn sheath | 2,998 | wow-train |
My favorite genre of music is classical. Do you enjoy classical music?
Oh yes, baroque is my favorite period. What do you know about it? | Classical music
Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a more precise term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common | heavy band', and I think that's rubbish. You should do what you want ... I think classical music is very good for the soul. A lot of people go 'ah well, classical music is for old fogies' but I was exactly the same. At 16 I didn't want to know about classical music: I'd had it rammed down my throat. But now I feel an obligation to tell the kids 'look, just give classical music a chance' ... the guitar frustrates me | 2,999 | wow-train |
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