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do you like football
I love American football but I like watching soccer during the world cup as well
o ok i dont watch any sports | most played team sport in the U.S., behind only basketball and American football. The popularity of the sport in the U.S. has been growing since the 1960s and 1970s and received a significant boost when the United States hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. It is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, baseball, and basketball, and is the second fastest growing sport in America, surpassed only by lacrosse.
The highest-level men's professional soccer league in | American pop singer Nick Jonas sang an acoustic version of the song in July during his concert at the Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. Before the performance Jonas announced: "Do you guys mind if I play a couple of songs I like from pop radio right now? Would that be OK? The only problem is, I don't know all the words. So if you know them, sing along." After watching the performance online, Gaga posted his cover on her Twitter account along with the words "Swoon | 4,000 | wow-train |
I have several friends in the National Guard.
That is pretty neat. The National Guard is part of the reserve component of the United States Armed Forces.
Yes, it is. Do you know when it was founded?
I am not sure but all members of the National Guard are also members of the militia of the United States.
Is that the militia that is mentioned within the second ammendment?
Yes, it is a federal militia as defined in the Constitution. National Guard units are under dual control of the state and federal government.
That's cool. How large is it? How many people are part of it? | United States National Guard
The United States National Guard, also commonly referred to as the National Guard, is part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. It is a reserve military force composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by | are those aliens not having declared their intent to become citizens of the United States (10 USC 246) and former regular component veterans of the armed forces who have reached the age of 64 (32 USC 313). All female citizens who are members of National Guard units are also included in the reserve militia pool ().
Other persons who are exempt from call to duty () and are not therefore in the reserve militia pool include:
- The Vice President (also constitutionally the President of the Senate, | 4,001 | wow-train |
I love to water ski in the summer
i nearly drowned water skiing
Oh no what happened?
the water ski came off and the boat carried on with no me :c
Ouch! Hopefully you wore a life jacket
Yep the life jacket was the only thing that stopped me drowning!
That is the main purpose of a life jacket! | strength, muscular endurance, and good balance.
There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In the United States alone, there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900 sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3 million water skiers.
There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skiing, slaloming, jumping, barefoot skiing and wakeski. Similar, related sports are wakeboarding | and a rear wing (for stability). This allows the rider to turn and go up and down.
Sit-down hydrofoil components Other equipment.
- Towboat- any boat can be used, but a boat with a tower will help with height and jumping ability as riders begin to advance. For beginners it is recommended to learn at . Advanced riders may increase speed from in order to gain extra height and length on their jumps.
- Life jacket - use a jacket marked for water skiing
- Ski line | 4,002 | wow-train |
Nothing is more relaxing to me then art. Drawing particularly. Do you like drawing? I'm a big fan of charcoal.
I love to draw with pencils but I am not very good at it
Art is in the eye of the beholder. If you think it looks good, It looks good. | of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.
In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman | on always being in good health. And if my disease returns, you would forgive me. I still love art and life very much..."
The first sign of new problems was revealed in a letter van Gogh wrote to Theo on 10 July. He first states, "I am very well, I am working hard, have painted four studies and two drawings," but then goes on to say, "I think that we must not count on Dr Gachet at all. First of all, he is | 4,003 | wow-train |
I love chocolate! It is so sweet
Chocolate is delicious! What is your favourite kind of chocolate? | Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate, also known as drinking chocolate, cocoa, and as chocolate tea in Nigeria, is a heated drink consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener. Hot chocolate may be topped with whipped cream or marshmallows. Hot chocolate made with melted chocolate is sometimes called drinking chocolate, characterized by less sweetness and a thicker consistency.
The first chocolate drink is believed to have been created by the Maya around 2,500–3,000 years ago, and a cocoa | enjoyed a piece of chocolate to regain her strength, when one day she turned round to her producer and said "Chocolate is so delicious. I really couldn’t do without it", her producer then replied "What’s this infatuation women have with chocolate?" This comment, referring to the fact that women often say its better than sex contributed to the lyrics; "The sweet taste makes ya want to scream, A lot of woman say its better than ya know what I mean."
Chart performance. | 4,004 | wow-train |
Hello! how are you doing tonight? my eyes are tired at this time, i wear glasses to read and to use while on the computer!
Do you wear a strap? I know they're good for when you're playing sports or moving around a lot.
Yes, actually i do wear them! when i was young i needed special glasses for soccer, i used to moved a lot! | in the lenses. Some types of safety glasses are used to protect against visible and near-visible light or radiation. Glasses are worn for eye protection in some sports, such as squash.
Glasses wearers may use a strap to prevent the glasses from falling off during movement or sports. Wearers of glasses that are used only part of the time may have the glasses attached to a cord that goes around their neck, to prevent the loss of the glasses and breaking.
Sunglasses allow for better vision in bright daylight | the beginning. Whatever worked, he'd come and take again, and a lot of things got used over and over. During the production of "Not of This Earth", I was married to a nurse, and she helped me do a lot of medical research. I remember how we cured cancer in that script. Somehow the film was a mess when it was finished."
Production notes Props and locations.
Griffith says that "Paul Birch was supposed to wear wraparound glasses, so you couldn't see | 4,005 | wow-train |
I have worn glasses since I was in elementary school! Do you wear glasses?
I do, I ended up needing vision correction when I became an adult. I have had them for nearsightedness for a few years.
I am nearsighted as well. I would love to get contacts at some point but I can't touch my eye. Glasses can be annoying. | Corrective lens
A corrective lens is a lens typically worn in front of the eye to improve vision. The most common use is to treat refractive errors: myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Glasses or "spectacles" are worn on the face a short distance in front of the eye. Contact lenses are worn directly on the surface of the eye. Intraocular lenses are surgically implanted most commonly after cataract removal, but can be used for purely refractive purposes.
Prescription of corrective lenses.
Corrective lenses are | . Olds also noted that by 1967 Garrison was:
...so nearsighted he carried about four different pairs of glasses with him...but by God, if you wanted a target bombed, he would hit it. He would hit it when everybody else missed. ...He got furious with me because I wouldn't let him get up there among the MiGs. I told him, 'Pappy, every fighter pilot in the Air Force knows and loves you, and I am not going to be the guy that sends you | 4,006 | wow-train |
I love cheetos. They are my favorite snack.
I love them too they are made by frito lay
What is your favorite kind of cheeto?
I like crunchy cheetos, you?
I think flaming hot cheetos are the best. | Mac n' Cheetos
Mac n' Cheetos are a deep-fried cheese-flavored, puffed cornmeal and macaroni and cheese product sold by the international fast food chain store Burger King and the private restaurant chain Sheetz. The food is a combination of macaroni and cheese with the Frito-Lay snack Cheetos. Mac n' Cheetos were first introduced in late June 2016.
The product contained five pieces and initially came with ranch dressing. Depending on supply, it was sold for an eight-week period. Many publications | brand's sole product for 23 years until the introduction of Cheetos Puffs in 1971. The baked varieties, otherwise known as Baked Cheetos, became available beginning in 2004. As of 2010, there are 21 different variants of Cheetos snacks distributed in the United States. In addition to the original Crunchy Cheetos, Cheetos Puffs and Baked varieties are sold in alternate shape and flavor variations—including a spicy variety known as Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Cheetos are among the snack varieties included in the Frito-Lay Munchies snack mix. | 4,007 | wow-train |
I recently moved to Alabama! I love living in the Southeast. Have you ever been to Alabama?
I went there accidentally once. I was trying to get from Atlanta GA to Beaufort SC and ended up in Montgomery AL!! I live in the Southeast too - it's great.
I live just outside of Birmingham. It's the most populous city in Alabama! It's a great town.
Never been to Birmingham AL. Been to Birmingham, England. It's a great place, too! What's the weather like in your area? | Alabama
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also | success. "I was trying to get to the root of what I was feeling... 'this is all great, but not right here it's not – not where I live, and not in my heart'... It's this notion that you know things are good – they're just not quite good for you."
The fundamental guitar riff of the song (through the verses) was based on the song "Leaving Las Vegas" by Sheryl Crow. The recording (and most live performances) is | 4,008 | wow-train |
I love the summer time! It's the best time to grill!
i actually do not know how to grill but love the social aspect of a barbeque
Me too! There are so many aspects to grilling from informal social gatherings to BBQ societies. Who knew?
in sweden grilling over direct coals is actually the most prominent form of grilling, where here we have a rack
I wonder if bbq from all coast incorporate the smoky taste in their food and if they use sauces.
i dont know but when you grill the carcinogens from the coal get into the meat so directly putting them on the coals probably is not good for you | Carcinogen
A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes. Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens, but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation, for example gamma rays and alpha particles, which they emit. Common examples of non-radioactive carcinogens are inhaled asbestos, certain dioxins, and tobacco smoke. Although the public generally associates carcinogenicity with synthetic chemicals, it is | as national specialties.
Regional variations Sweden.
In Sweden, grilling directly over hot coals is the most prominent form of grilling. Usually the meat is Boston butt, pork chops or pork fillet. It is also common to cook meat and vegetables together on a skewer, this is called "grillspett".
Regional variations United Kingdom, Commonwealth and Ireland.
In the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, and Ireland, grilling generally refers to cooking food directly under a source of direct, dry heat. The "grill" | 4,009 | wow-train |
I live in a big city called New York City. It is the most populous city in the USA.
Really? How many people live in New York City?
In 2016, 8.5 million people lived there.
Wow my goodness.. when was new york city founded?
New York City was consolidated in 1898 into a single city.
Ohhh okay. Who is a famous person born in NYC? | physically connected to the Bronx and separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem River. Manhattan Island is divided into three informally bounded components, each aligned with the borough's long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.
Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, and the borough hosts the United Nations Headquarters. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading | .
Two-thirds of New York State's population resides in New York City Metropolitan Area. New York City is the most populous city in the United States, with an estimated record high population of 8,550,405 in 2015, incorporating more immigration into the city than emigration since the 2010 United States Census. At least twice as many people live in New York City as in the second-most populous U.S. city (Los Angeles), and within a smaller area. Long Island alone accounted for a Census-estimated 7,838,722 residents | 4,010 | wow-train |
I suffer from social anxiety disorder. Do you know anything about it?
No I don't know much about anxiety disorder. But I know a lot of people claim to have it but sometimes it's just stress.
Social anxiety is terrible. It is a significant fear of social situations that causes distress and impaired ability to function.
That's definitely terrible. I'm sorry to hear that you're suffering from social anxiety. How long have you experienced this illness? | Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by a significant amount of fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life. These fears can be triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Individuals with social anxiety disorder fear negative evaluation from other people.
Physical symptoms often include excessive blushing, excess sweating, trembling, palpitations, and nausea. Stammering may be present, | anxiety disorder fear being judged by others in society. In particular, individuals with social anxiety are nervous in the presence of people with authority and feel uncomfortable during physical examinations. People who suffer from this disorder may behave a certain way or say something and then feel embarrassed or humiliated after. As a result, they often choose to isolate themselves from society to avoid such situations. They may also feel uncomfortable meeting people they do not know, and act distant when they are with large groups of people. In some cases, | 4,011 | wow-train |
Hey, its not always easy to read, it requires continuous practice and development
Anything I should do to become a better reader?
One thing you should do is develop different strategies, these can help you to decode meaning and aid comprehension
Any particular strategies you would recommend?
One strategy you can use is subvocalization, this is really useful when speed reading
That involves saying words in your head while reading so you can internally "hear" what the words sound like. | Subvocalization
Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load. This inner speech is characterized by minuscule movements in the larynx and other muscles involved in the articulation of speech. Most of these movements are undetectable (without the aid of machines) by the person who is reading. It | choice if you want the axle to last longer without breaking. There are also treatments that you can use to strengthen parts so they do not develop fractures or cracks. While installing gears the backlash is very important as it determines the way the gears wear down as well as the wear amount. With strength in mind, choosing axle shafts it is always better to go bigger as more splines will increase the strength by about 11 percent per spline added. The final thing that one should look at is the drive | 4,012 | wow-train |
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward
yeah, I have seen it before! Do you participate in the sport? | Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools.
The term "surfing" | Surfing (disambiguation)
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave. Related activities include:
- Bodyboarding, water sport using a bodyboard
- Bodysurfing, riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device
- Kitesurfing, propulsion with a power kite across a surface
- Windsurfing, water sport combining surfing and sailing
Surfing may also refer to:
Activities.
- Channel surfing, quickly scanning | 4,013 | wow-train |
I've owned a beauty salon for 10 years - I offer cosmetic treatments for men and women
Wow, that sounds stressful. What's your busiest time of year? | other services.
Beauty treatments.
Massage for the body is a popular beauty treatment, with various techniques offering benefits to the skin (including the application of beauty products) and for increasing mental well-being. Hair removal is offered at some beauty salons through treatments such as waxing and threading. Some beauty salons style hair instead of going to a separate hair salon, and some also offer sun tanning. Other treatments of the face are known as facials. Specialized beauty salons known as nail salons offer treatments such as | Beauty salon
A beauty salon or beauty parlor (beauty parlour), or sometimes beauty shop, is an establishment dealing with cosmetic treatments for men and women. Other variations of this type of business include hair salons and spas.
There is a distinction between a beauty salon and a hair salon and although many small businesses do offer both sets of treatments; beauty salons provide extended services related to skin health, facial aesthetics, foot care, nail manicures, aromatherapy — even meditation, oxygen therapy, mud baths and many | 4,014 | wow-train |
I love hiking, it's so relaxing. Do you enjoy it as well?
yes hiking is the preferred term in the US and Canada
Oh really, do they call it something else in other parts of the world?
yes in the UK, and Irelans they just refer to it as walking, not sure why that is
Wow that's weird, it seems so obvious they're different things to me. Do you know what they call hiking in New Zealand? | the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927. In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.
Related terms.
In the United States, Canada, the | tells Cross: "Everyone's good at their own things." An autistic woman tells Cross "Yes, I do. Because why should I not--why should I feel bad about something I can't really change? I might as well look at the good things about it." Another boy says to Cross "I don't like being autistic", and when Cross asks why, the boy responds: "Because it's hard for me to have changes and all the other stuff." A woman states | 4,015 | wow-train |
I have two cats. Do you have any cats or pets?
My roommates have three cats. I much prefer dogs though.
What kind of dogs do you like?
I love beagles but I like most any breed.
They are cute. They're a little scent hound, good for hunting.
Yes and they are very loving pets too. Greyhounds are beautiful dogs. | Greyhound adoption
Greyhound adoption or Greyhound rescue programs focus on finding homes for Greyhounds who are no longer needed for racing. In some countries they live in kennels at the track.
Currently, most Greyhound adoption programs are based in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. In Europe groups deal with dogs from a variety of sources; for example, in Spain, ex-hunting dogs are often in need of rescuing along with Greyhounds.
Origins and work of the greyhound-adoption | come back in. For some dogs, weekly brushing will suffice. Most Border Terriers are seen groomed with short hair but longer hair can sometimes be preferred.
Description Temperament.
Though sometimes stubborn and strong willed, border terriers are sound dogs. They are friendly and rarely aggressive. They are very good with children, but may chase cats and other small pets.
Borders do well in task-oriented activities and have a surprising ability to jump high and run fast given the size of their legs. The breed has | 4,016 | wow-train |
I love dogs and I have to pet dogs and a livestock working dog
The modern domestic dog is a gift from god. I had a working dog but she passed away of old age and then I moved off the farm. Now I have a lazy old pitbull.
I have a rat terrier and a french bulldog | Rat Terrier
The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion. Traditionally more of a type than a breed, they share much ancestry with the small hunting dogs known as feists. Common throughout family farms in the 1920s and 1930s, they are now recognized by the United and American Kennel Clubs and are considered a rare breed. Today's Rat Terrier is an intelligent and active small dog that is kept both for pest control and as a family pet.
Info. | being for dogs and bitches under six or seven pounds weight, as the case may be; the other for dogs and bitches over that standard."
In 1894, about the time that English White Terriers finally disappeared from the Kennel Club scene (it was always a pet and show dog, and never a working dog), Lee noted that "The most recent London-bred specimens I have seen have been comparative toys, under 10lb. in weight, and with a rounded skull, or so-called | 4,017 | wow-train |
My favorite color is yellow. It's flashy, turns heads, and in a way I find it soothing. Do you like yellow things?
Yellow is between two primary colors on the spectrum. They also have really expensive yellow light lasers.
You can get lasers made with yellow light? That's awesome! Why would you want yellow laser light though?
Don't know. On computer moniters, yellow is produced by combining red and green dots. Yellow is also the color on the traffic light, the color of bananas, egg yolks, and autumn leaves.
Whoa, you know a lot of things that are yellow. Hey, school buses, bumblebees, and lemons are also yellow, in case you wanted to add to your list!
Now you are thinking about yellow! corn, canaries, daffodils, yellowtail fish, yellowfin tuna, and many species of trees like the yellow birch are classified as being yellow.
Is the tree really yellow if it just has leaves that are yellow? Hmm, really makes me think...
Think about this: some of the earliest cave art was produced using yellow ochre, a yellow pigment. Humans have always loved the color yellow, i suppose because even the sun appears yellowish.
I wonder if early humans used yellow ochre for the baby area in their caves, since it's supposed to be a "gender neutral color." Lol | in the murals in Roman villas. In the early Christian church, yellow was the color associated with the Pope and the golden keys of the Kingdom, but was also associated with Judas Iscariot and was used to mark heretics. In the 20th century, Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe were forced to wear a yellow star. In China, bright yellow was the color of the Middle Kingdom, and could be worn only by the Emperor and his household; special guests were welcomed on a yellow carpet.
According to surveys | skin — a foundation that appears very yellow in the bottle may apply much less yellow, or not appear yellow at all. Trying the color on in stores like Ulta or Sephora is usually the best way to find an accurate match.
Modern formulations Color Shade Range.
Another issue that can arise when searching for your foundation shade is there not being a shade for you. This may be because you cannot tell the undertone of your skin, but it can also be from the selected foundation not being made light or dark | 4,018 | wow-train |
I would like to start playing the piano but I feel I do not know much about it.
Oh its an accoustic musical instrument that is stringed and the hammers strike the strings
So thats what is going on inside those pianos. How long have pianos been around?
Its believed to have been around since around 1700 in Italy
That is incredible. Are they still fairly popular today? | the stronger the attack. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that does not allow variation in volume. The first fortepianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range.
An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, which are strung under great tension on a heavy metal frame. Pressing one or more keys on the piano's keyboard causes a padded hammer (typically padded with firm felt) to strike the strings. The hammer rebounds from | Electric grand piano
The electric grand piano is a stringed musical instrument played using a keyboard, in which the vibration of strings struck by hammers is converted by pickups into electrical signals, analogous to the electric guitar's electrification of the traditional guitar.
Since electric amplification eliminates the need for a resonant chamber, electric grand pianos are smaller and lighter (around ), and consequently more portable, than acoustic pianos. Electric amplification also bypasses the difficulty of having to mic a conventional grand piano, and thus makes an electric grand | 4,019 | wow-train |
Hey there! I have a Husky, her name is Nikki. Shes almost 4 years old!
I love huskies my sister has one!
Yeah! They can be very active and like to hunt which isn't fun to clean up after, but I think they are great dogs!
Huskies are often used in sled dog racing.
Yes! Ive seen that in movies and stuff. I live in Florida so theres no sledding here, but it does look like something Id be willing to try! | work to find new pet homes for retired racing and adventure trekking dogs.
Etymology.
The word "husky" originated from the word referring to aboriginal Arctic people, in general, Eskimo, "...known as 'huskies', a contraction of 'Huskimos', the pronunciation given to the word 'Eskimos' by the English sailors of trading vessels." The use of "husky" is recorded from 1852 for dogs kept by Inuit people.
Lineage.
Nearly all dogs' genetic closeness to the | Husky
Husky is a general name for a sled-type of dog used in northern regions, differentiated from other sled-dog types by their fast pulling style. They are an ever-changing cross-breed of the fastest dogs. The Alaskan Malamute, by contrast, was used for pulling heavier loads. Huskies are used in sled dog racing. In recent years, companies have been marketing tourist treks with dog sledges for adventure travelers in snow regions as well. Huskies are also today kept as pets, and groups | 4,020 | wow-train |
the automotive industry is big! it has a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the deisgn, development and manfucaturing, marketing and selling of motor vehicles
Wow, yeah! I never thought about it, but it is a huge industry! Do you have any idea how many auto manufacturers there are?
i dont have those numbers in front of me right now, however, the industry does not include industries dedicated to the maintenace of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops
Oh, I see. That makes sense! How much money do you think passes through the automotive industry? It must be billions! | of them. At that time the U.S. had one car per 4.87 persons. After World War II, the U.S. produced about 75 percent of world's auto production. In 1980, the U.S. was overtaken by Japan and then became world's leader again in 1994. In 2006, Japan narrowly passed the U.S. in production and held this rank until 2009, when China took the top spot with 13.8 million units. With 19.3 million units manufactured in 2012, China almost doubled the U.S. production, with 10.3 million units, while | Automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest economic sectors by revenue. The automotive industry does not include industries dedicated to the maintenance of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops and motor fuel filling stations.
The word "automotive" comes from the Greek "autos" (self), and Latin "motivus" (of | 4,021 | wow-train |
I eat pie a lot
Pie is delicious. It's madde out of pastry dough with sweet or savory fillings which I love.
What are the types of pie we have?
One of my favorites is a top-crust pie. Filling in the bottom and covered with a pastry before baking. Yum.
Whats the origin of pie? | a pastry or other covering before baking. A "two-crust" pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Shortcrust pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.
Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.
History.
The need for nutritious, easy-to-store, easy-to-carry, and long | Pie
A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.
Pies are defined by their crusts. A "filled" pie (also "single-crust" or "bottom-crust"), has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open. A "top-crust" pie has the filling in the bottom of the dish and is covered with | 4,022 | wow-train |
I used to be a person who wouldn't leave the house without makeup on, but recently I've changed my ways! | Cosmetics
Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance of the face or fragrance and texture of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for use of applying to the face and body. They are generally mixtures of chemical compounds; some being derived from natural sources (such as coconut oil), and many synthetic or artificial. Cosmetics that are applied to the face to enhance ones appearance are often called make-up or makeup. Common make-up items include: lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, | really miss wearing costumes and makeup," Urie told "Spin". "I love throwing a big production. I've recently been reading about Tesla coils and I'm trying to figure out how I can get one that sits on the stage and shoots sparks without hurting anybody."
Uses in media.
The song "Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" was used as the end credit song for the 2011 film "The Smurfs". It is also featured in three Diet Coke | 4,023 | wow-train |
alchoholism is sad to talk about. are you affected?
Yeah I have a friend with it and its drinking till you have mental or physical health problems
im sorry to hear. what can you tell me about alchoholism?
It used to be divided into alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence
what is alchohol dependence?
Dependent on alcohol like addicted alcohol strongly craved
oh i see. what else can you tell me about alchoholism? | strongly desired, usage results in not fulfilling responsibilities, usage results in social problems, usage results in health problems, usage results in risky situations, withdrawal occurs when stopping, and alcohol tolerance has occurred with use. Risky situations include drinking and driving or having unsafe sex, among other things. Alcohol use can affect all parts of the body, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. This can result in mental illness, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune | The decisional balance sheet records the advantages and disadvantages of different options. It can be used both for individual and organisational decisions. The balance sheet recognises that both gains and losses can be consequences of a single decision. It might, for example, be introduced in a session with someone who is experiencing problems with their alcohol consumption with a question such as: "Could you tell me what you get out of your drinking and what you perhaps find less good about it?" Therapists are generally advised to use this sort | 4,024 | wow-train |
I love fast food but McDonald's is not my favorite.
I visited the original site of McDonald's in San Bernardino, CA.
That would be cool! When was McDonald's first opened?
McDonald's was founded in 1940
How many franchises are there today?
As of 2016 McDonald's had 39,900 outlets
Are most of those located in the United States?
McDonald's is in over 100 countries but most outlets are in the US.
What is their best selling menu item? | food, the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. According to two reports published in 2018, McDonald's is the world's second-largest private employer with 1.7 million employees (behind Walmart with 2.3 million employees).
History.
The siblings Richard and Maurice McDonald opened in 1940 the first McDonald's at 1398 North E | List of countries with McDonald's restaurants
This is a listing of countries with McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world. It has more than 35,000 outlets worldwide. The majority of McDonald's outlets outside of the United States are franchises.
The biggest temporary McDonald's restaurant in the world was opened during 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which had . The biggest still standing one is probably that at Will Rogers Turnpike..
The list of countries follows the company's own | 4,025 | wow-train |
Hello! I can't wait to go to the theatre soon
Oh nice! Are you by any chance going to a community theatre?
Yes, I am. Our local amateurs will be performing The Wizards of Oz | of their own. Many community theatres are successful, non-profit businesses with a large active membership and, often, a full-time professional staff. Community theatre is often devised and may draw on popular theatrical forms, such as carnival, circus, and parades, as well as performance modes from commercial theatre.
Community theatre is understood to contribute to the social capital of a community, insofar as it develops the skills, community spirit, and artistic sensibilities of those who participate, whether as producers or audience- | that Pat would be "sorely missed" by fans. Speaking of Pat's exit, Windsor told "This Morning": "Oh, I can't bear it - Pam! And she will be sorely missed - more than I was missed in the show, because she could go to anybody - any family she could go into. I am devastated." She definitely wanted to leave, but I don't know if she wanted to be killed off - that's the chance you have to take," Windsor | 4,026 | wow-train |
Don't you love chocolate? Typically sweet but I also like it bitter. it comes from theTheobroma cacao seeds.
I love it so much! Where is it grown?
It has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mesoamerica.
Where exactly is Mesoamerica?
It exends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica
What manufacturer makes the most chocolate?
I'm not sure but it's been around for a while. they have found evidence of it being made into chocolate beverages in mexico around 1900 BCE
That's a long time. Do they have to roast the beans to make it into chocolate or is that coffee that I'm thinking of?
They actually ferment the seeds to get rid of the bitterness and develop the flavor.
Then what happens? Do they grind it up? I wish I could grow my own. | seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste and must be fermented to develop the flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted. The shell is removed to produce cacao nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, unadulterated chocolate in rough form. Once the cocoa mass is liquefied by heating, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be cooled and processed into its two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Baking chocolate, also called bitter chocolate, contains cocoa solids | Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area in North America. It extends from approximately central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, and within this region pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In the 16th century, European diseases like smallpox and measles caused the deaths of upwards of 90% of the indigenous people. It is one of five areas in the world where ancient civilization arose independently, and the second in the Americas along | 4,027 | wow-train |
I absolutely love steak. Especially beefsteak.
Steaks are amazing on the grill with some KerryGold butter! And I like mushrooms with mine as well.
Yes I prefer my steaks on the grill, but I also enjoy them pan fried or broiled.
I never seem to get them right that way, they are either too rare or too well done. I like a nice medium, how about you?
Well done only! Although I did have medium well one time and it wasn't bad. I just prefer well done, and that's with all meats for me.
Steak is the only thing that I like medium. All the rest, including hamburgers, I want well done. And I didn't until just about 10 years ago. | Steak
A steak () is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the abdominal muscles, and the silverfinger steak cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. In a larger sense, fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak, and many more varieties of steak are known.
Steak is usually grilled, but can be pan | List of steak dishes
This is a list of steak dishes. Steak is generally a cut of beef sliced perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of fish cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled, pan-fried, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be baked.
Meat cooked in sauce, such as steak and kidney pie, or minced meat formed into a steak shape, such as Salisbury steak and hamburger steak may also be referred to as steak.
Beef.
Beefsteak is | 4,028 | wow-train |
I have been a night owl most of my life. More productive at night.
Lol! More like the night marauders I suppose?
Never been able to be a early bird a night owl goes to bed later than most.
Well,that's you as for me ,I'm an early goer | night owls may stay awake until just before or even after dawn. Night owls tend to feel most energetic just before they go to sleep at night.
Some night owls have a preference or habit for staying up late, or stay up to work the night shift. Night owls who work the day shift often have difficulties adapting to standard daytime working hours.
Night owls have often been blamed for unpunctuality or attitude problems. Employers, however, have begun to learn to increase productivity by respecting body clocks through flexible working | Horner worked exclusively on "Avatar" for over two years. He said, ""Avatar" has been the most difficult film I have worked on, and the biggest job I have undertaken... I work from four in the morning to about ten at night, and that's been my way of life since March. That's the world I'm in now, and it makes you feel estranged from everything. I'll have to recover from that and get my head out of [it]."
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Fruitarianism is a diet where you only eat basically fruit
Really?
yep, Fruitarianism is a subset of vegetarianism
Are they vegans? | Fruitarianism
Fruitarianism () is a subset of dietary veganism that consists entirely or primarily of fruits in the botanical sense, and possibly nuts and seeds, but without animal products. A fruitarian diet attracts criticisms and health concerns for those that follow the lifestyle.
Fruitarianism may be adopted for different reasons, including ethical, religious, environmental, cultural, economic, and health. There are several varieties of the diet. Some people with a diet consisting of 75% or more fruit consider themselves fruitarians.
Varieties. | appeared to only describe the fruitarian diet. Johnny Lovewisdom experimented with different diets, including juicy fruitarianism, liquidarianism (juices only), vitarianism (fruit, vegetables, raw dairy) and breatharianism.
Author Morris Krok, who earlier in his life lived "only on fruits", allegedly advised against a diet of "only fruit", although it was subsequently reported that Krok's diet consisted of "just fruit", with dietary practices of fruitarians as varied as definitions of the term "fruitarianism". Diet author Joe | 4,030 | wow-train |
I always wanted to see a hippopotamus. Can you tell me anything about them?
Sure! The hippo is a larger herbivore mammal and there are only two species in existence!
Wow they remind me a lot of cows. I wonder if they are related. | Hippopotamus
The common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal and ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ("Choeropsis liberiensis" or "Hexaprotodon liberiensis"). The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (). After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest | men, and are only distinguished from male authors by a greater feebleness and folly; but when they throw off the restraints of decency, and come before the public stark naked, as it were—then their books are sure to possess character and value. Can you tell me anything about this Fanny Fern? If you meet her, I wish you would let her know how much I admire her. ("Letters to Ticknor", 1:78)
"Ruth Hall" has since become Fern's most enduring work. | 4,031 | wow-train |
One of my favorite cities to visit is Chicago. I especially like to eat deep dish pizza there. Have you been to Chicago?
I have been to Chicago and I love the pizza. I especially love the amount of cheese and chunky tomato sauce.
Yes, I could eat that every day. I also like to visit the museums. The art museum is phenomenal.
I really enjoy going to museums to look at historic artifacts. But I have never been to one in Chicago. Which museum is your favorite?
I would have to say the Field Museum of Natural History. They have a famous T-Rex there named Sue. I even got to hold her talon!
Oh my I really love dinosaurs. Sue the Dinosaur apparently cost the field museum 7.6 million dollars. I really love the Museum of Natural History in DC. They have dinosaur exhibits, too.
Wow, I had no idea Sue cost that much! It is an amazingly complete skeleton so I can understand the price tag. | , was described in the same paper under the name "Dynamosaurus imperiosus". At the time of their initial description and naming, these specimens had not been fully prepared and the type specimen of "T. rex" had not even been fully recovered. In 1906, after further preparation and examination, Henry Fairfield Osborn recognized both skeletons as belonging to the same species. Because the name "Tyrannosaurus rex" had appeared just one page earlier than "Dynamosaurus" in Osborn's 1905 work, it was considered the older name and | Chicago-style pizza
Chicago-style pizza is pizza prepared according to several different styles developed in Chicago. The most famous is deep-dish pizza. The pan in which it is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge which provides ample space for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce. Chicago-style pizza may be prepared in deep-dish style and as a stuffed pizza.
Deep-dish pizza.
According to Tim Samuelson, Chicago's official cultural historian, there is not enough documentation | 4,032 | wow-train |
Hi, I am from Colorado, it contains most of the southern Rocky MOuntains and edge of the Great Plains. Are you in the US?
Yes I am in Florida and there absolutely no mountains here unfortunately. Would love to visit the Rocky Mountains.
It is very beautiful here. It is also the 8 th largest state and about 21st most populated in the US.
Wow that is very interesting, I heard there were hot springs and the flatirons in boulder.
I would like to go there soon , The state was named for the Colorado River by Spanish travelers, and it is very gorgeous also,
Awesome, I would love to go down the Colorado river and through glenwood canyon. Looks breathtaking
The river is one of the main river of of the southwest and northern Mexico, the other being the Rio Grande.
Wow, not only is the scenery gorgeous but i heard the cities like Denver, Colorado Springs and Meza Verde are pretty lively | Mexico to the south, Utah to the west, and touches Arizona to the southwest at the Four Corners. Colorado is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers and desert lands. Colorado is part of the western and southwestern United States, and is one of the Mountain States.
Denver is the capital and most populous city of Colorado. Residents of the state are known as Coloradans, although the antiquated term "Coloradoan" is occasionally used.
Geography | Green River. From Green River to the Colorado state line, I-70 follows the southern edge of the Book Cliffs.
Route description Colorado.
Entering from Utah, I-70 descends into the Grand Valley, where it meets the Colorado River, which provides its path up the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Here I-70 serves the Grand Junction metro area before traversing more mountainous terrain.
The last section of I-70 to be completed was the 15-mile (24 km) Glenwood Canyon. This stretch was completed in 1992 and was | 4,033 | wow-train |
Who exactly is Rafael Nadal? | Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Nadal has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as a record 34 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In addition, Nadal has held the world | of the 2008 Australian Open; Djokovic and Tsonga had defeated the top two players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in their respective semi-finals in straight sets. Djokovic won this match in 4 sets to win his first Grand Slam singles title.
Their next meeting at a Grand Slam event was again at the Australian Open, in the 2010 quarterfinals, exactly two years to the day since Djokovic defeated Tsonga to win his first Grand Slam singles title. However, this time it was Tsonga who prevailed, winning in five | 4,034 | wow-train |
Veterinary medicine deals with treatment of sick animals.
i seems like an honorable profession in helping animals
Vets cover a wide range of animals, domestic and wild.
it is probably more complicate because you are dealing with so many different animals
Veterinary medicine is a team effort; the vet is the leader, but under him are nurses and technicians who can also provide care with little or no formal training.
hmm I never though about nurses. I guess they do have there own nurses schooll | such as veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other paraprofessionals with specific specialisms such as animal physiotherapy or dentistry, and species relevant roles such as farriers.
Veterinary science helps human health through the monitoring and control of zoonotic disease (infectious disease transmitted from non-human animals to humans), food safety, and indirectly through human applications from basic medical research. They also help to maintain food supply through livestock health monitoring and treatment, and mental health by keeping pets healthy and long living. Veterinary scientists often | Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.
Veterinary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without professional supervision. Professional care is most often led by a veterinary physician (also known as a vet, veterinary surgeon or veterinarian), but also by paraveterinary workers | 4,035 | wow-train |
Do you like to 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 | garden hose to put out a fire in his home. "What do I do in such a crisis?" the president asked at a press conference. "I don't say ... 'Neighbor, my garden hose cost me $15; you have to pay me $15 for it' ... I don't want $15—I want my garden hose back after the fire is over." To which Senator Robert Taft (R-Ohio), responded: "Lending war equipment is a good deal like lending chewing | 4,036 | wow-train |
I love fresh orange juice so much, I wish I could make it myself!
Hi, I love orange juice by squeezing oranges!
Is it good for you if you squeeze it yourself?
Yes, avoid market juice since its made by drying and later rehydrating the juice
Ugh, that is not nearly as good. What do they call that kind of juice? Concentrated?
Its simply called Commercial orange juice and is branded with a long shelf life. Disgusting!
I don't think a long shelf life is a selling point. I only like it fresh squeezed. Are there a lot of vitamins in Orange juice? | 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 | juicy these vesicles are depend upon many factors, such as species, variety, and season. In American English, the beverage name is often abbreviated as "OJ".
Commercial orange juice with a long shelf life is made by pasteurizing the juice and removing the oxygen from it. This removes much of the taste, necessitating the later addition of a flavor pack, generally made from orange products. Additionally, some juice is further processed by drying and later rehydrating the juice, or by concentrating the juice and later adding | 4,037 | wow-train |
Have you ever been to Alabama? It is located in the United States in the southeastern region.
I have been there! My dad is from there actually. A place called Muscle Shoals. | Alabama
Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.
Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also | my own purposes."
Writing and composition.
The album's title stems from Isbell's childhood, with Isbell stating, "My dad used to work for a tool-and-die shop when I was a kid that was called Southeastern and that's how it originally occurred to me. I had moved from Muscle Shoals to Nashville – almost a year ago now — and it struck me that, at this point in my life, I don't have any interest in living in any other part of the | 4,038 | wow-train |
I have a golden retriever puppy. Do you like them/other dogs?
I like them a lot, but my favorites are beagles. Littel floppy dogs!
Neat! Yes I like the golden retriever's personality! Beagles are great too!! I like medium/big dogs. | 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 | do, die in exile? I was longing to see the country and my people. I came back, but these fascists and occupiers and all the rogues who serve them like dogs, I hate them like death. But you are going to say, then why did you join the 'Council of State'? I had to, because I have nothing to live on and I have a wife to keep. So this is what I am reduced to." He quickly grew disenchanted with the post-Zog occupation | 4,039 | wow-train |
I love my iPhone, I don't know if I could switch to another brand now.
I totally agree. I have had an iPhone since it was released in June 2007. I loved the first-generation so much when it first came out.
My girls still have a 5, but I recently was gifted an 8 for my birthday. It's so much bigger than my 5 but I love it.
It's hard to believe there have been eleven generations of iPhone models. I still have a 6s but plan to upgrade to the X soon. I love the 6s though and I've heard good things about the 8.
I think the girls will get new ones for Christmas, not sure which one yet - but they are honestly so pricey!!
They really are expensive. Kids are pretty rough on their phones too. Not sure how your girls are, but the kids in my family aren't very careful with them:)
Well, they've both managed not to break the 5s and I think they've had them for about 3 years now, so not too bad! But I'd thought of buying them Samsungs. | email, browse the web, send and receive text messages, record notes, perform mathematical calculations, and receive visual voicemail. Shooting video also became a standard feature with the iPhone 3GS. Other functionality, such as video games, reference works, and social networking, can be enabled by downloading mobile apps. , Apple's App Store contained more than 2.2 million applications available for the iPhone.
Apple has released twelve generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the twelve major releases of the iOS operating system | girls and falling in love." Ebert adopted the Sharpe persona as his alter ego. He said, "I don't want to put too much weight on it, because in some ways it's just a name that I came up with. But I guess if I look deeper, I do feel like I had lost my identity in general. I really didn't know what was going on or who I was anymore. Adopting another name helped me open up an avenue to get back."
Ebert began | 4,040 | wow-train |
South Park is an amazing show and one of the best modern satires | South Park
South Park is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for the Comedy Central television network. The show revolves around four boys—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick—and their exploits in and around the titular Colorado town. Much like "The Simpsons", "South Park" uses a very large ensemble cast of recurring characters. It became infamous for its profanity and dark, surreal humor that satirizes a wide range of topics | also one of the better religious satires the show has done". They comment that the funniest of the episode is the love triangle between Satan, Saddam Hussein and Chris. They conclude that the episode is an example of "some of the most scathing commentary on social institutions there is".
External links.
- "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" Full episode at South Park Studios
- "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" Episode guide at South Park Studios | 4,041 | wow-train |
What is the Big Brother franchise
It is an awesome game show created by john de mol jr
Where was it created?
the netherlands is where it was originaly broadcast so I assume the netherlands
Really? I was thinking it originated in the U.S
not sure to be honest, but there have been over 387 season of it across all adaptations and translations of the origonal
OK. What year was it created?
not sure let me check I know that they contestants live in a house and are rfered to housemates
That is true | cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize.
, there have been 445 seasons of "Big Brother" in over 54 franchise countries and regions. English-language editions of the program are often referred to by its initials "BB". The title of many Spanish-language editions of the program is translated as "Gran Hermano" (GH).
Premise. | Big Brother (franchise)
Big Brother is a Dutch reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999, and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "House Guests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by "Big Brother" from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television | 4,042 | wow-train |
yoga classes are fun.
I haven't taken any yoga classes, but I've done yoga in my home. What is the experience like?
it is very nice. hatha yoga and raja yoga is my fevourite
Interesting! What do you do in those classes? I've only heard of the hot yoga where they turn the temperature way up.
We master the body along with mind experiences
Oh! That sounds great. So in those yoga classes you take care of body and mind. That sounds relaxing. | Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the ontology, nature, and relationship of the mind to the body. The mind–body problem is a paradigm issue in philosophy of mind, although other issues are addressed, such as the hard problem of consciousness, and the nature of particular mental states. Aspects of the mind that are studied include mental events, mental functions, mental properties, consciousness, the ontology of the mind, the nature of thought, and the relationship of the mind | Bikram Yoga
Bikram Yoga is a hot system of yoga as exercise that Bikram Choudhury synthesized from traditional hatha yoga techniques. It became popular in the early 1970s. All Bikram Yoga Beginning Series classes run for 90 minutes and consist of the same series of 26 postures, including two breathing exercises.
Bikram Yoga is a hot yoga style, and is ideally practiced in a room heated to with a humidity of 40%. All official Bikram classes are taught by Bikram-certified teachers, who have completed nine weeks of training | 4,043 | wow-train |
Hello, do you like country music?
I do, it's my favorite. I especially like the older stuff like Buddy Williams. Unfortunately he passed away in 1986, but his music will live forever.
Oh wow yes that is olders tuff but good stuff I've heard. I like the 90's and 2000's country music, ya know carrie underwood, rascal flatts and leanne womack
I really love rascal flatts. They have such a unique sound although I think alot of people think of them more as light rock or pop.
Maybe so, I still like them. My favorite is carrie underwood.. The song "Before He Cheats" was a hit in my opinion. Really good song, still listen to it til' this day!
She is amazing! Her first album was full of hits and it became the best selling debut female solo album in country music history!
She is also an actress. It was nice talkling to you about country music! | Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", it became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 16 years. Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist.
Her second album, "Carnival Ride", followed in 2007. It had one of the biggest-ever opening weeks by a female artist and earned Underwood two Grammy Awards. Her | Brothers; they would step on stage and everybody would assume their music would not be good, but after they performed everybody was amazed of their talents. “I remember this one guy connected with a big label that said, ‘You know what ya should do? Wear karate suits and hit gongs, ya know what I mean? Stuff like that, stuff with yo culture.’ I was born in New Jersey man.”
Film Score Composing.
Chops also composed the original score for Ursula Liang's documentary | 4,044 | wow-train |
Do you own a parrot? I'm thinking about getting one.
I do not. I have always found them interesting, but they seem like a lot of work.
I love their vivid colors. I have heard they are a lot of work.
Don't they have a very long lifespan too? It really seems like a huge committment.
They do live a long time. Feeding is easy as their diets consist of seeds, nuts, fruit, buds, and other plants.
That doesn't sound too bad. Can parrott's speak?
They do speak I believe, but not all of them. They vary in size (in terms of length) but I'm thinking the smaller the better.
Would you want a bird that speaks, or one that doesn't? | Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia.
Characteristic | came up with its title. Wilson said:I liked the idea that bows and arrows are pretty useless on their own but when you get them together, they can be quite formidable. A bit like us lot, really. I love being in a band. It's daft to think you can do it alone. It's about not being afraid of emotion. It can be the strongest weapon we have. What's wrong with a load of blokes admitting they need each other? [It's] a sliver | 4,045 | wow-train |
Have you ever tried vegetarianism? I tried it but didn't last very long. I like my meat!
I sometimes have a few meat free meals a week just so I impact animals less. i respect sentient life
I respect your sentiment. I have read about lab-grown meat. If they become available for consumers I would try it!
Yeah I would as well. I read not long ago how some vegans dont use products like beeswax or leather or silk and I just dont understand that.
I can understand the leather but the other two are by-products. I guess everyone has their own philosophy in life!
Yeah I can understand things like not eating eggs or dairy but the other stuff seems a little extreme.
Is it Jainism that won't even hurt bugs? Living in Florida I would be eaten alive by the skeeters!
Lol Im in Texas and yes I believe it is. Traditionally it is known as Jain Dharma.
I guess it is easier if you live in an area without mosquitoes. Most bugs are pretty harmless. | Packaged and processed foods, such as cakes, cookies, candies, chocolate, yogurt, and marshmallows, often contain unfamiliar animal ingredients, and so may be a special concern for vegetarians due to the likelihood of such additives. Feelings among vegetarians may vary concerning these ingredients. Some vegetarians scrutinize product labels for animal-derived ingredients while others do not object to consuming cheese made with animal-derived rennet. Some vegetarians are unaware of animal-derived rennet being used in the production of cheese.
Semi-vegetarian diets | pass your lips. They told all the meat-eating Kagyupas, “You can’t be a Kagyupa if you eat meat.” I did not say anything that inflammatory. If a Mahayana practitioner, who considers all sentient beings to be like their father or mother, eats the flesh of another being out of carelessness and without any compassion, that is not good. So we need to think about this and pay attention to it. All of us Mahayana practitioners, who accept that all sentient beings have been our mothers | 4,046 | wow-train |
I love crossword puzzles. They are considered a word puzzle that can either be in a form of a squiare or rectabgle
Same here, I like them a lot. | Crossword
A crossword is a word puzzle that usually takes the form of a square or a rectangular grid of white-and black-shaded squares. The game's goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues, which lead to the answers. In languages that are written left-to-right, the answer words and phrases are placed in the grid from left to right and from top to bottom. The shaded squares are used to separate the words or phrases. | Puzzle
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles, or logic puzzles.
Puzzles are often created to be a form of entertainment but they can also arise from serious mathematical or logistical | 4,047 | wow-train |
I personally am not fond of beards, because Im a female, but the history in information around the idea is interesting!
I agree, I am a female as well but I just learned that animals as well can have a beard.
Oh yeah that makes sense, I suppose Ive never noticed because usually animals have fur all over anyway! Lol | In countries with colder climates, beards help protect the wearer's face from the elements.
Biology.
The beard develops during puberty. Beard growth is linked to stimulation of hair follicles in the area by dihydrotestosterone, which continues to affect beard growth after puberty. Dihydrotestostorone also promotes balding. Dihydrotestosterone is produced from testosterone, the levels of which vary with season. Beard growth rate is also genetic.
Biology Evolution.
Biologists characterize beards as a secondary sexual characteristic because they are unique to one sex, yet do not | suppose I am. In a way it's slightly lazy because it means you don't have to pretend – you just have to believe. As much as it's possible to be like that I suppose I kind of do step in and out, I'm not one of these people that can't talk to other people because I'm in my character, but I kind of do stay with the character, yeah. He's always there. It's like marinating something – you're sitting in a marinade the whole | 4,048 | wow-train |
I love watching the Avengers originally published by marvel comics
Can you tell me more about the Avengers? The only graphic novels that I am familiar with are The Walking Dead.
The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes
I have heard about them on The Big Bang Theory tv show. They sound very cool!
The Big Bang Theory is awesome, it first premiered on CBS in 2007
The Big Bang Theory is one of my favorite tv shows! | Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon (stylized as young Sheldon) is an American comedy television series on CBS created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro. The series is a spin-off prequel to "The Big Bang Theory" and begins with the character Sheldon Cooper at the age of nine, living with his family in East Texas and going to high school. Iain Armitage stars as young Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts. Jim Parsons, who portrays the adult Sheldon | Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team consists mostly of reformed supervillains.
Publication history.
The Thunderbolts first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" #449 (January 1997) and were created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.
The Thunderbolts were first presented as a group of superheroes like the Avengers, both to readers and to the Marvel Universe, who became heroes to help protect the world when the Avengers were declared dead after | 4,049 | wow-train |
I really want to visit a Parisian cafe! How about you?
I'd love to visit one too! I hear that they are a center of social and culinary life in Paris.
I bet there is a lit of history surrounding the cafes, right?
Yes, they have been around since the 17th century! They are used as a meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, and many other things!
Our the US cafes based on the ones in Paris? | Parisian café
Parisian cafés serve as a center of social and culinary life in Paris. They have been around since the 17th century, and serve as the meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and networking source, a place to relax or to refuel - the social and political pulse of the city. Parisian cafés show the Parisian way of sitting undisturbed for a couple of hours, watching things happening and people going by.
Typical Paris cafés are not coffee shops. They generally come | but every time you see them, they look as though they are going through a real rough moment in their life. And, if for that single moment, you wish you could just reach out and make it all better. Inspiration for the track came from a real life experience. There is a cafe that I used to visit when I was meeting my father in Pennsylvania - and every time we were there, I saw this attractive girl sitting at a table in the back. She had this look on her face | 4,050 | wow-train |
My favorite musician is Tupac who was an American rapper, poet and actor, so talented!
I don't know a great deal about Tupac. What can you tell me about him? | (1997), all garnering praise from critics.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. In 2010, Shakur was inducted to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. "Rolling Stone" named Shakur in the list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Early life.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16 | , Robertson is very open about his Christian faith. "That's what got me through 65 years of life, my belief in God and what He's done for us and what He will do for us". His favorite Scripture verses are and 17. "When I sign people's stuff I put down John 3:16 and 17. Most people can tell you what 16 says, OK. 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.' But they don't know nothin' about 17 | 4,051 | wow-train |
Im not a big fan of salads with romaine lettuce. It just has a weird taste. What do you think?
I like romaine and cos lettuce.
I dont see how. I can only eat iceburg lettuce. | Lettuce
Lettuce ("Lactuca sativa") is an annual plant of the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, such as soups, sandwiches and wraps; it can also be grilled. One variety, the " (), or asparagus lettuce (celtuce), is grown for its stems, which are eaten either raw or cooked. | . It is used mainly for salads.
- Romaine/Cos – Used mainly for salads and sandwiches, this type forms long, upright heads. This is the most often used lettuce in Caesar salads.
- Iceberg/Crisphead – The most popular type in the United States, it is very heat-sensitive and was originally adapted for growth in the northern United States. It ships well, but is low in flavor and nutritional content, being composed of even more water than other lettuce types. | 4,052 | wow-train |
I do enjoy cooking big meals for my family. How about you. | 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 | be as literary as I want, as long as every 5 or 10 pages something really horrible tries to eat my main character. I enjoy that part of it because it's almost subversive, I can write anything, I can deal with big ideas, I can try to be an ambitious writer in my prose style -- all those things as long as I also do what the reader wants. The readers are very forgiving, they are interested in experiments and ideas, as long as you remember you're writing fantasy. | 4,053 | wow-train |
I love to play video games, A video game involves interaction with a user.
I used to play years ago but I am not into it much. What kind of games do you play? | games and gaming consoles using joysticks, buttons, and other controllers, along with graphics on computer screens and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since the 1980s, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern popular culture in most parts of the world.
One of the early games was "Spacewar!", which was developed by computer scientists. Early arcade video games developed from 1972 to 1978. During the 1970s, the first generation of home consoles emerged, including the | 'Becoming the Bull,' but it was kind of like a quiz thing. It wasn't really a game, but this is a full-fledged video game. It's hilarious. We all have our own levels, it's hilarious. I highly recommend kids to play it if you play video games. Even if you don't, I don't even play video games and I sat there for like an hour playing it. It's hard."
Creator Jason Oda says,
"The Atreyu | 4,054 | wow-train |
Novels are long works of narrative ficitons, very fun to read
I like novels too! What types do you like? | Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is typically published as a book.
The entire genre has been seen as having "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in classical Greece and Rome, in medieval and early modern romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella. (Since the 18th century, the term "novella", or "novelle" in German, has been used in English | moral implications of what to "do" about him once they find him.
Like many of Spider's novels, "Very Bad Deaths" is really a collection of inter-related and interwoven short stories, each telling part of a longer narrative in discrete slices of time. It is a technique that fans will recognize from novels such as "Mindkiller".
Sequel.
The sequel to this book, "Very Hard Choices", was released in 2008. The author read excerpts from this book in his | 4,055 | wow-train |
I think the mooooost adorable animal in the world is a Giant Panda. I wish I could just snuggle with one! Have you seen one before?
Yes, I have. They are native to central China. I think they are so cute to.
I didn't know they are from China. Are they anywhere else in the world?
There are only 49 pandas that live outside of China and they are in captivity at zoos or other facilities.
That's so sad that there aren't more. I heard that its really hard for them to reproduce and for the babies to survive. I want to help a program that helps them thrive. | has been driven out of the lowland areas where it once lived.
The giant panda is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species. A 2007 report showed 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. As of December 2014, 49 giant pandas lived in captivity outside China, living in 18 zoos in 13 different countries. Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high | glamour bits. They were there the whole time in the trenches."
Added Hurley: "I've been on film sets for about nine years as a hired hand so it wasn't that I didn't know anything... Yes, there are things I know now that I didn't know before. But there are things a monkey could learn to do... I think learning to keep on top of things ... You have to, sort of, learn that as you go. I hadn't realized how fragile a | 4,056 | wow-train |
I love fishing, do you like to fish?
I haven't been fishing in years, which is the activity of catching fish.
I live on a lake so I try to go as much as I can. I like to catch bass and catfish mainly.
Nice, techniques to catch fish incllude hand gathering, netting, spearing, angling and trapping.
I've never tried some of those, I'll have to look into it. I really like bow-fishing.
Cool, is that like fly fishing where a artificial "fly" is used to catch fish?
Somewhat but you use a bow and arrow to shoot the fish instead of waiting for them to bite your baited hook.
Oh now I get it. Fishing was a pre-historic practice dating back over 40,000 years.
I wonder what they used for fishing line and bait back then? | Fishing rod
A fishing rod is a long, flexible rod used by fishermen to catch fish. At its simplest, a fishing rod is a simple stick or pole attached to a line ending in a hook (formerly known as an "angle", hence the term angling). The length of the rod can vary between . To entice fish, bait or lures are impaled on one or more hooks attached to the line. The line is generally stored on a reel which reduces tangles and assists in landing a fish | Outline of fishing
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fishing:
Fishing – 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.
Essence of fishing.
- Fishing – trying to catch fish.
- Fishing industry – any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products.
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Hi, what are your thoughts on parenting? Do you think it's better to be strict or leave some room to grow? | 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 | everyone so deeply and it wears heavily on her because she obviously went through this big Inhuman change...And so what I think makes her such a good kind of...unconventional leader is that she's really kind of still learning and I think that's so realistic that leaders are—it's almost like when you grow up and you realize that your parents are just humans, parenting." Wen noted how the character "has evolved from being so anti-establishment into suddenly being someone who wants to create an establishment that | 4,058 | wow-train |
I really like heavy metal music, some of my faves are Iron Maiden and AC DC. do you listen to it?
Yes I love it! It started in the late 1960's and early 1970s mostly in the UK.
Wow in the UK? I never would have thought that it originated from another country, I see heavy metal as a mostly american thing.
Around 1968, three of Heavy metal's most famous bands, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep purple were founded.
Thats pretty sick, who knew that heavy mental existed in the 1960's. What are some of the most popular heavy metal bands of today?
I'm not sure but Heavy metal lyrics have a massive sound with amplified distortion, lots of guitar solos and just an overall loudness.
Yeah they are usually really loud especially at concerts, Can you tell me more about heavy metal music?
There are different genres of heavy metal. There's alternative metal which came about in the mid 80's. It's a mixture of heavy metal and alt. rock.
Yea the 80's was the best time for heavy metal, so many good bands started up in those years. What kind of instruments do they usually use? | is often cited as being Australia's foremost hard rock band. AC/DC's influence on metal is quite clear however, with a style built around a predominately loud, heavy riffing guitar sound. With regard to heavy metal, Sydney band Buffalo could well be considered one of the country's first exponents of the style. Originally formed under the name Head in 1967, Buffalo began playing a very similar style to that of Black Sabbath from 1970. The band was the first non-British act to be signed to Vertigo | years, but not much metal. I mostly listen to Pink Floyd and straight rock." In an interview with "Alternative Press", it was said that B.J.'s favorite band is Iron Maiden.
The band has stated on their influences:
In an interview with WIDB, Levi stated on behalf of his biggest musical influences: "As I Lay Dying is definitely the biggest one that really sets Miss May I where we are. We like a lot of All That Remains, Unearth, Darkest Hour and, | 4,059 | wow-train |
I want to get a dog and can't decide on a breed! I'm thinking bassett hound or collie - what do you think? | was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.
Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently | the fight can't happen on pay-per-view ... I like people thinking I'm running from him and ducking him because when I do get in the ring with him, which I really think I will do, I think it will make it a bigger fight. But at the moment the fight can't happen because he will only fight me if the fight is on pay-per-view. I would fight him on [UK terrestrial channel] DAVE, but he doesn't want to do that. | 4,060 | wow-train |
Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies. | 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 | , where she died in 2001.
Publications.
Wason authored 24 books after leaving CBS, mostly about one of her longtime favorite hobbies, cooking, though her most successful book was her 1942 story of the Axis invasion of Greece, "Miracle in Hellas: The Greeks Fight On." She wrote that the book "was a resounding success. But the tough struggle to make it as a woman correspondent, ending with the cruel rebuff by CBS, cooled my desire for more overseas war reporting."
In | 4,061 | wow-train |
I love listening to U2 ,they are a good music band
Yeah Bono used to be so talented on the guitar and singing.
When did they debut?
They are an irish rock band they started in 1976. What a time to be alive.
Uhmmn indeed! So what's their genre of music?
Well their lyrics usually embellish with spirtual imagery and political themes.
That's good! Have they won any musical award?
They are really popular for their live award winning performances and tours.
So they ever won any Grammy then.what's their highest album sales? | " and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, "The Joshua Tree" (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date: "With | churches and the clock tower. In the hospital grounds is a monument to George Hampden Evans, a replica of an Irish Round Tower.
Popular culture.
Popular culture Music.
Members of the band U2 owned a caravan in Portrane where they composed some of the music and lyrics for their 1981 album, "October". Lead singer Bono and guitarist The Edge were baptized on a beach in Portrane by members of the Shalom religious group. Rock band the Delorentos are Portrane natives.
Popular culture Television.
Portrane has | 4,062 | wow-train |
I used to work in a factory several years ago, but I don't miss it now. Do you work in a factory?
A little over a decade ago I worked in a factory producing electric motors. Where I am from we call them "plants"
Yes, that's another word for them around here too. Guess it depends on who's talking about them. | workshops".
Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production. Large factories tend to be located with access to multiple modes of transportation, with some having rail, highway and water loading and unloading facilities.
Factories may either make discrete products or some type of material continuously produced such as chemicals, pulp and paper, or refined oil products. Factories manufacturing chemicals are often called "plants" and may have most of their equipment – tanks, pressure vessels | now and then somebody might get a little offended. It's got bad language in it, so I just don't do it in my shows. Anybody wants to hear it can hear it on iTunes. But you know people are listenin' to it, likin' it. Every now and then somebody don't like it, but that's okay. Similar to years ago, when the hippie thing come out and I started growin' my hair and puttin' the earring in, I got a little flak here | 4,063 | wow-train |
I love taking Dr Pepper drink
I love Dr Pepper to. It is not my favorite
I have really taken so many drinks, but Dr Pepper is exceptionally cool
I think it's a fun drink to. It's so fizzy and different from other drinks.
Exactly, it is also good to take it during winter, to warm the body
I think it interesting that it was made in the pharmacy. Coco cola was also made in a pharmacy. I wonder how many other soft drinks were made in a pharmacy.
Really? This is my first time of hearing that coca cola was made in pharmacy, which other drink please
I know that coca cola was made in a pharmacy as a drug to treat illness. The caffeine form Dr. Pepper or coco cola help me when I get migraines.
Wow, that is good to know that coca cola cures illness | Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). | : "I Want It All." United States
- 2007: "El Dr muy bueno" Latin America
- 2008: "Drink It Slow, Dr's Orders" (United States)
- 2009: "Trust me – I'm a Doctor." (ft. Julius Erving, Kelsey Grammer, Gene Simmons, Dr. Dre) United States
- 2009: "It's so amazingly smooth, you have try it to believe it!" and "Amazingly smooth" Dr Pepper Cherry | 4,064 | wow-train |
What do you normally take on a picnic?
I usually bring a picnic basket and a blanket to sit on. Sandwiches and watermelon to snack on. Wine to drink. How about you?
I don't drink anymore so usually i just bring water.
Where do you go for picnics? I usually go to a park, the beach, or other place affording an interesting view. Sometimes I'll have a picnic in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theatre performance.
I like going to the park. I have never been to an open air theatre but that sounds really interesting. | a combination of all of the above.
On romantic and family picnics, a picnic basket and a blanket (to sit or recline on) are usually brought along. Outdoor games or some other form of entertainment are common at large picnics. In established public parks, a picnic area generally includes picnic tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in grills, water faucets, garbage containers, and restrooms.
Some picnics are a potluck, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish | what they want, then I add stuff as needed after that, like extra horns or whatever… I'm usually working on other thangs, you know what I mean? I don't have time to sit there and coach somebody that just already knows what to do, and that's the kind of people I usually work with… I don't want to sit there like a babysitter." Gibbs also spoke about how the album was recorded over three years, saying: "We two different guys, man. I | 4,065 | wow-train |
I am terrible at drawing! Do you enjoy drawing?
I am not the best at drawing but I do enjoy to occationally doodle on paper
I can't even produce a decent doodle! lol | Doodle4Google
Doodle 4 Google, also stylized Doodle4Google, is an annual competition in various countries, held by Google, to have children create a Google doodle that will be featured on the local Google homepage as a doodle.
History.
Google features logos on their homepage, usually for public holidays. In the past, events such as the beginning of spring, the anniversary of understanding DNA, or the invention of the laser have been celebrated. The original Google "doodle" was in 1998 when Sergey Brin and Lawrence | also drawing comparisons to the "shimmering waterfall mood first popularized by Janet Jackson". "Blur", which features Spears singing in a lower register, sees the inclusion of urban influences, and lyrically recalls the morning after a party with lyrics "Can't remember what I did last night/I gotta get my head right, where the hell am I? Who are you? What'd we do last night?"; it drew similarities to Spears' song "Early Mornin" from "In the Zone" | 4,066 | wow-train |
I really like Zebras. | Zebra
Zebras ( , ) are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their distinctive black-and-white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses and donkeys, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
There are three species of zebras: the plains zebra, the mountain zebra and the Grévy's zebra. The plains zebra and the mountain zebra belong to | mountain zebras could be found across the entire length of the escarpments along the west coast of southern Africa and in the fold mountain region in the south. However, they generally inhabited poorly productive land and were nowhere really numerous in comparison to those species of zebras or antelope that inhabited the plains, for example.
Behavior and life cycle.
Mountain zebras do not aggregate into large herds like plains zebras; they form small family groups consisting of a single stallion and one to five mares, together with their recent offspring. | 4,067 | wow-train |
My father was a butcher my whole life. He slaughtered animals so prepare their meat for sale.
That's awesome! Did he have to go to school for that, or did he learn it himself?
Some places want you to have a 3 year apprenticeship and then you can become a master butcher. My father learned from his father.
That's great that it is a family tradition! Butchers have been around a long time, haven't they? | far back as 1272. Today, many jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers. Some areas expect a three-year apprenticeship followed by the option of becoming a master butcher.
Duties.
Butchery is a traditional line of work. In the industrialized world, slaughterhouses use butchers to slaughter the animals, performing one or a few of the steps repeatedly as specialists on a semiautomated disassembly line. The steps include stunning (rendering the animal incapacitated), exsanguination (severing the carotid or brachial arteries to facilitate blood removal), | to move, you know? I didn't want to be just a BMX racer my whole life. So that's where I switched to downhill Mountain biking. It was new to me; it was like BMX when I first started."br
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Pete: "Exactly!" ----dirtrag.com 1998
He went on to have a career almost as successful racing mountain bikes as he did racing BMX, earning several titles starting in 1992. His main MTB discipline is in | 4,068 | wow-train |
I would like to work for a veterinarian one day
That would be really nice to treat diseases and injuries in animals. Do you know if you would like to specialize to a particular type of animal?
I think in reptiles would be really cool. I follow this veterinarian on instagram that does exotic animals | Veterinary physician
A veterinary physician, usually called a vet, which is shortened from veterinarian (American English) or veterinary surgeon (British English), is a professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals.
Description.
In many countries, the local nomenclature for a veterinarian is a regulated and protected term, meaning that members of the public without the prerequisite qualifications and/or licensure are not able to use the title. In many cases, the activities that may be undertaken by a | by mailing them physical CDs. On where the inspiration for leaking the single directly to fans rather than via traditional channels came from, Keating stated: "I think #1, it's hard to do something secretive in the oversharing, Instagramming culture that we live in, so I liked the idea of a musical object you send to people ... I was actually interested to see if no one would share it at all. I thought that would be really cool. But I guess that doesn't happen anymore. Like 10 | 4,069 | wow-train |
Artist posses a certain skill.If I could be an artist, I would be a painter. What type of artist would you be?
Do you count novel-wiritng as being an artist? I have created a few novels!
I sure do. I think that is awesome. You must be really proud. | Historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for the historical novel, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.
An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Authors also | ]. Having [later] been a dean myself, I know how he felt. But I felt I had no choice. That shows you another important thing about being an artist. If you have conviction in your art, you have to be daring. You don’t care what critics or what other artists would say. You are going to do it. You have to understand the risk I took. I was given a tremendous scholarship. I didn’t have any other money. I couldn’t survive. Besides | 4,070 | wow-train |
Pepsi is a pretty good soft drink.
I usually avoid it due to the high sugar content but I agree, its pretty tasty.
Yeah, most carbonated soft drinks have a lot of sugar though.
Yes and it can very bad for diabetes and cholesterol. I prefer to drink fresh juices.
I usually just stick to water over anything like Pepsi and other soft drinks.
Thats a great choice. Do you when Pepsi was invented?
Yeah it was originally created in 1893.
That is quite a long time ago. And who is it owned by? | Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961.
History.
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the | , especially less expensive varieties, is occasionally made like many other soft drinks, using sugar, carbonated water, malt extract, and flavourings. Better brands, often made by beer rather than soft drink manufacturers, usually use a variation of the traditional process to brew their products. Kvass is commonly served unfiltered, with the yeast still in it, which adds to its unique flavour as well as its high vitamin B content.
Modern Russia.
Although the massive flood of western soft drinks after fall of USSR such as | 4,071 | wow-train |
I like butterflies. I think my favorite would have to be the Monarch butterfly.
They are beautiful! Their bright wings and graceful flight!
Every year we go to see the latge migration of them in California. It is something else to see them in such large numbers. | Butterflies have the typical four-stage insect life cycle. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation | n't really see how I could sing on anything or write any words. But the demos for the album that eventually came out were fantastic. I think they suffer in a way that we [The Cure] suffered in that people weren't allowing them to become something else. If another band put that new CD out as their first album, people would go crazy." As for their legitimacy, Smith gave the band advice: "Nobody knows what kind of songs you are going to write in the future and nobody | 4,072 | wow-train |
I recently became a vegetarian! I don't eat any red meat, poultry or seafood!
I have heard it is really good for yo
It is! I also looked into the environmental, cultural and economic reasons to become a vegetarian before I committed to the lifestyle.
Do you eat eggs? | 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. | while protesting against Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in Iceland.
Jónsi is a vegetarian. He states that he "didn’t go vegetarian because of the animals" but became gradually more concerned for their welfare. Jónsi elaborated that he would find it difficult to date someone who eats meat, saying "I just love animals and I do not want to kill them, cook them or eat them so it’d be hard for me to watch anyone do that." He briefly followed a raw food diet, although he no longer practices | 4,073 | wow-train |
Ever been to Grand Rapids in Michigan? I really want to sometime.
No but I want to visit one day. It is the 2nd largest city in Michigan.
Damn it must be pretty big, do you know the population? | Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County.
A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is | . It is not an easy thing sometimes, but no one is perfect. But living to the standards of what you preach and talk about is a big deal and something we chose to do everyday." Taylor has also been quoted as saying that he is tired of bands that try to play off their Christian background or message to sell records or to perpetuate their popularity and stated: "I want every kid to know I am not going to change who I really am to sell records. I mean, I absolutely | 4,074 | wow-train |
I used to think I wanted to be a pediatrician - they are doctors that deal with the medical care of infants, children, and teens. How about you?
I wanted to be a doctor at one point but not anymore.
With all the craziness in the healthcare field these days, trying to figure out Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, etc.. it seems like new dr's are dwindling.
Agreed, it is such a complicated and difficult environment to deal with.
I liked the idea of pediatrics because they can work either in a hospital, as a primary care physican, or even in specialties like neonatology. I thought it would be interesting and rewarding.
I can see that, also working with kids would be quite rewarding too. | Pediatrics
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. A medical doctor who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. The word "pediatrics" and its cognates mean "healer of children"; they derive from two Greek words: ("pais" "child") and ("iatros" "doctor | 's YouTube channel on August 16, 2017. While talking about the video in an interview with "Billboard", Tank said: "Well, I wanted the song to sound literal. But, I also wanted people to explore their horizons, in terms of their sexuality. I think sometimes people can be basic in these moments. And, it is not because they are trying to be basic. Sometimes, you just get accustomed to doing a certain thing all the time. And it works for you. Sometimes we | 4,075 | wow-train |
A friend of mine loves Jimmy Fallon. She keeps telling me I need to watch his show. Are you also a Jimmy Fallon fan?
Of course, everyone loves him because he is an American comedian, actor, television host and musician
Is he relatively new to the comedy scene or has he been in the business for awhile?
He joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream.So it's been a while
I guess I'm just really behind! Did he ever do any stand-up comedy?
Fallon remained on "SNL" for six years between 1998 and 2004, co-hosting the program's Weekend Update segment, the rest is history
Oh, gotcha! What show is he on now that he's finished with SNL? | stand-up comedy.
He was commissioned to join NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Fallon remained on "SNL" for six years between 1998 and 2004, co-hosting the program's Weekend Update segment and becoming a celebrity in the process. He left the program for the film industry, starring in films such as "Taxi" (2004) and "Fever Pitch" (2005).
Following his film career, Fallon returned to television | Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American-Irish comedian, actor, television host, singer, writer, and producer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and as the host of late-night talk show "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and before that "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". He grew up with an interest in comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue opportunities in | 4,076 | wow-train |
I thought about joining the National Guard.
Really? Why do you want to be a National Guard? | United States National Guard
The United States National Guard, also commonly referred to as the National Guard, is part of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. It is a reserve military force composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the militia of the United States as defined by | Rebellion movement National Guard barracks operation.
On 18 December, Óscar Pérez successfully implemented "Operation Genesis", which resulted in the theft of 26 rifles and 3 automatic pistols from a command station of the National Guard in Los Teques, Miranda state. The surprise attack resulted in no deaths, with Pérez and about 50 other rebels gagging and tying up the National Guardsmen, ridiculing them for supporting the Bolivarian government, asking "Why do you continue to defend drug traffickers, some real terrorists? ... Be worthy of the uniform you | 4,077 | wow-train |
I don't know why people love iphones so much, i love android phones | 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 | Because the reality surrounding us is so hot, everyone is going to leave the country in history. Junggi Song said, "Actually, I don't think the meaning of the word Guk-ppong is accurately established. Many people were confused with the words of appealing to pity. Don't blindly follow what is unrighteous, but I don't know why they shouldn't love South Korea. I think it could be connected to that. If I get the right criticism, I'll be able to talk, but I | 4,078 | wow-train |
I have always wanted to get a nice leather couch. What exactly is leather anyway?
Leather is a durable and flexible material made by tanning rawhide
Oh so it comes from cows then? I love the way it feels on the skin. | Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhides and skins. The most common raw material is cattle hide. It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from artisan to modern industrial scale.
Leather is used to make a variety of articles, including footwear, automobile seats, clothing, bags, book bindings, fashion accessories, and furniture. It is produced in a wide variety of types and styles and decorated by a wide range of techniques. The earliest record of leather artifacts dates back to | Rawhide (material)
Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning. It is similar to parchment, much lighter in color than leather made by traditional vegetable tanning.
The skin from buffalo, deer, elk or cattle from which most rawhide originates is prepared by removing all fur, meat and fat. The hide is then usually stretched over a frame before being dried. The resulting material is hard and translucent. It can be shaped by rewetting and forming before being allowed to thoroughly re | 4,079 | wow-train |
I feel like such a slacker.
A slacker is a person who habitually avoids work, are you not working?
I just procrastinate a lot. | Slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic.
Origin.
According to different sources, the term "slacker" dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the British Gezira Scheme in the early to mid 20th century, when Sudanese labourers protested their relative powerlessness by working lethargically, a form of protest known as "slacking".
World wars.
In the United States during World War I, the word "slacker" was commonly used to | .
- SLAC (disambiguation)
- Slacks (disambiguation)
- Slacker, a person who habitually avoids work or lacks work ethic | 4,080 | wow-train |
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carb diet
I have no idea what a diet is haha, but what kind of specific foods are in a ketogenic diet?
the ketogenic diet is all about no carbs like bread and all about fats and protein so like meat
So basically meat but no bun kind of meal at a fast food restaurant? Animal style? | Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies | last phase for the rest of their life to avoid regaining weight. The glycemic index (on a scale from 1 to 100) of the kind of carbohydrate consumed is also of importance (see the GI diet).
Related diets.
Pierre Dukan said the paleo diet was a copy of his weight loss strategy. The Paleolithic diet is claimed to be based on the human ancestral diet. Other similar diets include Ketogenic diet being low carb moderate protein and high fats and Atkins diet being low carb high protein and moderate | 4,081 | wow-train |
Sewing is awesome!
Yes, sewing is one of the oldest of textile arts, arising in the Paleolitic, do you know how to sew?
I actually to home ec in high school and got to sew my own pillow! | Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The | home by relatives.
Some women have learned to sew and own sewing machines (often antique treadle machines). They do simple home-sewing of shirts, kofu, and school uniforms.
Nukualofa, the capital, supports several tailoring shops. They tailor tupenu and suitcoats for Tongan men, and matching tupenu and kofu for Tongan women. The women's outfits may be decorated with simple blockprint patterns on the hems.
There is also some local production of knit jerseys by Tongans operating imported sergers. They produce on | 4,082 | wow-train |
I think freckles are super cute. I don't have any on my face, but I have a perfect semi circle of them on my arm! Do you have any freckles, and do you know what causes them?
I have very faint ones on my nose. They are actually clusters of melaninized skin.
Oh that's interesting! Is there any reason why some people have lots, and others have none?
Just that people who have a fair complexion will have more. You get them also from being exposed to UV rays.
That makes sense, considering they're melaninized skin! Also explains why people who have them get more during summer.
That's why it's important to use sunscreen when being out in the sun. It reflects the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
Indeed! It's good to get some that covers UVA and UVB. I believe one causes aging, whereas the other is a cause of cancer, but can never remember which is which | or chemical sunscreens (i.e., those that absorb the UV light).
Medical organizations such as the American Cancer Society recommend the use of sunscreen because it aids in the prevention of squamous cell carcinomas. The routine use of sunscreens may also reduce the risk of melanoma. However, many sunscreens do not block UVA (UVA) radiation, yet protection from UVA has been shown to be important for the prevention of skin cancer.
To provide a better indication of their ability to protect against skin cancer and other diseases associated | do not think that the kind of school you would like to start would do any good in the Delta. I really think it would do harm. What I want here is Negroes who can make cotton, and they don't need education to help them make cotton. I could not use educated Negroes on my place, but since you have asked me for advice, I will tell you candidly that here in the Delta is no place to start a school.
The Frank Streater Consolidated School (White) was constructed | 4,083 | wow-train |
I used to be a meat eater and now I'm vegan. How about you?
I eat meat, but I really wish I could become vegan. I would love to abstain from the use of animal products.
Yes, I think it is cruel how some animals are treated. | not only follow a vegan diet but extend the philosophy into other areas of their lives, and oppose the use of animals for any purpose. Another term is "environmental veganism", which refers to the avoidance of animal products on the premise that the industrial farming of animals is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
Well-planned vegan diets are regarded as appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy and pregnancy, by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council | and Brooklyn.
Activism.
Moskowitz is a vocal opponent of "humane meat", promoting animal rights through what she calls "Culinary Activism" or "Baketivism":
I think that activism isn't what you decide to do but how it affects people. So if someone says, I'm going to become an activist! I'm going to stand on a street corner and preach about veganism! And then they go ahead and do that but no one listens and no one becomes vegan, then is that | 4,084 | wow-train |
Are you a fan of the guitar? Conventionally, they have 6 strings.
Yes! I own a Yamaha guitar but it's been so difficult to self learn. Do you know when the first guitar was invented?
I'm not so sure, but it usually has a hollow wooden or plastic casing.
Yeah, they produce such a nice sound! Do you know how many variants you can get of the guitar?
It is a type of chordophone, for what that's worth. Some have guts and can tune.
That's interesting, i didn't know that. What else can you tell me about the guitar?
The tone is created by the vibration of the string.
Wow, those vibrations make good music! Do you know what the string can be made out of? | guitar, and the archtop guitar, which is sometimes called a "jazz guitar". The tone of an acoustic guitar is produced by the strings' vibration, amplified by the hollow body of the guitar, which acts as a resonating chamber. The classical guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a comprehensive finger-picking technique where each string is plucked individually by the player's fingers, as opposed to being strummed. The term "finger-picking" can also refer to a specific tradition of folk, blues | stating; "I think they could definitely get back together, but I don't know when or how they could make it work as long as Sally accepts baby Jack." Dynevor added: "So many people have said it just wouldn't be right if Sally and Kevin weren't together. But I'm sure it would be really difficult for her to accept Jack as her own. Could you do that?"
In 2015, Sally was involved in a surprise kiss with Kevin whilst being in a relationship and | 4,085 | wow-train |
I'm very interested in the culture and history of India.
I hear India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. going all the way back to prehistoric times.
Yes, it's a venerable culture. And a beautiful place.
I think a lot of it's beauty lies in it's religious diversity. India's ancient cultures spurred a massive amount of different belief systems.
What kinds of religions are most common in India?
Paganism, Heathenry, and my favorite, Shamanism. They meditate to alter the consciousness, so they can talk to spirits.
That's fascinating. Didn't Buddhism begin in India? | History of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present. Buddhism arose in the eastern part of Ancient India, in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. The religion evolved as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent through Central, East, and Southeast Asia. At one time or another, it influenced most of the Asian | major holidays of both religions but did not give their children any religious identity. Perlman told the "Los Angeles Times" in 1998: "We do all the holidays to keep the traditions and the culture going, but I truly don't have a great feeling about any particular organized religion, and I don't think it's right to impose one on my kids. I feel like I'm bringing them up to be good people, and that's what it's about."
The family had resided in Beverly | 4,086 | wow-train |
My husband and I would love to go scuba diving
Make sure you have some scuba skills! There are several different apparatuses to dive safely.
I am pretty sure we would have to take diving classes | Diving safety
The safety of underwater diving depends on four factors: the environment, the equipment, behaviour of the individual diver and performance of the dive team. The underwater environment can impose severe physical and psychological stress on a diver, and is mostly beyond the diver's control. Equipment is used to operate underwater for anything beyond very short periods, and the reliable function of some of the equipment is critical to even short term survival. Other equipment allows the diver to operate in relative comfort and efficiency. The performance of | never did a record together and that would have been one of my dreams. And you know what one of my fascinations is? What we would be doing if he were here today. I think about Marvin every day. The love I have for this man is unbelievable. We were close, we were like brothers. When I would go on the road out in California, he would go round to the house – he and Blanche (Billy's wife) [would] make sure Blanche’s mother would take her | 4,087 | wow-train |
I like to sing random songs about things that are going on around me when I'm bored. Do you like singing?
I like to sing. Do you sing songs you know, or do you improvise?
A little of both I guess. I'll take songs I know and change the lyrics but keep the tempo of the song.
Me too. Sometimes I'll sing shanties when I do my housework. Do you like to sing when you work?
It depends. If I'm doing work with my kids I'm more prone to do it. It makes work more fun for them.
I like to sing "Drunken Sailor" when I do something rhythmic like mopping. You know? What do you do with a drunken sailor.... I guess it's a personal call if that's appropriate to sing with your kids. Do you kids sing much?
Oh yes, both of my kids love to sing. My daughter like to sing alone, but my son loves to put on a show for everyone! | Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist (in jazz and popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may | initially only writing songs with Timberlake, before being asked to sing on the song, "I really just went out to Los Angeles to write songs with him, it's a very fluid process with him, there's a lot going on. That was one of those things where there wasn't necessarily a plan. He was like ‘All right, you hop in there and take a verse,’ and I’m like, ‘You want me to do what?’ ... It came out great. I had | 4,088 | wow-train |
I do 3 to 4 marathon a year and enjoy that every time. Even if it's very hard.
I have watched a few marathons on television, I myself have never partook in one. I can only imagine how had it must be.
Yes it is. Especially when we come near the end
I am sure there are a great deal of marathons every year, 800 or more of all different lengths. I would also think different skill levels as well such as recreational athletes to full time experts.
Yes. To get to finish one it takes a lot of preparation. Starting with recreational is perfect. | distance did not become standardized until 1921. More than 800 marathons are held throughout the world each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants.
History.
History Origin.
The name "Marathon" comes from the legend of Philippides (or Pheidippides), the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon (in which he had | game:
"Imagine how we would have felt if we hadn't won the big one. We couldn't have looked [our other teams] in the eye - it's not often a club gets the chance to set such a record. How do we feel now? Bloody terrific, that's how. I never realised how sweet revenge could be, especially when it is for such a humiliating defeat as ours 12 months ago. Twelve months is a long time to live with the memory of last year's | 4,089 | wow-train |
Kindergarten where six year olds go to formally for education.
Yes! A a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school!!
Yes. Games are done with a purpose to train young minds.
They were more like daycares in the olden days; institutions were created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children whose parents both worked out of the home.
Kids can use playdough, foam, water, paint to trace letters and shapes | to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from two to seven years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods.
History.
In 1779, Johann Friedrich Oberlin and Louise Scheppler founded in Strasbourg an early establishment for caring for and educating pre-school children whose parents were absent during the day. At about the same time, in 1780, similar infant establishments were created in Bavaria. In 1802, Princess Pauline zur Lippe established a preschool center in Detmold, the capital of the | Kindergarten
Kindergarten (, ; from German , literally meaning 'garden for the children') is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by the German Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries | 4,090 | wow-train |
I hate getting sick! What do you recommend to help me feel better?
well if you are talking about a common cold, it is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose.
Yeah, that's where I feel the worst. I feel like sneezing all the time and my nose is stuffy. What causes this?
some signs may include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and headache and fever
Yup. I have all of those. What are some remedies I can use?
some over the counter meds, risk factors include going to daycare, not sleeping well and psychological stress
Guess I should go to the doctor and get some medicine prescribed to me. How long should my cold last? | Common cold
The common cold, also known simply as a cold, is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose. The throat, sinuses, and larynx may also be affected. Signs and symptoms may appear less than two days after exposure to the virus. These may include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, headache, and fever. People usually recover in seven to ten days, but some symptoms may last up to three weeks. Occasionally those with other health problems | , and Jungleland. A memorable moment, not preserved for the coming album, was Suki Lahav’s violin behind Bruce’s vocals, "Now the season's over and I feel it getting cold, Well I wish I could take you to some sandy beach, where we ’d never grow old, Ah but baby you know that’s just jive, tonight's bustin' open and I’m alive, Oh do what you can do to make me feel like a man". Two months later at the Record Plant, | 4,091 | wow-train |
I own a house boat, its pretty greay, I call it a Float house because I'm from Canada, You Americans call them house rafts, My boat is a shanty boat. Do you have interest in house boats?
I have never been on one but would really like to.
Mine has autopilot and everything. Many houseboats are more than capable of operation under their own power.
That sounds awesome for a houseboat. Does it have plumbing? | Plumbing
Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids. Heating and cooling (HVAC), waste removal, and potable water delivery are among the most common uses for plumbing, but it is not limited to these applications. The word derives from the Latin for lead, "plumbum", as the first effective pipes used in the Roman era were lead pipes.
In the developed world, plumbing | . Oldbuck returns to find Mucklebackit repairing the fishing-boat from which Steenie had been swept, and says how pleased he is to find him capable of that job. Mucklebackit replies,
"And what would you have me to do…unless I wanted to see four children starve, because ane is drowned? It's weel wi' you gentles, that can sit in the house wi' handkerchers at your een when ye lose a friend; but the like o' us maun to our wark again, if our | 4,092 | wow-train |
HI, I'm a pediatrician. It's a very interesting field, taking care of kids and babies.
That's pretty cool. I'm an environmental engineer. I help clean up the world with engineered systems. Do you have any kids of your own?
I do, I have two of them. One was actually in the NICU when he was born prematurely. My training has come in handy!
They will probably grow up to be lovely children! I don't have any of my own yet, but still tons of time! | The cause of preterm birth is often not known. Risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, being pregnant with more than one baby, being either obese or underweight, a number of vaginal infections, tobacco smoking and psychological stress, among others. It is recommended that labor not be medically induced before 39 weeks unless required for other medical reasons. The same recommendation applies to cesarean section. Medical reasons for early delivery include preeclampsia.
In those at risk, the hormone progesterone, if taken during pregnancy, may | your biggest fear and what have you done to overcome it?" Her response: "My greatest fear is actually having regret. In anyone's life, it doesn't benefit them if they're gonna regret something so what I do to combat that is that I just make sure that everything I do it's because I want to do it. I don't do something with any doubts in my mind. I do it with sureness and I'm very confident in myself and in that way, that's how | 4,093 | wow-train |
Do you know much about YOuTube and all the videos and vlogs that are on there?
I know about Youtube in general. It was created by three former Paypal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim in 2005
My daughter keeps saying she wants a YouTube channel of her own - not sure if I should let her. Do you have any advice on that - she's 16.
Well, Youtube allows people to upload, view, rate, and share videos as wel las subscribe to others 'channels' so if she can make interesting content she should be fine. Also, she could become popular and get rich lol
LOL wouldn't that be nice! But can predators contact her through it?
Sure, but they can do that through any medium. Snapchat, Facebook, etc. Youtube offers a wide variety of user generated videos. Not all are appropriate
that is very true. So many things to keep an eye on these days. Does it cost anything to be a Youtuber? | to upload an unlimited number of videos and add comments to videos. Videos deemed potentially inappropriate are available only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 18 years old.
YouTube and selected creators earn advertising revenue from Google AdSense, a program which targets ads according to site content and audience. The vast majority of its videos are free to view, but there are exceptions, including subscription-based premium channels, film rentals, as well as YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, subscription services respectively offering premium and ad- | YouTube
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries.
YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated | 4,094 | wow-train |
The Appalachian Trail is my favorite, mainly because I love the name! Do you know what it is? | Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is about long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy describes the Appalachian Trail as the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once | - 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 | 4,095 | wow-train |
I just love sushi! Definitely my favorite food
Me too. i have sushi on weekends. What does it consist of?
Sushi is prepared with brown or white rice and is usually made of raw seafood
I see, I usually have it with white rice. Where did sushi originate?
Same! Sushi originated in south asia. It actually started as a fermented rice dish known as narezushi
I was not aware that it was fermented. Is sushi a sea food? | confused with "sashimi", a related dish in Japanese cuisine that consists of thinly sliced raw fish, or occasionally meat, and an optional serving of rice.
History.
Sushi originates in a Southeast Asian dish, known today as "narezushi" ( – "salted fish"), stored in fermented rice for possibly months at a time. The lacto-fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling; the rice would be discarded before consumption of the fish. This early type of sushi became an important | Sushi
Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon, tuna or imitation crab meat. Many types of sushi are vegetarian. It is often served with pickled ginger ("gari"), wasabi, and soy sauce. Daikon radish or pickled daikon ("takuan") are popular garnishes for the dish.
"Sushi" is sometimes | 4,096 | wow-train |
There seems to be a lot of talk these days about genetically modified food. What do you think?
I think they can be good simply because they produce many medications and are used in scientific research as well.
I wonder why you hear such bad things about GMOs in the news? | GMO conspiracy theories
GMO conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories related to the production and sale of genetically modified crops and genetically modified food (also referred to as genetically modified organisms or "GMOs"). These conspiracy theories include claims that agribusinesses, especially Monsanto, have suppressed data showing that GMOs cause harm, deliberately cause food shortages to promote the use of GM food, or have co-opted government agencies such as the United States Food and Drug Administration or scientific societies such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science. | men and women will understand because they are things that happen on a daily basis, but this time we had the opportunity to express it in a song." She added that "not always what seems to be good and elegant is good for love" and described the song as about "toxic love." Daddy Yankee expressed that "I think that when you find the balance between man and woman in a subject, I think that everyone can identify. This time I have to be, as always in love, | 4,097 | wow-train |
I live in Nevada, and love it. Our capital is Carson City. Have you been to Nevada?
Nope ,I only visit places with tourist sites,does it have one?
There's lots! We have the Mountain West and then there's a lot of nice scenery in the Southwestern regions.
Who is the current governor?
Our current governor is Brian Sandoval,
How did the state evolve? | located. Nevada's capital is Carson City.
Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on the state flag); as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State".
Nevada is largely desert and semi | a loyal, caring father, but we all have our dark sides. There's a lot the audience hasn't seen yet, put it that way..." Venn also said, "I would love it to be me—for the drama, of course. Why not? You can just imagine the kind of drama which would ensue with Kim. It'd be fight of the century, that one. "Dynasty" would have nothing on this!" Venn also said in an interview that he was looking forward | 4,098 | wow-train |
One of my favorite sci-fi books is "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.
That does ring a bell but I can't remember why. What's it about?
It is about a war between humans and an alien species. Ender is a child who is being trained to lead the human military forces.
Wow, that sounds very interesting! I love sci-fi entertainment! What other books has Orson Scott written?
He wrote "Speaker for the Dead" in 1986. Both novels won Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Have there been any movie adaptations of any of his books?
"Ender's Game" was first a short story in the "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" magazine. It did receive a movie adaptation in 2013.
I might have to check it out! I'll read the book first then watch the movie. What are your favorites from this author? | 's Game", which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card is also the author of the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series "The Tales of Alvin Maker" (1987–2003).
Card is also a professor of English at Southern Virginia University, has written two books on creative writing, hosts writing boot camps and workshops, and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. A great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, he is a practicing member of The Church of Jesus | to the observers.
Appearance in fiction 1980s.
- 1986: In "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card, the human xenobiologists and xenologers, biologists and anthropologists observing alien life, are forbidden from giving the native species, the Pequeninos, any technology or information. When one of the xenobiologists is killed in an alien ceremony, they are forbidden to mention it. This happens again until Ender Wiggin, the main character of "Ender's Game", explains to the Pequeninos that humans cannot partake in | 4,099 | wow-train |
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