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Kayaking is fun, I wish I could go more often. Yes I love it because it involves using kayak for moving across water. Yes, that's my favorite part too, haha! What do you use to paddle? I usually use oars Before I answer that I would want you to know that it's different from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. Oh, I see, thank you, I did not know that. And whats the differences in sitting position between the two? Wait. For a kayak, the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Oh, I'm waiting, I'm on the edge of my seat for the next kayak fact you're going to throw at me!
kayaks are growing in popularity as well. History. Kayaks were created thousands of years ago by the Inuit, formerly known as Eskimos, of the northern Arctic regions. They used driftwood and sometimes the skeleton of whale, to construct the frame of the kayak, and animal skin, particularly seal skin was used to create the body. The main purpose for creating the kayak, which literally translates to "hunter's boat" was for hunting and fishing. The kayak's stealth capabilities allowed for the hunter to sneak
it's, you, it's when people have a loved one that dies and they end on a bad note, you know, they wish that they could say something to them. So this is an opportunity for the deceased to say something before they go. And it was my impression of what I would like to say to people, if I had say, 3 seconds to do so in life before I died I'd say to the entire world, to all my friends, I love you all, and
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I wish I can go to Canada some day, I really enjoy places with severly cold winter climate. What about you? I would absolutely love to visit there. I have a friend who lives in Guelph. Thats nice. I have heard of University of Guelph, which is a public research university over there. They do some great research work! My friend always complains of the cold in the wintertime. Their winters can be very brutal. Despite the weather, it is till highly urbanized! Looks like people just enjoy the cold. Yes! Do you know of any attractions to visit?
sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, and 70 percent of citizens residing within of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons. Various indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. Beginning
the place was near or far, or what manner of people they are, there was no place for which they did not wish a peaceful land and a prosperous existence. It is natural that when China is governed peacefully, foreign countries would come and submit (來附)”…I am anxious that, as you are secluded in your distant places, you have not yet heard of my will. Thus, I am sending envoys to go and instruct you, so that you will all know of this" (14 July 1370
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i'm kind of tired of driving a car i want a motorcycle which is often called a bike My husband had a motorcycle years ago. It was a Honda Shadow 750 that's a nice cruiser-type motorcycle, i like Honda motorcycles Yes, they are nicer then Harleys. And cheaper. Harley is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression. but i'm not really into their bikes I did not know that. Do you know what the other manufacturer was to survive the Great Depression?
, the three top motorcycle producers globally by volume were Honda, Yamaha (both from Japan), and Hero MotoCorp (India). In developing countries, motorcycles are considered utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all the motorcycles in the world, 58% are in the Asia-Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, excluding car-centric Japan. According to the US Department of Transportation the number of fatalities per vehicle mile traveled was 37 times higher for motorcycles than for cars.
Honda DN-01 The Honda DN-01 is a cruiser motorcycle made by Honda from 2008 to 2010. It was introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show and went on sale in Japan and Europe in 2008, in the United States in 2009, and was discontinued at the end of 2010. The Honda DN-01 is one of a small number of motorcycles offered by a major motorcycle manufacturer with an automatic transmission, the others being the Hondas VFR1200F, NC700/750, Africa Twin, 2018 Goldwing, and NM4; Yamaha FJR1300AE; and the
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One of my favorite hobbies is skateboarding! Mine too. I love being able to perform tricks and also enjoy riding. Awesome!! What kind of tricks can you do? I can do an ollie. Skateboarding has been shaped by skateboarders throughout the years. Oh for sure. I remember the old wooden skateboards from the 1980's. When was skateboarding invented?
the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, Freestyle BMXers, aggressive skaters, and very recently, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, benches, plazas and parks. History. History 1940s–1960s. The first skateboards started with wooden boxes, or boards, with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, having a wooden crate attached to the nose (front of the board
Skateboarding styles A skateboard style refers to the way a skateboarder prefers to ride a skateboard. Skateboard styles can be broadly divided into two different categories: skateboarding to perform tricks and skateboarding as a means of transportation. Styles of skateboarding have evolved over time and are influenced by a number of factors including sociocultural evolution, mass media, music, technology, corporate influence and individual skill level. The styles used by different skateboarders when riding skateboards should not be confused with skater style, the manner in which skateboarders dress or act
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Sneakers are so comfortable to wear. It is hard to imagine them not existing a hundred years ago That's a good point. When exactly were they invented?
, Australia and Scotland), daps in Wales, runners in Hiberno-English, sneakers (North America, New Zealand and Australia), tennis shoes (North American and Australia), gym shoes, tennies, sports shoes, sneaks, takkies (South Africa and Hiberno-English), rubber shoes (Philippine English) or canvas shoes (Nigeria). Plimsolls (British English) are "low tech" athletic shoes, and are also called 'sneakers' in American English. The word "sneaker" is
sneakers. In a 1959 interview, she said "Comfort is most important. I stopped wearing dresses 32 years ago and my disposition improved several hundred percent. You can't think if you're not comfortable." She always spoke from the public point of view and never of her personal interests. Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Ralph Turlington said of Ms. Rogers "of all the people I have known in my public life, she is one of the most, if not the most, unique, ethical
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Hi Nice to meet you. Are you interested in fishing? Yes! I used to love to go fishing with my father as a kid. What do you stock in your tackle box? I don't know what they are called but my husband usually has all different ones. We usually go to a pond nearby. Where do you go? There is a small pond near our house full of marsh and aquatic plants. I would love to try fishing in the ocean. We did go out on a boat one time in the ocean but didn't catch anything
Fishing vessel A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing. The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was estimated to be about 4.6 million, unchanged from 2014. The fleet in Asia was the largest, consisting of 3.5 million vessels, accounting for 75 percent of the global fleet. In Africa and North America the estimated number of vessels declined from
and you to tie your right arm behind your back, you stand on one leg... Now paint!' In other words, he would create obstacles for you to overcome as you did what you usually did. Painting whilst blindfolded frees you because you don't know what you are doing. What we did with Brazilia was, after we made a simple rhythm track, each of us - including Phil Manzanera - would come in independently and record something we wanted to hear. I would go in one evening to tape my
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Roses are my favorite flower. There are over a 100 species of roses. I think they are pretty to look at but I don't want any. Do you have a favorite kind of flower? Not really. I do not know much about flowers except that I cannot keep them alive.
Cookie Monster Cookie Monster is a Muppet on the long-running children's television show "Sesame Street." He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases, such as "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!" (or simply "COOKIE!"), and "Om nom nom nom" (said through a mouth full of food). He eats almost anything, including normally inedible objects. However, as his name suggests, his preferred food is cookies.
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
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Have you about the Nobel winners who started a sperm bank in CA? Were they the first to start the bank, or did they win the prize for having an innovative way of running the bank? I'm not certain. I saw a documentary about some of the kids that came from their sperm donations. It's interesting because there are actually laws in some areas that prohibit the use of donor sperm after the donor has died? I don't know if they were dead or not. One family had three children from two different donors. Two are 'genius' and one is autistic. I wonder if it was genetic or due to the procedure used to fertilize the egg I don't think anybody knows the answer to that question.
Egg donation Egg donation is the process by which a woman donates eggs to enable another woman to conceive as part of an assisted reproduction treatment or for biomedical research. For assisted reproduction purposes, egg donation typically involves in vitro fertilization technology, with the eggs being fertilized in the laboratory; more rarely, unfertilized eggs may be frozen and stored for later use. Egg donation is a third party reproduction as part of assisted reproductive technology. In the United States, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has issued guidelines for these
dubbed the "Nobel prize sperm bank" by media reports at the time. The only contributor who became known publicly was William Shockley, Nobel laureate in physics. Management. Robert Graham managed the bank until his death in February 1997 and the responsibilities were passed to Floyd Kimble, a businessman from Ohio who had shown interest in the bank. At the time of Graham's death, the bank claimed to have produced 229 children, none of them from sperm donated from Graham's initial focus, Nobel Prize winners.
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I would so eat a taco right now. WIth some really spice sauce
Taco A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and cheese, allowing great versatility and variety. Tacos are generally eaten without utensils, often garnished with salsa, chili pepper, avocado, guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. Etymology. The origins of the taco are not
lunch with a group of friends at the Ocean Club in Mar del Plata, Leloir came up with a peculiar combination of ketchup and mayonnaise to spice up his meal. With the financial difficulties that later plagued Leloir's laboratories and research, he would joke, "If I had patented that sauce, we'd have a lot more money for research right now." Biography Career. Biography Career Buenos Aires. After returning again to Argentina, Leloir obtained his Argentine citizenship and joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Buenos
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I find pizza to be a very combinient food I love pizza too!, actually In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was actually registered with the European Union to be a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish. Wow that is amazing do you know when pizza was first originated? Yes actually The history of pizza begins in antiquity, when different ancient cultures produced flatbreads with toppings. Pizza has come a long way from then, right now i think my favorite pizza would be Hawaiian Pizza. Waht about you? My favorite pizza is pepperoni for sure, I really like Little Caesars, The company was actually founded back in 1959 and is based in Detroit, Michigan, the headquarters are in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown. I actually have never tried little Caesars but people say is one of the best fast food pizzas out there my favorite at the moment is pizza hut beacuse of their stuffed crust.
Little Caesars Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. (doing business as Little Caesars) is the third-largest pizza chain in the United States, behind Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza. It operates and franchises pizza restaurants in the United States and internationally in Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1959 and is based in Detroit, Michigan, headquartered in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown. Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
. Many companies sell ready-baked frozen pizzas to be reheated in an ordinary home oven. The "Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana" (lit. True Neapolitan Pizza Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples that aims to promote traditional Neapolitan pizza. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish, and in 2017 the art of its making was included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Etymology.
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I have a labrador retriever and a cockapoo! Both of them are great pets and great gun-dogs for retrieving birds - or stuffed animals! Awesome, why did you choose a Labrador? Labradors are popular! I didn't really choose the labrador. I mean I didn't buy her. I found her in a cardboard box on the side of the road as a newborn puppy and took her home. I adopted her. That is great! I have rescued 7 snakes, 2 lizards and 2 cats. Also have two dogs.
Reptile Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Because some reptiles are more closely related to birds than they are to other reptiles (e.g., crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards), the traditional groups of "reptiles" listed above do not together constitute a monophyletic grouping
List of Labrador Retrievers This list of Labrador Retrievers covers notable individual dogs that belong to this breed. The Labrador retriever is the most popular breed of dog (by registered ownership) in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The breed is exceptionally affable, intelligent, energetic and good natured, making them excellent and popular pets, companions and working dogs. They have a high work ethic Common working roles for Labradors include: hunting, tracking and detection, disabled-assistance, carting, and therapy work. Approximately
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farmers are people engaged in agriculture There are a lot of them around here in the south,
Farmer A farmer (also called an agriculturer) is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A farmer might own the farmed land or might work as a laborer on land owned by others, but in advanced economies, a farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees of the farm are known as farm workers, or farmhands. However, in
Chieti, situated on a ridge a few miles inland and just south of the Aterno-Pescara River which flows into the sea at nearby Pescara. There has been a movement by farmers away from the land and the area. The outflow has been greatest from the hilly and mountainous areas, where the holdings are small and worked by the families who own them. In the period 1951 to 1971, the number of people employed in agriculture in Chieti fell from over 80% to around 45%, the number employed in
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I brew my own beer. I do it for my own needs not to sell or anything. I have always been fascinated by that. Is it difficult? Not really if you know what you are doing. It has been done for thousands of years, although whether it is legal is to be decided. I would think if you were just doing it for your own personal use, it's legal. That is true. Before the commercialization of it happened, women were the ones that made all the alcohol. Really? I didn't know that. Do you know why that is? Well because it was more of less a part of women's duties. It was a product of gathering and then baking. Oh ok I see. I guess now it's more "manly" to brew beer.
cultivated both grape wine and beer, to a lesser extent. Roman women often directed production in larger households while the labor was performed by slaves. By the Tang dynasty, homebrewing seems to have been a familiar domestic chore in China, albeit the lower classes had to make do with poorly-filtered mash. Laws against making alcohol were enacted and repealed between the Zhou and Ming dynasties. The 18th century Industrial Revolution brought about such innovations as the thermometer and hydrometer. These tools increased efficiency to the point that mass
your additional Fines and Whippings? I own, I do not think as you do; for, if I thought, what you call a Sin, was really such, I would not presumptuously commit it. But how can it be believed, that Heaven is angry at my having Children, when, to the little done by me towards it, God has been pleased to add his divine Skill and admirable Workmanship in the Formation of their Bodies, and crown’d it by furnishing them with rational and immortal Souls? Forgive me
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I like gardening, have yo ever gardened before? Sure have! I grew sunflowers on my own, and when I visit with my dad I help him with his Carolina Reapers that he's growing. Neat! I have always wanted to try the hottest chili in the world..I don't know if I could handle it though haha. That's the whole reason he's growing them, for the absolute torture of it. I ate a Scorpion Moruga a few months ago (supposed to be the second hottest in the world) and it legit felt like someone had closed a 10,000 degree vice grip around my throat. My dad filmed it. I show it to people sometimes when I'm in the mood for some self-humiliation, lol.
Thai cuisine Thai cuisine (, , ) is the national cuisine of Thailand. Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge. Thai chef McDang characterises Thai food as demonstrating "intricacy; attention to detail; texture; color; taste; and the use of ingredients with medicinal benefits, as well as good flavor", as well as care being given to the food's appearance, smell and context. Australian chef David Thompson, an expert on Thai food, observes that
was like, ‘I don't know if I've ever experienced something like that.’ And that to me made it all worth it right there to have that feeling," said Gordon of his triumph. Kyle Busch, who finished second, said, "He was on a mission today, that's for sure. When Jeff Gordon has a good car and he has the opportunity to beat you, he's going to beat you. He's my hero. I've always watched him and what he
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I like to watch wrestling (not fake) on TV. Do you know anything about it?
Wrestling Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. The sport can either be theatrical for entertainment (see professional wrestling), or genuinely competitive. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated
on H.A.M. from "Watch the Throne" in which he raps "Really you got baby money ... You ain't got my lady's money." Kanye West played the track for Wayne but his response was "I wouldn’t ask him about a Jay-Z line because he’s not Jay-Z." Lil Wayne further elaborated on the alleged attack by saying "I know there won’t be any repercussions behind what I did. I know for a fact music is about perception. You can’t do anything but
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The world of finance just completely perplexes me. Any time someone talks about it, my mind goes blank. Any way you can help me understand it better? What fortune it is, then, that you've run into a graduate student for financial planning. Not kidding, lol. Mostly, it's about money management. Money management, eh? Is there anything intricate about it, or some kind of expert knowledge/history you can tell me? I'd say historically it's as old as money itself. But step zero of all money management is building yourself a budget. Got one? It's really low. Like I can only afford $1,000 a month because I'm a student. Hey I'm right there with you. My expenses are $1200/mo. When you know your expenses, you can cut out thing that add no significant value to you. Anything specific you can tell me about investments, if I decided to go that route? Yes. Contribute to a 401(k) if you have one. Then a personal Roth IRA. After that, Vanguard has super low commission index funds. I'd go in that order. That makes a lot of sense. I think I might try that. What other tips can you give me?
401(k) In the United States, a 401(k) plan is the tax-qualified, defined-contribution pension account defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the plan, retirement savings contributions are provided (and sometimes proportionately matched) by an employer, deducted from the employee's paycheck before taxation (therefore tax-deferred until withdrawn after retirement or as otherwise permitted by applicable law), and limited to a maximum pre-tax annual contribution of $19,000 (as of 2019). Other
producer, but again, '9' was completely sucked dry of any scruffiness and all that beautiful space. So for me those albums are disappointing because I know they could have been better.”" "Disappointed": - John Lydon (1989/99): "'Disappointed' is what it says, it's just about the many and varied ways people let you down." "But, you know, that's what people will always do. You can't change the human race. You've
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I've never tried surfing, I'm intimidated because of the waves in the ocean. I have terrified of sharks so I will probably never try surfing even though it looks like so much fun!
Surf culture Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion, and lifestyle surrounding the sport of surfing. The history of surfing began with the ancient Polynesians. That initial culture directly influenced modern surfing, which began to flourish and evolve in the early 20th century, with its popularity spiking during the 1950s and 1960s (principally in Hawaii, Australia, and California). It has affected music, fashion, literature, film, art, and youth jargon in popular culture. The number of surfers throughout the world continues to
." Jason Lipshutz from "Billboard" considered Clarkson as one of the greatest singers in pop music. Regarding the controversial practice of lip-syncing, Clarkson claims that she never has, and never will lip-sync, elaborating in an interview with Cory Myers; "I've actually never done that because I'm terrified, if I ever did that, something horrible would happen, the track would skip. I have a really unhealthy fear about it. So no, I've never done that". Clarkson has
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Hey, how are you? All parrots nest if that is not cool. Can you tell me more about parrots? Some are many colors and a lot of parrots have vivid colors! Do most parrots have the ability to talk? yes, most can and only one of eight animal groups What else can you tell me about parrots?
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
Amazon parrot Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus "Amazona". These are medium-sized parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Most amazon parrots are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. They feed primarily on seeds, nuts, and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter. Many amazon parrots have a remarkable ability to mimic human speech and other sounds. Partly because of this, they
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Golden retriever's are such friendly, gentle dogs! They're the third most popular breed for families in the US. I love them too! They are so cuddly, Ive always wanted to get one, are they hard to take care of? They are very easy to obedience train to basic or even advanced standards! Oh cool! I would love to train mine if I had one, How many years do they live? do you know? They live 10-12 years. I wish it was longer! They can also be trained to be hunting dogs, or search and rescue dogs. That seems like a rather short lifespan. Id feel sad to lose it if I had one, but thats life. I never knew they can be used as hunting dogs though. Yes, they are also really popular to use as assistance dogs for the blind or deaf. Yea because they are so docile and calm dog breeds, I know they get rather large, how much does a retreiver usually weigh?
Golden Retriever The Golden Retriever is a large-sized gun dog that retrieve shot waterfowl, such as ducks and upland game birds, during hunting and shooting parties. They were named 'retriever' because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged due to their soft mouth. Golden retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards. They are a long-coated breed, with a dense inner coat that provides them with adequate warmth in the outdoors, and an outer
They rank 37th in Stanley Coren's "The Intelligence of Dogs", being of above average working/obedience intelligence. English Setters are very intelligent and can be trained to perform about any task another breed can do, with the exception of herding. However, they are not always easy to train, as their natural bird instinct tends to distract them in outdoor environments. Their temperament is considered to be gentle and as English Setters can be very sensitive to criticism, positive reinforcement training methods using treats and praise work best when
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I have always loved chocolate chip cookies, baking them, buying them, eating them. Why are they so incredible? Because they originated in the US and have chocolate chips in them! Wow they were invented in the US, no wonder they are so amazing. They should of been called freedom chip cookies.
Chocolate chip cookie A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips or chocolate morsels as its distinguishing ingredient. Circa 1938, Ruth Graves Wakefield added chopped up bits from a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar into a cookie. The traditional recipe starts with a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips and vanilla. Variations on the recipe may add other types of chocolate, as well as additional ingredients such as nuts or oatmeal.
chocolate will burn. Although convenient, melted chocolate chips are not always recommended as a substitute for baking chocolate. Because most chocolate chips are designed to retain their shape when baking, they contain less cocoa butter than baking chocolate, and so can be more difficult to work with melted. Availability. Chocolate chips are popular as a baking ingredient in the United States. Originating in the US, the chocolate chip cookie is widely available many parts of the world. Nestlé and the Hershey Company are among the top producers
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I really like cupcakes. It is just enough of a cake to serve one person. I absolutely love cupcakes. I like to bake them too! Me too! The earliest mention of a cupcake was in 1796. Like did George Washington eat cupcakes? Wow, that was a very long time ago that cupcakes were first made. What else do you know about their history? In the 19th centure, there were two different uses for 'cup cake' and 'cupcake' Oh I never thought about their name before. So why are they even called cup cakes?
Cupcake A cupcake (also British English: fairy cake; Hiberno-English: bun; Australian English: fairy cake or patty cake) is a small cake designed to serve one person, which may be baked in a small thin paper or aluminum cup. As with larger cakes, icing and other cake decorations such as fruit and candy may be applied. History. The earliest extant description of what is now often called a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for "a light cake to bake in
". Having started a custom cake business after attending Tante Marie's Pastry Program in San Francisco, she set her sights on cupcakes. "I was taking orders for special occasion cakes which I came to realize are, by definition, reserved for special, infrequent occasions," she said. "I wanted to create an artful and handcrafted dessert, yet one which people could eat on a daily basis...which led me to reinvent and elevate the lowly cupcake." Although starting a cupcake bakery was a "high
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Hello. I remember watching the film The Last of the Mohicans as a child. It was pretty interesting.
Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, and Steven Waddington in supporting roles. The soundtrack features music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, and the song "I Will Find You" by Clannad. The main theme of the film is taken from the tune "The Gael" by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean. Released on September 25, 1992 in the United States, "The Last of the Mohicans" was met with positive reviews and commercial success during its box-office run. Plot. The story
because they were freshmen. They weren't gonna play anyway." University of Michigan "Big Chill" Cameo. Muransky is also remembered for a cameo appearance in the 1983 film "The Big Chill": "I was in the theater watching it, not knowing what was going to happen. It was kind of interesting with all of (the characters) watching (the 1980 Michigan-Michigan State game). It was pretty cool. Watching [quarterback] John Wangler go back was pretty cool. For a
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I was a lot of south park. It is an animated sitcom on comedy central. it has been awhile since I have watched south park, i did enjoy watching
towards a mature audience. Parker and Stone developed the show from "The Spirit of Christmas", two consecutive animated shorts. The latter became one of the first Internet viral videos, ultimately leading to "South Park"'s production. Since its debut on August 13, 1997, episodes of "South Park" have been broadcast. It debuted with great success, consistently earning the highest ratings of any basic cable program. Subsequent ratings have varied but it remains one of Comedy Central's highest rated shows, and
I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining "I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining" is the sixth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated sitcom "South Park", and the 229th episode overall. It was aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 18, 2012 and is rated TV-MA L. In the spirit of reality shows such as Animal Planet's "I Shouldn't Be Alive" (and incorporating that show's narrator Eric Meyers), the four boys go to the Colorado Mountains to
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I currently training for a Marathon. Do you have any advice? Wear good shoes because it is a road race. Yes, I'm afraid I have not been training enough. Most marathons are 42.195 kilometres, so I hope you can handle it. No problem. I'm Native American my people were born to run.
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
2012: "What would you consider as your defining moment as a woman?" Answer of Miss Earth 2012: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm so afraid that's my problem because I didn't understand the question so I will try to say this message : I want to say that we have to protect Mother Earth because you know, how big mother earth and the people is not a privilege it's a duty for us living on this planet…she gave us everything what we need to the
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I freaking love The Grateful Dead. They've sold so many albums, over 35 million I think. Have you heard their music before? I have heard of their music but I don;t think I could tell you what one of their songs are! Waht is their biggest hit? Gotta go with Touch of Grey. It really explores topics that other bands don't even seem to know exist sometimes, just listening to them. I have never heard of that I definetely will, any other recommendations?
The Dresden Files characters "The Dresden Files", a contemporary fantasy/mystery novel series written by American author Jim Butcher, features a wide cast of characters. The book series was also made into a live-action television series which ran in 2007. Main characters. Main characters Harry Dresden. Species: Human (Wizard) Description: Private investigator, Regional Commander of the White Council's Wardens, Knight of the Winter Court, Warden of Demonreach Prison Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a wizard and
their voices should be heard and taken seriously", she wrote in a statement. "I think it's clear how explicitly twisted my thinking was at the time...If I could go back and have a talk with my younger self I'd tell her to go through the therapy I have since then." Other artists that have previously worked and collaborated with Kelly as well, such as Chance the Rapper, Celine Dion, and Ciara, also took down their songs with him from music streaming services and retailers.
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My mother used to be a teacher and as a child growing up I have always bee very curious about teachers.
Teacher A teacher (also called a school teacher or, in some contexts, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue. "Informally" the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school
and meeting his teacher Chan Kam Lee: "Chee Soo": It's rather curious, by a very strange coincidence, probably another Chinese fairy tale really. When I left Doctor Barnardo homes at fourteen years of age I became a page boy in Earl's Court in a nursing home, and I used to go over to Hyde Park and have a kick around on my day off on Sundays, and I happened to be playing with my ball when my ball actually hit the back of the head of a gentleman
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I used to watch rasslin. I gew up near memphis and got to see a lot of real old men travel to local arenas and such. but that wasn't wwf or wwe.
. This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions. Since the 1980s, WWE publicly has branded their product as sports entertainment, acknowledging the product's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater. The company's majority owner is its chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, who retains a 42% ownership of the company's outstanding stock and 83% of the voting power. The current entity, incorporated on February 21, 1980, was previously known as Titan Sports
said. "I just feel like in Hip Hop, we've got to stick to whether we're going to be real or we not. Like I said, I'm just addressing what I see. To be honest with you, that particular song wasn't about nobody in Hip Hop but I think people taking it like that. This was one of these guys that worked at the radio station and didn't believe in me and told me it was over for me. He ridin' up on a skateboard and
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i love doing yoga, specially during the mornings after my cooffe Do you practice Yoga? THere are different types including physical, spiritual, and mental practices. i like doing physical and sometimes spiritual yoga when i need it, what about you? I have enjoyed learning more about it. Yoga has a broad variety of schools, goals, and practices in Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. do you know since when have people practice yoga?
to pre-Vedic Indian traditions; it is mentioned in the Rigveda, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic and śramaṇa movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Upanishads. The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the West in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged sometimes between the 9th and 11th century with origins in tantra. Yoga
, with vocals by Andy Bey, Salome Bey, Gail Nelson and Jackie Verdell. In a 1974 radio interview published in 2009, Silver stated "I got interested in writing lyrics about that time and, well, became interested in Metaphysics and Indian philosophies, and Yoga philosophies. I have always been interested in health foods, vitamins; you know, the health thing. So, I was trying to get the physical thing, the mental thing, and the spiritual thing altogether. I was doing a lot of reading
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It's interesting how tattoos have been regarded in the last 100 years. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of tattoos. I think they can make a person look tacky. Oh, I agree. Historically, they have been considered uncivilized in the West.. I know a lot of people who have tattoos. There are some really great ones out there, but I think they should be covered when out publicly. I would too. However, by the end of the 20th century many Western stigmas of tattoos have been dismissed. I think having tattoos makes it really hard for someone to get a decent job. This is just my opinion, but most people with good jobs either have small tattoos that aren't seen or have none at all.
Stigma management When a person receives unfair treatment or alienation due to a social stigma, the effects can be detrimental. Social stigmas are defined as any aspect of an individual's identity that is devalued in a social context. These stigmas can be categorized as visible or invisible, depending on whether the stigma is readily apparent to others. Visible stigmas refer to characteristics such as race, age, gender, physical disabilities, or deformities, whereas invisible stigmas refer to characteristics such sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, early
just relate to Drax so much it's not even funny. Just the simple things that we have in common. Simple things like the tattoos, the tragedy—because, you know, I had a bit of tragedy in my life as well. So it's really easy for me to pull from that." Bautista also said that there was "a lot of comic relief to Drax", but the character was not aware of it. Bautista stated that he did not do much preparation for the role, because
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I've hear that Ducati is a motorcycle manufacter based in Bologna, Italy. I've never heard of them. Have they been around for a long time? it seems the company was founded in 1926 by Antonio Cavallieri Ducati and his three sons Are these motorcycles sold in the united States? Yes, they are. The comany is now owned by German automotive manufacturer Audi and its Italian subsidiary Lamborghini. Are they for on the road or are they used for racing, or both? I am not sure, but I think probably for both. I wonder how much one of these things costs. More than a Harley?
Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc., H-D, or Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression, along with Indian. The company has survived numerous ownership arrangements, subsidiary arrangements, periods of poor economic health and product quality, and intense global competition to become one of the world's largest motorcycle manufacturers and an iconic brand widely known for its loyal following. There are owner clubs and events
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is owned by German automotive manufacturer Audi through its Italian subsidiary Lamborghini, which is in turn owned by the Volkswagen Group. History. In 1926 Antonio Cavalieri Ducati and his three sons, Adriano, Marcello, and Bruno Cavalieri Ducati founded "Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati" in Bologna to produce vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio components. In 1935
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im defenity a thrift store shopper! they sell and kinds of stuff like clothes, music, furniture, kitchen items, and babys tuff! i like shopping at thrift stores too some people consider shopping a leisure activity i can see that, some do it for necessity and others for fun
Charity shop A charity shop, thrift shop or opportunity shop (colloquially referred to as an op shop) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money. Charity shops are a type of social enterprise. They sell mainly used goods such as clothing, books, music albums, DVDs, and furniture donated by members of the public, and are often staffed by volunteers. Because the items for sale were obtained for free, and business costs are low, the items can be sold at competitive prices.
shops also sell low-quality antiques. - Music store - Some music stores sell used, vintage or collectible instruments and sound gear, often using a consignment model. - Thrift store - similar to a junk shop but set up to fund a specific charity. These tend to specialise in clothes. The quality of the clothes donated for sale depends on the surrounding area. In the United States, these are called thrift stores. - Office furniture shop - sells mainly used goods. They are common, but
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track and field is an excellent sport which consists most of athletic actions My niece loved doing track and field which included the skills of running jumping and throwing Every athlete would love track and field. It increases their stamina. The name is derived from the field itself which is an oval running track enclosing a grass field It would be master of all the event and it would decide the winning team in most of the events. Track and field also includes cross country running, road running, and race walking Could you please explain about country running? It is an event where teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass So, it turn out to be a track and field in a promoted way
Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. Sometimes the runners are referred to as "harriers" (dogs). The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass, and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road. It is both an individual and a team sport; runners are judged on individual times and teams by a points
Track and field Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, race walking and
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My favorite book is the Bible. It's certainly an important book for a lot of people. The Old Testament for the Christians, and the New Testament believed to be writings of mostly Jewish disciples. Do you have a favorite part? I'd have to say Jeremiah 29:11. Ah yes, that is part of the Books of the Prophets I believe, is there a verse there that you particularly enjoy? My favorite part is "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart". How beautiful.
and the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ, written in first-century Koine Greek. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about what should be included in the canon, primarily about the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect. Attitudes towards the Bible also differ among Christian groups. Roman Catholics, high church Anglicans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the
Lamentations 3 Lamentations 3 is the third chapter of the Book of Lamentations in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, part of the Ketuvim ("Writings"). This book contains the elegies of the prophet Jeremiah. In this chapter he refers to his own experience under affliction as an example as to how the people of Judah should behave under theirs, so as to have hope of a restoration. Text. The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter, the longest
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hey, are you familiar with crochet? I remember i tried it many years ago, but didn't go too far with it, Do you like Crochet?
Crochet Crochet (; ) is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook. The name is derived from the French term "crochet", meaning 'small hook'. These are made of materials such as metal, wood, or plastic and are manufactured commercially and produced in artisan workshops. The salient difference between crochet and knitting, beyond the implements used for their production, is that each stitch in crochet is completed before the next one is begun
You go ahead and you do it hey, but you are scared stiff. I was! I didn’t think anybody would want to kill us because we were trying to organize miners, it seemed incredible. The material sacrifice of the work tumble out not far behind: Those few months I lived on carrots that we happened to grow in the garden. And, if I ever see another soup bone it is going to be too many. From that day to this, I don’t boil a soup
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Chicken nuggets are awesome, are you a fan? Absolutely! I really love the Burger King chicken nuggets - they are small, thin pieces of white chicken meat, breaded and spiced lightly! Those sound great, I haven't had them from Burger King
Burger King chicken nuggets BK Chicken Nuggets are a type of chicken product sold by the international fast food restaurant chain Burger King. It is one of their snack oriented products designed for convenience of consumption. Product description. BK Chicken Nuggets are small, thin pieces of formed, white meat chicken, breaded and lightly spiced. Sizing is contingent on regional preferences of franchises: sizes include three-, four-, five-, six-, and eight-piece portions. When first introduced there was a larger, twenty-five
a new version introduced in March 2011. In January 2013, Burger King changed the name of the product to BK Chicken Nuggets and reconfigured the shape of them to slightly resemble the shape of Chicken McNuggets more in 2014. Currently these products are sold in the US, Canada and other regional markets. History Naming and trademarks. The name "Chicken Tenders" is a registered trademark of Burger King Holdings and is displayed with the "circle-R" (®) symbol in the US and Canada. Burger King currently
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Hamburgers are wonderful, and I like them alot. Beefburgers are my favorite. I love burgers as well. Beef is my meat of choice. What else do you like on your burger?
Hamburger A hamburger (short: burger) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or flame broiled. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chiles; condiments such as ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger topped with cheese is
or something to keep me busy until something else comes along. it is the music i feel like making and sharing for right now. love you guys. thank you for your support. adam" Three days later he made another statement making it clear the band was not breaking up, saying "friends. do not mistake my previous post for a break up announcement. it was an update letting you know that we are currently inactive and there is no forthcoming record from us as of now. i cannot say
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Have you ever heard of J. K. Rowling? Yes, of course! Those books are hugely popular and have won loads of awards! Do you know where J. K. Rowling is from? She's British, isn't she? I think she's probably become somewhat of a cultural-icon there. What books is J. K. Rowling known for? I think she wrote seven Harry Potter books - so prolific! She also wrote a bunch of more 'mature' books lately. Oh cool. I thought so. So she writes other book too. I had no idea. What else can you tell me about J. K. Rowling?
Religious debates over the Harry Potter series Religious debates over the "Harry Potter" series of books by J. K. Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or Satanic subtexts. A number of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christians have argued against the series, as have some Shia and Sunni Muslims. Supporters of the series have said that the magic in "Harry Potter" bears little resemblance to occultism, being more in the vein of fairy tales such as "Cinderella" and "Snow White", or
J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, screenwriter, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the "Harry Potter" fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. The "Harry Potter" books have also been the basis for the popular film series of the same name, over
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I wish I had mustache like every other person Well I don't have! they seem to take a lot of work. You even need special pomade called mustache wax to groom your mustache Oh that makes two of us but you seem to know more about it them me so tell me more Well I don't know much more than that, but some people think that shaving itself has been around for a long time. They've found stone razors from the neolithic period How long does a mustache grow?
secular tendencies. In Islam, trimming the moustache is considered to be a sunnah and mustahabb, that is, a way of life that is recommended, especially among Sunni Muslims. The moustache is also a religious symbol for the male followers of the Yarsan religion. Shaving with stone razors was technologically possible from Neolithic times. A mustache is depicted on a statue of the 4th Dynasty Egyptian prince Rahotep (c. 2550 BC). Another ancient portrait showing a shaved man with a moustache is an ancient Iranian (Scythian)
'Speak this way', or 'Can you please raise the pitch of your voice a bit higher' or anything like that." And, "Sometimes, actors expect from me a bit more detail, to give them specific advise but I don't do that. But what I DO sometimes is to tell them different stories, or speak about other things that do not seem to have anything in common with what the actors should be playing, but indirectly might help them feel the same way as the character feels
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Do you have anything that you regret in your lif3?
Regret Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to an undesirable situation. Regret is related to perceived opportunity. Its intensity varies over time after the decision, in regard to action versus inaction, and in regard to self-control at a particular age. The self-recrimination which comes with regret is thought to spur corrective action and adaptation. In Western societies adults have the highest regrets regarding choices of their education. Definition. Regret has been defined by psychologists in the late 1990s as a "
anything ... if you are poor and she is telling you some story about how Obama is going to take your job away, maybe it will be more effective. The amount of deceit she has put forward is really unattractive. Power apologized for the remarks on the night of the March 6 interview, saying that they "do not reflect my feelings about Sen. Clinton, whose leadership and public service I have long admired", and telling Irish TV reporter Michael Fisher: "Of course I regret them. I can't
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I love the fast foods from MacDonald's ,that's my guilty pleasure Why buddy? I like ham burgers and french fries. Its a world largest restaurant McDonald's franchise is the business aspect ,do you know when they originated? This fast food company founded in 1940. They rechirstened their business as a hamburger stand So which is their favorite menus? Apart from the Burger and Fries? I like cheeseburgers and wraps Who do you think is the founder of McDonald's? In 1930, where brothers richard and maurice mcdonald began working as set movers and handymen at motion picture studios That's quite revealing ,so are they into the mobile food vendors also?
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
In-N-Out Burger products When In-N-Out Burger first opened in 1948, the company only provided a basic menu of burgers, fries and beverages. The foods it prepared were made on-site from fresh ingredients, including its french fries which were sliced and cooked to order. Unlike other major competitors in the hamburger fast food restaurant business (Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's), as the chain expanded over the years, it has not added products such as chicken or salads to
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I am thinking about attending the University of Alabama, Roll Tide!
University of Alabama The University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820, the University of Alabama (UA) is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the flagship of the University of Alabama System. The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere
Roll Tide Roll Tide (or Roll Tide Roll) is the rallying cry for the Alabama Crimson Tide athletic teams. The trademark to the phrase is claimed by the University of Alabama, with licensing and marketing by The Collegiate Licensing Company. In popular culture. In popular culture Music. - "Roll Tide" is the name of a dramatic piece of orchestral music that was composed by Hans Zimmer for the 1995 Hollywood Pictures film "Crimson Tide". Most of film's setting is aboard the USS "Alabama
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I love science fiction but I've never seen Battlestar Galactica, have you? I have not. What is it about? It's about humans living on a group of planets that they colonized after leaving their home of Kobol (not Earth) What actors and actresses are in it? Edward James and Mary McDonnell. I don't supposed you know about them huh? It was so long ago. I have not heard of them. Did they win any awards for being in the movie?
for its writing, directing, costume design, visual effects, sound mixing, and sound editing, with Emmy wins for both visual effects and sound editing. In 2019, "The New York Times" placed the show on its list of "The 20 Best TV Dramas Since "The Sopranos"", a 20-year period many critics call "the golden age of television." "Battlestar Galactica" is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans lives on a group of planets known as the
don't have a holy feeling for it. I really think what it is, is what it's about. I mean it has to be of something. And what it's of is always more remarkable than what it is." "Nothing is ever the same as they said it was. It's what I've never seen before that I recognize." "I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead
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The color yellow freaks me out! Everytime I see it I think something bad must be coming up. It really feels evil to me. Yellow is the color between green and orange ,viewed via a spectrum light I know but it must have some sort of supernatural power
Yellow Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 570590 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well
when something inexplicable happens. I write things I didn’t know I was capable of writing, and sometimes that feels like magic. It isn’t; it’s just me. A similar thing happens when a tornado blows someone’s house away, but their cat is found unscathed in an oak tree: God must have been looking out for Pooky. We’re hard-wired to do this, I think, because we’ve been doing it since the beginning. Writing. Before Wallace's most famous book "
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have you heard of Urban Agriculture? Yes is it basically like rural agriculture, farming, or gardening except it takes place within cities and towns. like which of the cities and towns?
Urban agriculture Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics. Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. It may be a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, "foodies," and "
, it seems safe to assume there was no intensive agriculture going on at Cahuachi, and rather any domesticated resource evidence found was brought to Cahuachi from the outside, like nearby cities or towns, and could quite possibly fall more under the category of trade rather than agriculture. Agriculture and economy Economy – trade. Because Cahuachi was a non-urban ceremonial center there was not a permanent population living long-term within the site. This means that the people who did spend time there, were not there long enough to
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So one of my favorite things in life is food. Sushi and pizza are my favorites! I prefer it prepared with white rice but it can also be made with brown, both are awesome though! Wow I have never had it with brown rice. I wonder if that changes it much. What really changes it a ton is if it's prepared with raw fish, especially if you put eel sauce on it, oooh man. Some people do vegetarian rolls. I did love eel sauce. It reminds me of teriyaki. It otiginated from narezushi which was stored in fermented rice for months That's wild. How does some food end up so fantastic after it ferments. Sauerkraut is another example.
Sauerkraut Sauerkraut (; , lit. "sour cabbage") is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves. Overview and history. Fermented foods have a long history in many cultures, with sauerkraut being one of the most well-known instances of traditional fermented moist cabbage side dishes. The Roman writers Cato (in
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
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Veganism is an interesting idea. I would like to become a vegan soon. What are your thoughts? I think that's a noble. Veganism is a great moral practice to abstain from the use of animals products particularly in diet. I think it's a wonderful idea. It takes a lot of effort and work sometimes to keep up. Yes we can follow this and the diet and philosophy will make us vegans. Vegans are very disciplined people and strive to better their lives I agree. I don't think I could do that. I may be vegetarian for other adopted reasons. That's solid. I think that vegetarianism also offers a lot to the world. They can also reduce global warming outputs
Veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who
. It's wonderful to find a man like Ken who not only listens but actively encourages you to come up with your thoughts." Turner says she felt "really good" about the film "because I feel that was really brave, and I was risking a lot there - in an acting sense. I was satisfied with that. I think that's some of my best work. I don't think the film is as good as it could have been, but I'm very proud of my work in
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Blue has always been one of my favorite colors. I don't know what I like so much about it, but it's always looked so good to me on almost anything.
Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model. It lies between violet and green on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. The clear daytime sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering.
who never grow up. This is reflected in lyrics in "Bad for Good" such as "You know I'm gonna be like this forever: I'm never gonna be what I should." The composer says that "Peter Pan" has "always been about my favorite story and I've always looked at it from the perspective that it's a great rock 'n' roll myth because it's about – when you get right down to it – it's about a gang of lost
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I love the color purple! What is your favorite shade of purple I like a deep, bluish violet. I also really like lavender. What do you know about purple? I know that the first time the word purple was used as the name of a color was in 975 AD Really! Where was that used, or by whom?
the Tyrian purple dye manufactured in classical antiquity from a mucus secreted by the spiny dye-murex snail. The first recorded use of the word 'purple' in the English language was in the year 975 AD. In heraldry, the word "purpure" is used for purple. Etymology and definitions Vs. violet. In the traditional color wheel used by painters, violet and purple are both placed between red and blue. Purple occupies the space closer to red, between crimson and violet. Violet is closer to
Frank Filipetti Frank Filipetti is a 7x Grammy-winning music producer, engineer and mixer who was born in Bristol, Connecticut. Frank won 5 of those Grammys for The Color Purple, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, Monty Python's Spamalot and Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida. He was one of the first engineers to embrace digital. His credits include mixes for such number one singles as Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (
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I always hear my niece talking about Lightning McQueen but I don't know who that is. Do you? He's a car in the movie series 'Cars'. Pixar :) Oh I have seen that movie, a long time ago. What is so special about Lightning McQueen?
storyline left both Lightning McQueen and rivals Chick Hicks ("Cars") and Bobby Swift, Brick Yardley, Cal Weathers and Jackson Storm ("Cars 3") as generic. In order to create a cocky but likable character for McQueen, Pixar looked at sports figures like boxer Muhammad Ali, basketball player Charles Barkley, and football quarterback Joe Namath, as well as rap and rock singer Kid Rock. The end result is a character which, despite the usually-meticulous approach to "truth to material"
released on June 16, 2017. Film series. Film series "Cars" (2006). "Cars" is the seventh Pixar film. The story is about rookie race car, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), who gets lost on the way to California for a tiebreaker race in the Piston Cup, a famous race worldwide, and ends up in a little town called Radiator Springs on Route 66, that had since been forgotten because the Interstate was built. He accidentally wrecks the road and is sentenced to
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Have you ever been on a cruise ship? I never have but would love to. I'd like to take a cruise to Carribean Islands. I found out today there are things called "nowhere voyages" where the ship does not stop at any port it just goes around the ocean for a couple days. That sounds pretty cool. Just being on the ocean and enjoying the waves and silence. Provided the weather is good. It is a good thing we have the ocean, because it is important for the carbon and water cycle of the Earth! Yes it is. Oceans are the most vital for our planet, this is the reason Earth is called a blue planet.
Planet Earth (2006 TV series) Planet Earth is a 2006 British television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Five years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC and also the first to be filmed in high definition. The series received multiple awards, including four Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and an award from the Royal Television Society. "Planet Earth" premiered on 5 March 2006 in the United Kingdom on BBC One, and by June 2007
Cruise ship A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages when the voyage itself, the ship's amenities, and sometimes the different destinations along the way (i.e., ports of call), form part of the passengers' experience. Transportation is not the only purpose of cruising, particularly on cruises that return passengers to their originating port (known as "closed-loop cruises"). On "cruises to nowhere" or "nowhere voyages", cruise ships make 2-to-3 night round trips without any ports
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I love the Detroit Red Wings! They're one of the original six teams in the NHL. Wow, only six to begin with. What year did the NHL form? I'm not certain when the National Hockey League was formed, but the Detroit Redwings were founded in 1926, and were originally known as the Detroit Cougars. Interesting. Have they always been based in Detroit?
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. For the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings. , the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup
List of Detroit Red Wings seasons The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Cougars from then until 1930. For the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings. The 2016–17 season will be the
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Chevrolet, or Chevy, are a great American car manufacturer. Chevrolet is a great company, love their cars The founder of the compant is named William C Durant. Oh really when did he do this? He founded the company way back in 1911! Oh wow so during the era of the car boom. Yep! It was founded as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Doesnt seem very old but it is for cars if you think about it.
Chevrolet Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting
Chevrolet Series C Classic Six The Chevrolet Series C Classic Six is the first automobile produced by American car manufacturer Chevrolet. It is one of the few Chevrolets made while record-setting Buick race car driver Louis Chevrolet was with the company. This Brass Era Chevy was much larger, more powerful, more stylized and therefore more expensive than the cars that would ultimately replace it. Louis Chevrolet loved it, but William Durant had a cheaper car in mind. The first Chevrolet. The 1913-14 Chevrolet Type C
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I like Metallica a lot. Do you like Metallica? Yes I do, I like metal rock bands that are of American origin My favorite album by them is probably Ride the Lightning. Do you listen to them frequently?
Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, and has been based in San Francisco, California for most of its career. The group's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo
like I'm this angry girl, [a] rebel ... punk, and I am "so" not any of them." However, she has also said that her music has punk influences: "I like to listen a lot to punk rock music, you can notice a certain influence of punk in my music. I like an aggressive music, but pretty enough heavy pop-rock, which is what I really do." Awards and achievements. In 2003, Lavigne won an International Achievement
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I'm a financial analyst for a Brewery. They company makes and sells fine beer. Oh really? I like a good beer as long as its on tap or bottled Have you ever visited a place where they make beer commercially? Like a brewery or beerhouse? No but id love to go one day.
Brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger
marketing and branding. This (brand name repurchase) is just the one missing piece.” The financial failure was the latest part of a series of ongoing problems, including accounting, financing, creditor, and shareholder relations. It is said that the ability to craft fine beer, like Pierre Celis did with Celis Brewing and Hoegaarden, is no guarantee of business acumen. One may be able to make great beer, but not have the right stuff to run a company that operates a brewery. As one critic observed
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I love to eat Cheetos, they are my favorite snack! cheetos are a great cheese flavored snack Especially the Flaming Hot Cheetos. Those are magical. yea all forms of cheese flavored cheetos are awesome I wonder when Cheetos were invented.
Cheetos Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snacks made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the U.S. The initial success of Cheetos was a contributing factor to the merger between The Frito Company and H.W. Lay & Company in 1961 to form Frito-Lay. In 1965 Frito-Lay became a subsidiary of The Pepsi-Cola Company, forming PepsiCo, the current
Safari: Cheese, X & O: Spicy Twist, Red Flavoured Mast and Ketchup. The sole Cheetos product produced in Australia is Cheetos Cheese & Bacon Balls. Cheetos come in many different colors, the most popular being orange and red. In 2015, Frito-Lay released a limited edition cinnamon sugar-flavored snack called Sweetos to U.S. markets. Sweetos were the first sweet snack that Cheetos had released in the United States in the brand's 67-year history. Manufacturing. Cheetos are manufactured by blending corn and
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I love going camping, but specifically out in Yosemite Park or Death Valley! What kind of activities do you like doing? Close to the NTC, Death Valley NP is located in the U.S. way out in the desert What is NTC and NP? And yes it is located out in the desert! Death Valley National Park is the NP, it is located on the CA/NV border. Yes it is a national park! Have you visited any other national parks?
Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is one of the hottest places in the world along with deserts in the Middle East. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of the lowest elevation in North America, at below sea level. This point is east-southeast of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). On the afternoon of July
Scotty, as he had learned to enjoy Death Valley as well as Scotty's company. Later years. In 1915, Johnson purchased a ranch at Grapevine Canyon in what is now Death Valley National Park from a man named Jacob Steininger, and in 1916 began building the first of many structures he constructed on the property, a small shack that he and Death Valley Scotty used for camping. After Albert Johnson spent several winters of desert vacations with Scotty, Bessie began to grow curious about Death Valley and its attraction her
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I dislike bugs so much, I don't understand how someone could study them, I think it's called Entomology. Oh yeah, I'm not a big fan of bugs either. They play really important roles in the ecosystem, though, and it's probably better to keep them around.
in which there is a focus on insect-related inquiries is, by definition, entomology. Entomology therefore overlaps with a cross-section of topics as diverse as molecular genetics, behavior, biomechanics, biochemistry, systematics, physiology, developmental biology, ecology, morphology, and paleontology. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, date back some 400 million years, and have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth. History
Corgan told "Spin" later that year, "You know, I gave them a year and a half to prepare for this record... I'm surrounded by these people who I care about very much, yet they continue to keep failing me." Corgan explained that he began to take the actions of others personally; he said, "If you really think about it, of course, someone doesn't do the job because they're lazy, or they don't think it's important. But I took it
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I love hiking. It is the most chosen term i US and Canada. It means vigourus walk usually on trails and countryside. It can also be done in urban settings as well. I love hiking myself. I do it quite often as the area around here has many trails and places to roam A long vigorous walk in New Zealand is called tramping. Cool, what else can you tell me about hiking? Hiking is a very popular thing to do worldwide and there have been numerous studies shown that it helps with health benefits. Where is a popular hiking area? when you complete a hike in a single day it is called a day hike. Cool. Is there a notworthy hiking spot?
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
Hiking Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in
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I really enjoy snorkeling. Do you? yes, but before diving , i equipped myself with diving mask I like diving as well. Much better than I like snorkeling. Where is your favorite place to dive? My favorite place is San Andrés , is an Island Caribbean Sea I've never been there. Are there a lot of corals?
Coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Corals species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton. A coral "group" is a colony of myriad genetically identical polyps. Each polyp is a sac-like animal typically only a few millimeters in diameter and a few centimeters in length. A set of tentacles surround a central mouth opening. An exoskeleton is excreted near
, saying: "Yeah I don't typically write love songs. I started writing when I was about 13 years old and it was a source of an escape from school from depression from feeling lost and it was never a romance. So for me this is some of the first times that I've really explored diving into my mind and musicality and sonicality of romance." He regarded it as "something everybody can relate to", which is the "feeling like you are going to fail sometimes in a relationship and
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I really like the color Blue. It looks great on everything. I like that color as well, is there a particular tint or shade you like? I like just regular old blue. Is blue a primary color? Yep, blue is one of the three primary colors of pigments in painting and traditional color theory. Has blue always been a fairly popular color?
An optical effect called Tyndall scattering explains blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called aerial perspective. Blue has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was used in ancient Egypt for jewellery and ornament and later, in the Renaissance, to make the pigment ultramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. In the eighth century Chinese artists used cobalt blue to colour fine blue and white porcelain. In the Middle Ages, European artists used
do. And I was curious to see what it would look like with a more pseudo-realistic color, sort of correcting Picasso, as though he had made an error in painting the face blue. And one of the purposes of it is to make what looks like an insensitive reproduction of the Picasso, and changing the color of the face and hair to ones that would be more conventional would be part of that insensitivity, and there is a general change in the shape of the whole position of the head.
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I'm feeling a mid-life crisis coming on, and I think a Chevy Corvette is the only cure? Whatcha think? Good idea or greatest idea? Why not? It's an awesome car and US made - currently in Bowling Green KY and previously in Michigan and Missouri. Alright, I like the support I'm getting here. What should I know about Corvettes before I get one? Like an average MSRP.
year. Originally designed as a show car for the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, it generated enough interest to induce GM to make a production version to sell to the public. First production was on June 30, 1953. This generation was often referred to as the "solid-axle" models (the independent rear suspension was not introduced until the second generation). Three hundred hand-built polo white Corvette convertibles were produced for the 1953 model year. The 1954 model year vehicles could
scored three goals in his first four games. Tougher competition for a first-team place meant that LuaLua made only 22 appearances in this season. In January 2003, LuaLua urged Robson to rotate the squad, saying, "I think I deserve a chance now, as do many of the lads on the fringes of the team. Although some people might have the idea that those of us not in the team like sitting on the bench and getting paid good money, nothing could be further from the truth. I'm
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I unfortunately am looking for work. Unemployment usually experiences a higher spike during a recession Yeah but I have heard lots of new jobs are opening up now Thankfully. Unemployment benefits are nice. They are payments made by the state to unemployed people Yeah atleast you have those to fall back on Some schools of thought believe that market mechanisms resolve unemployment That is neat do you know of any? Kenyesian economics deals with this a bit. It states that economic output is strongly influenced by total economy spending Thta is nice to know i will keep that in mind
Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes basic elements in the economy, including individual agents and markets, their interactions, and the outcomes of interactions. Individual agents may include, for example, households, firms, buyers, and sellers. Macroeconomics analyzes the entire economy (meaning aggregated production, consumption, saving, and investment) and issues affecting it
household. In order to qualify for unemployment benefits, a person must be able to do work and have registered as unemployed. There are three categories to the Malta registrar of unemployment. People who have never worked fall into category one. Those who quit or were dismissed from their jobs fall into category two. Category three is for people who are currently employed but are looking for other job prospects. Benefits for unemployment are given for 156 days after which a person may qualify for the means tested unemployment assistance. People eligible
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I used to participate in Track and Field in school. It was a lot of jumping, running and throwing. Every do it? No, what are some of the events you can participate in? Some of the racing events are middle and long distance, race walking & hurdling and sprints. Whomever is the fastest, is the winner! Can you participate in groups or just individually?
Track and field Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, race walking and
on the track which fall into three broad distance categories: sprints, middle-distance, and long-distance track events. Relay races feature teams comprising four runners each, who must pass a baton to their teammate after a specified distance with the aim of being the first team to finish. Hurdling events and the steeplechase are a variation upon the flat running theme in that athletes must clear obstacles on the track during the race. The field events come in two types – jumping and throwing competitions. In throwing events, athletes
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I love the color blue! I have always been fond of the color blue. It is one of the three primary colors. What are the other primary colors? I believe green and red. Blue lies between green and violet on the visible light spectrum. That is cool. What are the other types of colors called other than primary colors? You would have to ask a person knowledgeable about that subject. The color blue has always been important in decoration and art since ancient times though. Why is blue such an important color in decorating?
it in the windows of cathedrals. Europeans wore clothing coloured with the vegetable dye woad until it was replaced by the finer indigo from America. In the 19th century, synthetic blue dyes and pigments gradually replaced mineral pigments and synthetic dyes. Dark blue became a common colour for military uniforms and later, in the late 20th century, for business suits. Because blue has commonly been associated with harmony, it was chosen as the colour of the flags of the United Nations and the European Union. Surveys in the US and
Green Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far
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Hi, have you ever gone surfing?
Surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or face of a moving wave, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools. The term "surfing"
gone in one wave.” –Bethany Hamilton" Marge Calhoun: She was a woman surfer who pioneered surfing in Hawaii. She is considered the first women surfing champion. She was indicted into the surfing hall of fame in 2003. Stephanie Gilmore: “Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is good. Fear keeps us alive. If we didn't have it, we'd be doing crazy things and getting in sticky
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I love travelling. I like to visit iceland I went to iceland last year to the Capital, Reykjavik Good , What are places to visit their We went on the golden circle tour Good buddy, Its cool place. it was cold but near the geysers it was quite warm Ok good, Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle.
Geothermal areas of Yellowstone The geothermal areas of Yellowstone include several geyser basins in Yellowstone National Park as well as other geothermal features such as hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. The number of thermal features in Yellowstone is estimated at 10,000. A study that was completed in 2011 found that a total of 1,283 geysers have erupted in Yellowstone, 465 of which are active during an average year. These are distributed among nine geyser basins, with a few geysers found in smaller thermal areas throughout the Park. The number of
, Scotland and Lewis, and completed a 150-mile trek. She wrote an article for the National Geographic Magazine and received $250, which partially paid for her trip to Iceland. Arctic adventures. Arctic adventures Iceland. Hutchison got the idea of travelling to Iceland in 1924, while sitting upon the beach at the Butt of Lewis. This started out very much as a holiday tour. She went to Reykjavik for about a month and looked at the geysers and other tourist sights. After attending a lecture by Jean-
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Yellow is my favorite color. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength. Do you like yellow? Yellow is really pretty I just love it! It is used too create colors on television and computers! Do you like yellow in gold? I think yellow is prettier! It is pretty! Some of the pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs. O did no know that but it makes since,
as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photodamage. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when sun is near a horizon, due to atmosphere scattering shorter wavelengths (green, blue, and violet). Because it was widely available, yellow ochre pigment was one of the first colors used in art; the Lascaux cave in France has a painting of a yellow horse 17,000 years old. Ochre and orpiment pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs, then
Yellow Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 570590 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well
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Who is Shaun White anyway?
Shaun White Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional snowboarder, skateboarder and musician. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the record for the most X-Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder, and has won 10 ESPY Awards. Early life. White was born in San Diego, California. His ancestry includes Irish and Italian. He was born with a Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two
the finals. In the final round, Shaun White had already wrapped up the gold medal performance with his first run (none of the other competitors' second-run scores exceeded White's 46.8 score), but performed his second run anyway, successfully completing a double McTwist 1260 and improving on his initial score. External links. - 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Halfpipe (qual), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-16. - 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Halfpipe (
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I can't choose between lollipops or rainbows :( They're both so awesome Rainbows are great. They have so many colors. Indeed. Rainbows are a phenomenon caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light That's cool. They also UV light. And they take the form of a multiculored circular arc. You have to admit, the whole arc thing makes them stand out. It makes them unique in a way That's cool. Arc's are a central theme in math too!
leaving it. Overview. A rainbow is not located at a specific distance from the observer, but comes from an optical illusion caused by any water droplets viewed from a certain angle relative to a light source. Thus, a rainbow is not an object and cannot be physically approached. Indeed, it is impossible for an observer to see a rainbow from water droplets at any angle other than the customary one of 42 degrees from the direction opposite the light source. Even if an observer sees another observer who seems
Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun. Rainbows can be full circles. However, the observer normally sees only an arc formed by illuminated droplets above the ground, and centered on a line from the sun to the observer's eye. In a
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hi the ketogenic diet is actually high in fat and low in carbs it forces the body to burn fat Is ketosis bad for you? yes it is potentially life threatening A ketogenic diet is a very low-carb diet with numerous health benefits. Here are 16 healthy and nutritious foods you can eat on this diet. nutrition is considered a science and it studies food The ketogenic—keto—diet is an ultra-low-carb eating style that promises weight loss
South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is a popular fad diet developed by Arthur Agatston and promoted in a best-selling 2003 book. It emphasizes eating food with a low glycemic index, and categorizes carbohydrates and fats as "good" or "bad". Like other fad diets, it may have elements which are generally recognized as sensible, but it promises benefits not backed by supporting evidence or sound science. Technique. The diet has three stages, and gradually increases the proportion of carbohydrate consumed as it
diet with a high fat content and a low carbohydrate content can reduce seizures. Radically curbing carbohydrate intake imitates starvation and forces the body to draw energy from ketone bodies that form when fat is metabolized instead of drawing its energy from sugar. This state is called ketosis and it changes several biochemical processes in the brain in a way that inhibits epileptic activity. On this basis there are several diets that are often recommended to children under 12 years old, but are also effective in adults. Diets Ketogenic diet. In Europe the
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I really like Volkswagen Passat, i drive one its a large family car produced in germany. Do you like Volkswagen? It's a fantastic car, I love their designs, I think they are a little corrupt for their fuel efficiency misrepresentation though.
Volkswagen Volkswagen (; ), shortened to VW (), is a German automaker founded on 28 May 1937 by the German Labour Front, a Nazi labour union, and headquartered in Wolfsburg. It is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, the largest automaker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. The group's biggest market is in China, which delivers 40% of its sales and profits. "Volkswagen" translates to "people's car" in German. The company's current international advertising slogan is just
's really important is FAMILY. I mean, I actually remember the day I wrote it with Eg White. Something had upset me, and I was like 'You know, people just forget what's important'... And then I literally just said 'It's not your money, it's not your car - it's LOVE!' - and straightaway we were both like 'Oh, we've got a SONG here!'!... And, while I know it sounds cheesy, I genuinely do think those
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I grew up on a large farm. Did you grow up on a farm? I did not grow up on a plantation. Plantations are pretty cool you can see lots of antique tools and farm implements. Yes I like the ones that grow coffee. There is a plantation a couple of hours away that has been converted into a bed & breakfast, it is very popular. Cool. Do they grow cotton,coffee or tea? Most plantations around here grew cotton and vegetables and were self sufficient in regards to food.
Plantation A plantation is the large-scale estate meant for farming that specializes in cash crops. The crops that are grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, rubber trees, and fruits. Protectionist policies and natural comparative advantage have sometimes contributed to determining where plantations were located. A plantation house is the main house of a plantation, often a substantial farmhouse, which often serves as a symbol for the plantation as a whole. Plantation houses in
same neighborhood in which he grew up. Each Halloween, Coyne dresses up to scare trick-or-treaters who come to his home. He feels that it is good to scare children, because when they grow older, there are things "that are horribly scary...you can't just run away from them or turn on a light and it runs away." Though an atheist, Coyne says "I wish I did believe in God. It would be a great relief to think, 'God'll take care of
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I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian, i.e. I eat eggs and dairy products, but not meat. That's interesting, are there any health benefits to such a diet? As it's a diet which is plant based, i.e. fruit, vegetables, nuts, cheese etc. it tends to be healthier for you. Of course, like any diet you have to get the right balance of nutrients etc. That seems reasonable, do you know anything about the history of vegetarianism? Modern vegetarianism has its beginnings in ancient India and Greece. No wonder those countries have wonderful vegetarian dishes! That is very true, and makes a lot of sense. Are there religious connections in vegetarianism in India? Most Indian food is influenced by religion, especially Hindu traditions. Ah, of course. I try to follow a Mediterranean diet, have you heard of it?
Mediterranean diet The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of Greece and Italy. The principal aspects of this diet include proportionally high consumption of olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables, moderate to high consumption of fish, moderate consumption of dairy products (mostly as cheese and yogurt), moderate wine consumption, and low consumption of non-fish meat products. There is some evidence that the Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of heart disease and early death, although a 2019 review
of fruit. - Raw veganism: vegan diet in which food is uncooked and sometimes dehydrated. - Vegetarianism: diet of vegetables, legumes, fruit, nuts, and grains, that may include eggs and dairy, but no meat. - Ovo-lacto vegetarianism: includes dairy and eggs - Ovo vegetarianism: includes eggs but no dairy - Lacto vegetarianism: includes dairy but no eggs - Semi-vegetarianism: mostly vegetarian diet with occasional inclusion of meat and/or poultry. - Macrobiotic diet:
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Florida is my favorite state, it has great beaches Its overrated! Ive lived here my whole life. Wow i thought it would be more fun ahahah, so you musht know that The Miami metropolitan area wich is Florida's most popular urban area. Yes! It is a nightmare down there as far as traffic goes. Its so populated now but beautiful beaches i bet miami must be pretty fun no? Its a blast going down there, you just have to be careful. There is alot of conartists
state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital. Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States. If it were a country, Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world, and the 58th most populous . In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation. The unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5%
. I thought it couldn't fail. Here we had one of the most popular characters in mystery fiction; everybody has read a Rex Stout novel. The books still sell, although they were written 50 years ago. But do you know how long we lasted? Just 13 weeks. Try to figure that one out. - Stuart M. Kaminsky — When Nero Wolfe came to television, I made my love of Archie and Wolfe known to NBC, and one of the great disappointments of my professional life is that the
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I want to own a food truck one day. Food trucks are amazing I love eating at them they usually are housed in a large vehicle and can cook all the food inside. Is the food from food trucks expensive?
carts, are on the front line of the street food industry that serves an estimated 2.5 billion people every day. History. In the United States, the Texas chuckwagon is a precursor to the American food truck. In the later 1800s, herding cattle from the Southwest to markets in the North and East kept cowhands on the trail for months at a time. In 1866, the "father of the Texas Panhandle", Charles Goodnight, a Texas cattle rancher, fitted a sturdy old United States Army wagon with
Food truck A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food. Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratch. Sandwiches, hamburgers, french fries, and other regional fast food fare is common. In recent years, associated with the pop-up restaurant phenomenon, food trucks offering gourmet cuisine and a variety of specialties and ethnic menus, have become particularly popular. Food trucks, along with portable food booths and food
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What's your height? My height is 5'2 and a half. My height is 5'9. Where did the term height come from? Oh, the word height is derived from an Old English term 'heah'! Which, was originated by Proto-Germanic "xauxa-z" Who is the tallest person in the world? I believe the tallest man in the world that's currently living is Sultan Kosen! What can you information can you gain about a person just from their height?
the length and width. Height is also used as a name for some more abstract definitions. These include: 1. The altitude of a triangle, which is the length from a vertex of a triangle to the line formed by the opposite side; 2. A measurement in a circular segment of the distance from the midpoint of the arc of the circular segment to the midpoint of the line joining the endpoints of the arc (see diagram in circular segment); 3. In a rooted tree,
from Proto-Germanic *"xauxa-z", from a PIE base "*keuk-". The derived noun "height", also the obsolete forms "heighth" and "highth", is from Old English "híehþo", later "héahþu", as it were from Proto-Germanic "*xaux-iþa". In mathematics. In elementary models of space, height may indicate the third dimension, the other two being length and width. Height is normal to the plane formed by
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Agoraphobia is really hard thing to deal with, I have this anxiety disorder and I am not very happy about it.
Anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness. There are several anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder differs by what results in the symptoms. People often have more than one
's heavy vocals, the very thing Stump was avoiding in their works. "It was a really hard song for me," he said to "Kerrang!". Stump further stated, "I'm much more comfortable now, and very happy with the way I am compared with how I used to be, but I'm very scared of my voice. I don't like hearing it. My natural instinct is 'more guitars, more instruments, more voices', so I have something to hide behind
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I love to read, I always have growing up and into adulthood. How about you? Some have trouble with the process of reading like practice, development, and refinement. I love to read too - especially the classics. What is your favorite genre? Do you have problems with reading? No I have no issues with reading. My favorite is mystery, crime, and more recent romance. I feel bad for those who have issues with "cognitive process" of decoding symbols What is your favorite mystery or crime novel - anything by Raymond Chandler? Is the cognitive process problem a kind of dyslexia?
culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature deviate from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather it provides readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers
if you ask my dad what time it is, he'll tell you how to build a watch. I have to embellish! I have to tell you all the who's and what's and how's and why's. And I have to do it with arm gestures and silly voices and weird faces. I also became a writer because I love to read. The elementary school I went to didn't have a library. So, in second grade, after I finished reading all the books we had
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I love visiting Seattle, a seaport city on the west coast oh yea its a great city. I agree, with an estimated 713,700 residents, there are so many unique people to meet. oh thats a lot of people. Yep, in July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city because people love working hard. wow thats cool, insane stuff tho.
States and remained in the top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest
Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area's population stands at 3.94 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United
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I am a big fan of anime. Dragon Ball Super is a great one. That is cool. I love the japanation or hand-drawn computer animation. Have you seen Cowboy Bebop? I absolutely love Cowboy Bebop. The music and animation are so smooth.
Cowboy Bebop The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 until June 26, 1998, broadcasting only twelve episodes and a special due to its controversial adult-themed content. The entire twenty-six episodes of the series were later broadcast on WOWOW from October 24 until April 24, 1999. The anime was adapted into two manga series which were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka Fantasy DX. A was later released to theaters worldwide. The anime series was dubbed in the English language by Animaze and ZRO
I think it has had. It changed anime. I think people began to think about what shows would be cool. I think it redefined cool within animation, not only in Japan but in the States". American film director, screenwriter, and producer Rian Johnson has cited "Cowboy Bebop" as a visual influence on his films, most notably "Brick". "Ender's Game" writer, novelist, critic, playwright, and poet Orson Scott Card also praised the series. He states that the series
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my favorite type of music is heavy metal
Heavy metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock, and acid rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. The genre's lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo. In 1968, three of the genre's
sleeve notes were written by Cliff Richard. This album is cited by many highly influential and successful British rock/metal/heavy metal guitarists (e.g. Brian May of Queen) as being their no.1 favorite Shadows album thus influencing them in their career first choice in music. Only Shadoogie, Nivram, All My Sorrows and Sleepwalk were used "live on stage" to promote this album in 1961-2. Nivram has been used as 1st choice Shadows bass solo for live concerts from 1962 right through to 2010. The
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I like to surf in my free time. I do as well. I normally sure in the ocean, but sometimes I surf in rivers Do you have to be standing on the board while riding a wave to be considered surfing? Not at all. A lot of people prefer body boarding, which you can do by laying on the board or just dropping down to one knee Yes, i'm new to surfing, so I only surf lying down. What can you tell me about kite surfing? There are a bunch of different styles. There is freestyle, speed, course racing, among others. I really enjoy it, but have only done it a couple of times. What is the largest wave that a surfer has ridden? I am not sure how big it was, but Garret McNamara broke the record. His nickname is GMAC. What are the origins of surfing?
History of surfing The riding of waves has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. In this sense, bodysurfing is the oldest type of wave-catching. Standing up on what is now called a surfboard is a relatively recent innovation developed by the Polynesians.The influences for modern surfing can be directly traced to the surfers of pre-contact Hawaii. Polynesian origins. The art of surfing, known as "heʻe ʻana" ("heʻe" means "to surf", and "ʻana"
boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board. Other types of surfing include knee boarding, surf matting (riding inflatable mats), and using foils. Body surfing, where the wave is surfed without a board, using the surfer's own body to catch and ride the wave, is very common and is considered by some to be the purest form of surfing. Three major subdivisions within stand-up
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I wish I knew how to create websitesz
React (JavaScript library) React (also known as React.js or ReactJS) is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It is maintained by Facebook and a community of individual developers and companies. React can be used as a base in the development of single-page or mobile applications, as it is optimal for fetching rapidly changing data that needs to be recorded. However, fetching data is only the beginning of what happens on a web page, which is why complex React applications usually require the use of additional
Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" is a cover song of Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and U2's One. Track listing. - CD 1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (Single Version) — 4:26 2. "You're a Star" — 4:35 3. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be)
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Have you ever been to colorado? It is a very mountainous place I sure have! I have lived here practically my whole life, What would you like to know about it? Well what do you know? That is cool, what are the odds! Well I know that its the 8th largest geographically and 21st most populous U.S. state ever. I did not know it was that large, but it makes sense the population is lower per square mile with all those mountains
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census. The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the "Río Colorado"
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
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Vegetarianism began in India and Greece in ancient civ times. I am not a vegan! That's good to know! Why are you not a vegan? Just love meat that much? I'm not vegan either, but I'm curious.
Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animals processed for food. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural,
and Olivier Messiaen as musical influences. In terms of writers, Liddiard provided Carl Sagan and Kurt Vonnegut as examples. Regarding his own lyrics, Liddiard stated in 2013: "I read but I'm not that widely read. I don't know. They're just words for songs. That's all they are. Yeah, they're sometimes funny. You've got to be funny; life's funny." Personal life. As of May 2019, Liddiard is a vegan and resides in the rural town
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I love me some armadillos, they are cute I think they're cute too, even the name is cute. In Spanish, armadillo means "little armored one" oh i didnt know what, what else can you tell me about them. I see them a lot here in Texas but I dont know a lot of details about them They're found in lots of different environments in the Americas. how long do they typically live if they dont end up as roadkill ? Armadillos don't live very long. how big do they typically get ?
Giant armadillo The giant armadillo ("Priodontes maximus"), colloquially tatou, ocarro, tatu-canastra or tatú carreta, is the largest living species of armadillo (although their extinct relatives, the glyptodonts, were much larger). It lives in South America, ranging throughout as far south as northern Argentina. This species is considered vulnerable to extinction. The giant armadillo prefers termites and some ants as prey, and often consumes the entire population of a termite mound. It also has been known to prey upon
, in a very big movie that is going to be seen by a lot of people, to have a woman as a scientist'. She's a very serious scientist. Because in the comic she's a nurse and now they made her an astrophysicist. Really, I know it sounds silly, but it is those little things that makes girls think it's possible. It doesn't give them a [role] model of 'Oh, I just have to dress cute in movies'". - Tom
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I volunteer at my local museum! It is really enjoyable! Do you like museums?
Museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving
died in July 2013. Talking about the title track "Louder", Michele has said, "It's a song that, no matter what, I can play in my car with the windows down. I feel like it shows off my voice as a singer, which is really important to me, because that’s what I do. I want to make sure that every song on my record is fun and enjoyable, but also, you hear my voice in them." Michele also stated, "I
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hello how are you? Hi there, I am good, how are you? I see you chose the topic Christmas, that is definitely my favorite holiday! Im doing well, its my favorite holiday too. There is something magical about it
Christmas traditions Christmas traditions vary from country to country. Christmas celebrations for many nations include the installing and lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of Advent wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, setting out cookies and milk, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind or Grandfather Frost. The sending and exchange of Christmas card greetings, observance of fasting and special
say it's my best mixtape ever. There's definitely a lot of songs that I could have put on my album on this mixtape. Something just to get the people ready to know that I'm coming. I don't want them to be surprised when they hear my album how slick and clever I am on the mic. It's just a prelude." "I gave you nothing but classics," DJ Holiday, who hosts the tape, said of his and Gucci's latest collaboration. "So it
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I want to tour Italy one day. What is the tourism like there? It is beautiful, they have such amazing beaches and coastlines and their monuments are priceless How many beaches do they have open to the public?
Tourism in Italy With 58.3 million tourists a year (2017), Italy is the fifth most visited country in international tourism arrivals. People mainly visit Italy for its rich culture, cuisine, history, fashion and art, its beautiful coastline and beaches, its mountains, and priceless ancient monuments. Italy also contains more World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world. Tourism is one of Italy's fastest growing and most profitable industrial sectors, with an estimated revenue of €189.1 billion. History.
beaches. Since sealing had ended, they have left their former habitat and now only use sea caves for such behavior. More often than not, these caves are rather inaccessible to humans due to underwater entries, and because the caves are often along remote or rugged coastlines. Scientists have confirmed this is a recent adaptation, most likely due to the rapid increase in human population, tourism, and industry, which have caused increased disturbance by humans and the destruction of the species' natural habitat. Because of these seals' shy
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My dad was in the Army, That is the land based military branch That sounds so cool did you travel with him No I did not, but he has been to some cool places. was he travelling a lot. Most of the time I hear that army officers travel a lot.
personnel followed by the Indian Army with 1,129,000 active troops and 960,000 reserve personnel. By convention, irregular military is understood in contrast to regular armies which grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia. Regular in this case refers to standardized doctrines, uniforms, organizations, etc. Regular military can also refer to full-time status (standing army), versus reserve or part-time personnel. Other distinctions may separate statutory forces (established under laws such as the National Defence Act), from de facto "non-
I think every song came out great. I was concerned some would sound similar, and every one is completely different. It's cool how it worked out." The majority of the lyrics and music were written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman. Kerry King stated: "I like when Jeff writes as much as he did for this record. When you have one guy doing most of the writing you only get one perspective. A lot of Jeff's stuff has a very punky vibe this time; the stuff I write sounds
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I am hooked on diet sodas - though I try and drink ones with sucralose Same for me, I love diet Pepsi since I can drink an okay amount without drinking all my calories away,
Sucralose Sucralose is an artificial sweetener and sugar substitute. The majority of ingested sucralose is not broken down by the body, so it is noncaloric. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number E955. It is produced by chlorination of sucrose. Sucralose is about 320 to 1,000 times sweeter than sucrose, three times as sweet as both aspartame and acesulfame potassium, and twice as sweet as sodium saccharin. Evidence of benefit is lacking for long-term weight loss with some data supporting weight gain and
. In early-2005, the North American drink Pepsi ONE was revised, with Splenda brand sucralose replacing the aspartame ingredient. Canadian formulation. Beginning in early 1994, an entirely different Pepsi Max was marketed in Canada. Now regarded as a precursor to Pepsi Edge, it was sweetened with a combination of aspartame and high fructose corn syrup. As a result, it contained two-thirds fewer calories than full-sugar colas (including regular Pepsi), but more calories than conventional diet/light colas (or the
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I have always wanted to visit Hawaii as the beaches look beautiful. Our 50th state, Hawaii is glorious! The beaches are to die for! I live in a beach town and am a true beach bum at heart. Have you visited Hawaii? Yes, I have been to the Big Island, Oahu. Kauai is my favorite though. What about Kauai makes it your favorite? Kauai is known as the Garden Isle. It's less commericial Less commercial sounds perfect for me as I enjoy less touristy areas.
oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 19th-century labor migration, Hawaii's culture is strongly influenced by North American and East Asian cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiian culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents, along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Hawaii is the 8th-smallest and the 11th-least populous, but
Kaunaoa Bay Kaunaoa Bay has one of the few white sand beaches of the Kohala Coast, the western side of the island of Hawaii. A historic hotel, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, is located on beautiful Kauna'oa. Description. The word 'kauna'oa' may refer to a few different things, any of which may have been why native Hawaiians named this beach so: the first definition refers to a thin, orange vine with yellow flowers, (Cuscuta sandwichiana), which is found throughout most Hawai'i (
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Hi, I like to sing karaoke. This type of music lacks vocals and provides the words so people can sing along. I cannot carry a tune, so karoke would be painful for everyone around me! It is fun when doing it with friends late at night. No one cares about singing abilities. I guess that is true - but it would be soooo bad - LOL!
In several Asian countries such as China, Cambodia or the Philippines, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion. History. History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices. From 1961–1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, "Sing Along with Mitch", featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation
pub's karaoke night and the pair began writing tracks together. Wilson later recalled "What struck me at first was that he could play piano and guitar and he was a great foil for what I was doing... After a while playing together he said, 'Can I sing this one?' I said, 'Do you know the words?'... [he had a] mighty voice. A lot of people can play guitar... Not many can sing like that." Career. Career 2006–2008: "
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I have three kids and love my job as a parent!
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
because of all his help and thinks of him as his father. Raj has a flourishing job. But, once he retires, he is unable to support himself and has to vacate the house he and Pooja have shared for years. They decide to live with their kids to enjoy their love and affection. However, their kids do not want them. The children decide to split the parents up, each parent going to live with one of the sons for the next six months. The children think their parents will
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I love my Ford truck. I drive it everywhere. Even go off road with it. I wonder how old the company is.
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker that has its main headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in Jiangling Motors. It also has joint-ventures in China (Changan Ford
know the police show up, I was in tears ... I was in love with another woman and we were going through some hard times, and I got in the car and I wanted to go off the cliff. I was in the mountains in New Mexico ... They came right around the corner head on. You know how big a Dodge Ram truck is? I broke my arm in three places and my knee went into the dash board ... It was bone to bone ... I was on crutches and on a cane
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I love the sunsets in the Desert! Most beautiful ever I do not like it because it is barren area of landscape Really! Any idea how hot it is in the Desert? Sometimes it is classified by the temperature that prevails thats kinda cool! do you know a lot about Deserts? I know that About one third of the land surface of the world is arid .. tha is much That is alot!!! What counties hace to largest deserts? I do not know but i know can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls Thats cool! how much usually falls in the desert?
Rain Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough
relationship. She has also stated that ""This is the most emotional song I have ever written. When you write a song that means a lot to you, it becomes a part of yourself. Thats the case with "One Last Time." I hope I can touch people with it"." Critical reception. Camilla Gervide of Nyheter24.se writes about the song and questions Agnes' direction with her music. ""'...this is good but if it is Agnes, I do not know
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i would like to try sky diving. Have you ever done it? I sure have!, Ive been skydiving my entire life, I always bring a strong parachute with me!, Would you be interested in learning more about Parachuting? Yes I would! Please tell me more. Do you need to do a course or something? Well not really its more or less just learning free-falling which is a period during the parachute has not been deployed and the your body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity which can be up to 200MPH! Okay cool. Do you have to practice in an air tunnel first or something? You can if you want but there was a guy names Garnerin that tested his skydiving contraption by leaping from a hydrogen balloon, So that method is better than being in a small wind tunnel. Haha.. I don't really have any hydrogen balloons at the moment. Do you know how long people have been doing skydiving? I think the first ever intentional freefall jump with a parachute was not until a man named Leslie Irvin attempted it way back in 1919. Nice! I remember hearing that there were a lot of unsuccessful attempts. People making bird wing type stuff. Have you heard about these?
Parachute A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift). Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong fabric, originally silk, now most commonly nylon. They are typically dome-shaped, but vary, with rectangles, inverted domes, and others found. A variety of loads are attached to parachutes, including people, food, equipment, space capsules, and bombs. A drogue
's grace ... Rather than resign, I would like to continue among you as your bishop and the father of our diocesan family until this stage of my life ends. I do not know how long that will be. I am most grateful for the ways you have cared for and so prayerfully supported me in recent years. You remain very much in my thoughts and care. As I am sure you understand, I am able to do very little, and will need to rely on others. Please can I ask you
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My son's thinking about attending University of Chicago next fall.. I don't know if that's the best choice, since it's so far away. I need some information about it to decide.
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, U of C, or Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1890, the school is located on a 217-acre campus in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, near Lake Michigan. The University of Chicago holds top-ten positions in various national and international rankings. The university is composed of the undergraduate college as well as various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into five academic research divisions. Beyond the arts and sciences, Chicago is
of genius and, in the video for "Army of Me", wants a dentist that's a gorilla to find a diamond in my mouth, some people call it nonsense. But it's probably the most realistic way of expressing what situation I'm in—all these people trying to take things away from me, and the gorilla finding a diamond that I don't know I have and then stealing it. "Army of Me" is so much about me actually learning that I have to defend myself. I
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I have blond hair, what do you think of people with that hair color? Sometimes I wish I had blonde hair, or fair hair. They have low levels of eumelanin. What is eumelanin? I like it, but sometimes I need a change, plus it gets thick.
Blond Blond or fair hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some yellowish color. The color can be from the very pale blond (caused by a patchy, scarce distribution of pigment) to reddish "strawberry" blond or golden-brownish ("sandy") blond colors (the latter with more eumelanin). Because hair color tends to darken with age, natural blond hair is generally rare in adulthood. Naturally
(red) and V to VI (red blond). Natural hair colors Brown hair. Brown hair is characterized by higher levels of eumelanin and lower levels of pheomelanin. Of the two types of eumelanin (black and brown), brown-haired people have brown eumelanin; they also usually have medium-thick strands of hair. Brown-haired girls or women are often known as brunette. Chestnut hair is a hair color which is a reddish shade of brown hair. In contrast to auburn hair, the
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I was born in Wisconsin. It is located in the norht-central US. I have never been to the US. Is it a big place? Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by size and 20th largest by population. How many miles are we talking and how many people?
Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties. Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupies the western part of the state, with lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of European settlers entered the state,
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake
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