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Or you could chomp on an apple! These two items have something similar in common. They are both hard and require you to chew on them for you to eat them. It ends up waking you up more than coffee! You use so many muscles when you chew and if the object is hard, it takes even more.
"Um" also communicates that you're not done with your sentence, and therefore serves an important function in informal dialog. Linguists call such things "fillers" and they're different in different languages.
What Shucks88 said, but with slightly more biologic details.
I had also heard somewhere that this is sort of a "universal sign" (cross-species) in biology that reads, "I'm wanting more information." However, I couldn't find support any references to support that, so maybe it's not true.
Apparently burglary is entering a place with the intent of committing a crime. Robbery is when a person takes property from another by force or threat.
Source: http://www.reference.com/motif/society/difference-between-burglary-robbery-and-larceny
I see you don't spend as much time reading English classics as me. According to the dictionary tool I have on my Macbook Pro (OS X, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor), "patronizing" indicates superiority expressed through apparent kindness. "Pretentious", on the other hand, indicates that one tries to impress through greater culture, importance, or talent than his or her opposition possesses.
One can see that I am clearly in the correct, given my adept control over syntax and appropriate diction. Here, have this dictionary tool to help you in the future. I look forward to debating again!
I just don't get the "tax money" argument, though.
Jim Jones gets arrested for selling 1oz of Marijuana.
Scenario A: He's put in jail for 2 years. Let's give a conservative estimate; the state pays $22,000 per year, or $44,000. Plus the cost of the police officer's time, court costs, etc. Let's, conservatively, call it $50,000.
Scenario B: Still trying to find a good source, but even without a large state-connected rehab program, costs appear to be under $10-15k.
Also keep in mind that rehab is more-or-less optional in Portugal's program--not everyone currently in the prison system would be in rehab instead. I'd conservatively guess less than half of those arrested would be under Portugal's system.
What possible "tax dollar" reason is there for option A?
I'm finding nothing that says minor leaguers make more than your average job, but I'm finding plenty that says opposite.
http://www.reference.com/motif/business/average-salary-of-aaa-baseball-player
I believe it's called terroristic threatening, but I'd have to look it up. One moment.
Edit: checked it out, and while it's an arrest able offense, it's a gray area and very hard to prove. This says that it is when coupled with the threat of violence, which means that almost punching the dad afterward would make this death threat dangerous. This one also says that it's unlawful to threaten to harm someone's person.
I imagine it'll be hard to make a case, but what the dad did was illegal because he threatened bodily harm and then nearly assaulted someone.
That's not a plothole. "A plot hole is a gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic". Her being isolated could happen and it is essential to the story. It isn't an inconsistency and it's not illogical (in a plausibility sense).
1 to 2 fatalities per 100 million miles driven
4 to 23 fatalities per million flight hours
Cars: 1 to 2 fatalities per 100 million miles
Planes: 0.8 to 3.8 fatalities per 100 million miles
Unless I'm screwing something up, or my numbers are wrong, I'd say their about the same.
tannins effect iron metabolism negatively. a good excerpt: "Tannins are phenolic compounds and interfere with iron absorption through a complex formation with iron when it is in the gastrointestinal lumen which decreases the bioavailability of iron. There is an important difference in the way in which the phenolic compounds interact with different hydroxylation patterns (gallic acid, catechin, chlorogenic acid) and the effect on iron absorption. The content of the iron-binding galloyl groups may be the major determinant of the inhibitory effect of phenolic compounds. However, condensed tannins do not interfere with iron absorption.
In order to prevent these problems, it is advised to drink tea and coffee between meals, not during. Foods rich in vitamin C help neutralize tannin's effects on iron absorption. Adding lemon juice to tea will reduce the negative effect of tannins in iron absorption as well. Adding milk to coffee and tea has very little to no influence on the inhibitory effect of tannins."
They say apples are better for waking you up in the morning than coffee.
Source 2 + other things to help wake up*
*Added sources
It's rare to see some many questionable assertions in a single comment.
Here are a few sources that run counter to what you're claiming:
"In the study, matching up costs of 150 similar items in similar locations, Target came out as the overall cheaper option." (although there's evidence that walmart and target frequently outcheap each other.)
Also, while it's possible that walmart likes to hire slow cashiers, next time you run a comparative checkout time study, make sure to note how many cash registers are open at a given time, as I have this weird suspicion it could have a significant impact.
Your 1st sentence was interesting though. I can't come up with any meaningful market forces that'd force walmart to pay employees more than they'd like. Those are bottom of the barrel jobs to start with, meaning anybody unemployed with enough functional limbs can apply for those jobs, which means Walmart will find people willing to work there as long as the unemployment rate is high enough. With no welfare available, and therefore no unemployment benefits, high enough essentially means any non-zero number. There'd be even less pressure on walmart to offer higher wages.
You're 6'4" and expect to grow for 9 more years? Most males stop growing in their late teens to early 20's (any considerable growth anyway). So that means you're 6'4" and on reddit somewhere between the ages of 9 and 15. Is that what you're saying?
Seriously stop with the Stupid, already.
Or maybe this simplistic link is more your speed.
Like I said, No Argument. :)
>The average commute in miles for Americans is 16 miles and 26 minutes for one way. That's 32 miles and 52 minutes for a round trip every day.
http://www.reference.com/motif/sports/average-commute-in-miles-for-americans
Going by the EPA, the average passenger car in the US has a fuel efficiency of about 21 mpg once you average it all out.
so, per acre, you're providing about 168,000 miles/year. Average commute distance in the US is 32 miles/day, so this would cover about 14 car's worth of yearly commuting (assuming they commute 365 days a year).
There's about 128.3 Million commuters in the US, so you'd need around 8,919,904 acres (let's just call it 9 million acres). That's about 14,000 square miles of ground. Around the area of Maryland, or about 1/2 the area of west virginia.
That said! Good to see strides in the technology.
http://www.reference.com/motif/health/holistic-vs-wholistic
>The two words "wholistic" and "holistic" have very different meanings, but there is some confusion and they are often used in an incorrect manner. The two words have very distinct meanings though somewhat similar in definition. Wholistic refers to the whole, a whole item or whole body of a person or thing. The word defines the consideration of the entire structure or makeup, which includes the body, mind and the spirit in the case of a human being. The word holistic is connected to holism, which focuses on the total entity and the interdependence of the diverse parts of this totality. Holistic has to do with the healing systems that are considered alternative like homeopathy and Ayurveda that deal with the human body as an interconnected whole.
Words can have more than one meaning, you know... The meaning of American has evolved and is now mostly used for inhabitants of the US. When people hear the word "American", they think of the first meaning: pertaining to the USA.
This article sums it up: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/American_(word)
I assume this is your blog? It is lovely. It is well-written, the recipe is appealing and I liked the picture. I think that it is great that you write so well since I assume English is not your first language if you are from Brazil?
You might want to take a look at your paragragh where you describe yourself as a "healthy recipe enthusiastic". You are using the word wrong. You should say either "I am enthusiastic about healthy recipes" or that you are "a healthy recipe enthusiast." This link may help.
I am not correcting you to be mean but to be helpful as your blog is fantastic. I can't speak two languages let alone write it so I am in awe of you. Keep up the great work and good luck!
(edited to fix link)
Luke 14:33 >“…whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 18:22: >“… sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.”
That's what Jesus said. "Oh, that was just to a specific person" Yeah, and if you asked him that, it would be to YOU. Either do what he fucking said or stop pretending. 25,000 people die every day from starvation. Americans have abundance, and somehow manage to still pray and go to church and spend millions on their buildings, new cars, and a lot of other shit. I might actually reconsider some form of Christianity if it had any semblance to love. Oh, and if we get a god damn cold we pray about it like God should give a shit about that when so much suffering exists elsewhere. What. The. Fuck. Self absorbed much?
Making me do homework...arg.
>Alkahest is a hypothetical universal solvent, having the power to dissolve every other substance, including gold. It was much sought after by alchemists for what they thought would be its invaluable medicinal qualities. The name is believed to have been invented by Paracelsus (1493–1541) from Switzerland, who modelled it on similar words taken from Arabic, such as ‘ alkali’. Paracelsus' own recipe was based on caustic lime, alcohol, and carbonate of potash. He believed that this element alkahest was, in fact, the philosopher's stone. A potential problem involving alkahest is that, if it dissolves everything, then it cannot be placed into a container, because it would dissolve the container. However, philosopher Philalethe specifies that Alkahest (that he also calls "double mercury" sometime) dissolves only composed material.
>In modern times, water is sometimes called the universal solvent as well, because it can dissolve more substances than any other known solvent, due to its chemical polarity.
Also I read apples were good to wake up in the morning. More effective than a cup of coffee. Somewhat source
since you're a language geek, you'll probably like this link :)
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Indian_English
>Standard Hindi and most other vernaculars do not differentiate between /v/ (voiced labiodental fricative) and /w/ (voiced labiovelar approximant). Instead, most Indians use a frictionless labio-dental approximant [ʋ] for words with either sound, possibly in free variation with [v] and/or [w]. So wine and vine are homophones. Because of the inability to pronounce [w] even in word middle positions, many Indians pronounce words such as as [flaː(r)] instead of [flaʊə(r)], and as [aː(r)] instead of [aʊə(r)].
The different proofs are illegal depending on the state youre in. Generally in the south you can find a handle of 190 proof. The farther north the more likely the state has banned anything over 160.
reference: http://www.reference.com/motif/health/everclear-is-illegal-in-which-states
yep, my luthier buddy uses a bastard file and goes to town, as they say, on the frets 'til they're smooth. he has, however, offended some of the local symphonic community's sensibilities with some of his unorthodox ways, but I do think this method is a great one for de-fretting a bass.
A lot of people make that mistake.. Not sure why. He actually sings it twice in that cartoon and both times he says "honey", not "darling".
Hey I saw that too http://www.reference.com/motif/vehicles/how-fast-does-an-airbag-deploy
>Air bags can inflate as fast as 200 mph. Federal regulations require air bags to inflate and restrain a dummy, representing an average adult male without a seat belt, crashing into a concrete barrier at 30 mph. That force can be equal to 2000 pounds. To meet this requirement, an air bag must inflate in about 1/30th of a second. This is so fast you cannot see it happen. For more info, go to /www.gm.ca/inm/gmcanada/english/about/Safety/safety_occupant_02.html.
Not at all! The most accepted term is "anyway," rather than "anyways." It's such a silly little detail, I don't know why it bugs me so much. Like I said, I'm not an unreasonable grammarian, I guess it's just one of those personal quirks. :)
Anyway, here a couple links that discuss it. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/anyway-or-anyways http://www.reference.com/motif/language/anyway-vs-anyways
Sounds like what we would call self-billing in Europe. Where the customer receiving a supply issues the invoice instead of the supplier, there is usually an agreement in place first. It's a bit rude (if not illegal) to just assume you agree to it, unless it was hiding in the small print T&Cs when the booking was made.
At first I was thinking that is impossible, then I did some searching and found out the longest pregnancy on record was 375 days.
Wow, can't imagine what that woman went through.
Link. http://www.reference.com/motif/health/longest-human-pregnancy-on-record
"Innuendo is a hard topic to stay on top of. As a humor tool, it stands erect in the English language. While there are no hard and fast rules as to what constitutes sexual innuendo..." super^http://www.reference.com/motif/entertainment/list-of-innuendos
Really? I think your thinking of definition 2, not the actual definition which is 1.
Etymology The name shawarma (pronounced SHWAR-muh )
Sorry, people have been telling me all day that it doesn't rhyme. I've never said the word before, I heard it in Avenger's. This website seems to say it DOES rhyme with Karma. So please explain your comment.
I think this guy burst his bursa sac.
http://www.reference.com/motif/health/burst-bursa-sac-medical-treatment-for http://1.sescoops.com/wp-content/uploads/taraelbow2-150x150.jpg
If I am right I really can't believe the doctors couldn't figure this out??
To put in non-sciency terms, human behavior has both heretical and environmental factors. Theres a lot that goes into a person, so even if people might have "genetic" tendencies towards one trait or another, how that trait would be expressed, and how strongly it would be express would be very hard to say.
A heretical trait for aggressiveness could be expressed as either outright belligerence or a love for friendly competition. Aggressiveness could be directed towards either people or the environment, and in many different and subtle ways. A genetic trait would almost certainly be expressed differently, in different genders.
Basically we're complex things. Even though certain traits are most certainly inherent, the where, when, how, and even what of those traits are murky at best. So I guess your friends right, if only half-way so for now.
http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/nature_nurture.htm
http://www.reference.com/motif/science/influence-of-heredity-on-human-behavior
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-effect-heredity-hormones-human-behavior-1687883.html
I dont think I'd be invited to many parties if I dropped a steamy pile in random rooms... but it would certainly be awkward.
also... fixed > http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35f6gv/
Common, it's mostly alcohol, it's not going to go bad:
http://www.whiskymag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3792
http://www.reference.com/motif/Food_and_Drinks/does-whiskey-go-bad
With definition 3 and the fact that fellatio is the actual action of GIVING oral sex to a penis, I would say you are preeminent in the field of fellatio. You are arguing that you are the best at giving head lol.
Wikipedia.com, Dictionary.com, and Reference.com all agree that Satanism is the worship or reverence of Satan as described in the Christian bible. LaVeyan Satanists are an atheistic subset of Satanism. Although if that's what they are then I don't know how they count as Satanists anymore since by definition they would revere Satan. That's like saying an Atheist with Christian-like principles is still a Christian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/satanism http://www.reference.com/browse/satanism
>Dogwelder: A thin, silent man in a welder's mask who spot welds dead canines to evildoers.
Although I think my favorite is:
>The Defenestrator: A large, burly man in a denim jacket, black sunglasses, with black hair who obsessively carries around a window through which he forcefully throws criminals and the occasional unlucky policeman.
...if only because there are probably so many who don't get the joke. Or sort of anti-joke. Either way...
>Do you really think Social Security is going to be a viable mainstay for any retirement?
Not at the rate things are going, but then, I wonder if the USA will be around in 20 years, or be sold off to the highest bidder.
And , yeah, you're right, the small business owner is getting screwed, but that is also a symptom of all the wealth in this country running up hill into the hands of the corporatocracy and its minions.
Why did you bring up Christianity? My comment talked exclusively about Jewish writings. Yes, Christians follow the Old Testament and the 10 Commandments, but they were Jewish inventions.
Do you really not believe that their are ignorant racist Jews in the world? Are you really asking me to prove that for you?
I mean, have you never heard the word shiksa?
Orthodox Jews are so skilled at racism and bigotry that they've made it into an art.