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Why do the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy get their own seats on the G20, even though they are also members of the European Union? Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 06:38, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
a question about Steve Jobs' leave from Apple starting in December (he is to return in June). What happens to his $1 salary? Does he keep it at a prorated rate, so for example if he doesn't work from January to June (6 months) he only gets paid 50 cents for that year, or what? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.159.188 ( talk) 14:50, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Called patron saint of Ukrainian beekeepers. Went to Egypt to bring back wax for the church. What is known of his biography and/or details of his legends? When did he live? Is he the same as monk Zossimo, of a monastery in the far north of Russia? How did he become involved with the penitent saint Margaret in the Middle East? Salkeld ( talk) 18:18, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Why did Germans kill Jews? Mac Davis ( talk) 19:00, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
is international law about "morality" or is it just procedural? Specifically I'm interested in the International Court of Justice...but that article doesn't even include the word moral/morals or ethic/ethics/ethical except that judges should be of high moral character. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.159.188 ( talk) 19:08, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
"On July 30, 2002, Deborah Woods, a dental hygienist in Syracuse, New York, became the first person to buy protection against a market decline in the value of her home." says http://www.fastcompany.com/bookclub/excerpts/1591391539.html Another article here: http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/28/0829whynot.html The company concerned no longer seems to have a functioning website: www.realliquidity.com so it has probably gone out of business. What are the details about this please? Just how soon did the insurer go bust (I assume) and did people lose their insurance premiums? Thanks. 89.242.127.126 ( talk) 20:03, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
My question really concerns identifying Jewish people. How did the nazi's know which people at which addresses were Jewish. I know in some cases local peasants "ratted" the jews out. However, what I don't understand is how did the nazi's, if their concepts were based on race, identify secular jews or converted jews? Did they check the synagogue archives or something. So ye, my question is how did the nazi's know who to kill. --Thanks, Hadseys 23:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Found something! This link has some good, though unsourced, answers to this question. Some of the points made are: tracking down every Jewish person in Germany was a long, gradual process, and the burden of proof lay with the person under suspicion of being Jewish (or part Jewish). Modern living tends to produce a lot of paperwork: marriage certificates, birth certificates, baptism certificates, death certificates, military records, charitable donation records, court papers, etc., all of which may either imply your religion or state it directly. Generally, you are given a copy of these documents, and another is kept on file by the office that issued it. So even if you were a completely assimilated, secular Jew who never told anyone about your ancestry and had never been circumsised or sent to Hebrew school, could the same be said for your parents? For their parents? And could you prove this if asked? No? Highly suspicious; you must be hiding something. Even if the government couldn't track down documents condemning you, I'd imagine you'd also be in a pickle if they failed to track down documents exonerating you. And, from Googling around, it looks like everyone had to produce proof of ancestry ("ariernachweis") in order to do stuff like own a shop or attend university. -- Fullobeans ( talk) 02:53, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
In Rebecca Rischin’s book “For the End of Time” [1] One of the POW camp survivors she interviews mentions that the SS would check to see if men were circumcised, obviously not the most reliable method, and it would only work for men. -- S.dedalus ( talk) 21:54, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I read Un Sac De Billes for my French A level which tells the (i think autobiographical) story of a jewish boy on the run in France. There's a moment where he basically has to avoid showing the doctor his penis for that very reason. Given that the Nazis where not known for their sense of fair play, it may have been that should you be circumcised, you better also have a hell of a lot of documentation to prove that you weren't jewish. 212.183.134.209 ( talk) 12:45, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
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Why do the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy get their own seats on the G20, even though they are also members of the European Union? Who then was a gentleman? ( talk) 06:38, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
a question about Steve Jobs' leave from Apple starting in December (he is to return in June). What happens to his $1 salary? Does he keep it at a prorated rate, so for example if he doesn't work from January to June (6 months) he only gets paid 50 cents for that year, or what? Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.159.188 ( talk) 14:50, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Called patron saint of Ukrainian beekeepers. Went to Egypt to bring back wax for the church. What is known of his biography and/or details of his legends? When did he live? Is he the same as monk Zossimo, of a monastery in the far north of Russia? How did he become involved with the penitent saint Margaret in the Middle East? Salkeld ( talk) 18:18, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Why did Germans kill Jews? Mac Davis ( talk) 19:00, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
is international law about "morality" or is it just procedural? Specifically I'm interested in the International Court of Justice...but that article doesn't even include the word moral/morals or ethic/ethics/ethical except that judges should be of high moral character. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.27.159.188 ( talk) 19:08, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
"On July 30, 2002, Deborah Woods, a dental hygienist in Syracuse, New York, became the first person to buy protection against a market decline in the value of her home." says http://www.fastcompany.com/bookclub/excerpts/1591391539.html Another article here: http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/28/0829whynot.html The company concerned no longer seems to have a functioning website: www.realliquidity.com so it has probably gone out of business. What are the details about this please? Just how soon did the insurer go bust (I assume) and did people lose their insurance premiums? Thanks. 89.242.127.126 ( talk) 20:03, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
My question really concerns identifying Jewish people. How did the nazi's know which people at which addresses were Jewish. I know in some cases local peasants "ratted" the jews out. However, what I don't understand is how did the nazi's, if their concepts were based on race, identify secular jews or converted jews? Did they check the synagogue archives or something. So ye, my question is how did the nazi's know who to kill. --Thanks, Hadseys 23:16, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Found something! This link has some good, though unsourced, answers to this question. Some of the points made are: tracking down every Jewish person in Germany was a long, gradual process, and the burden of proof lay with the person under suspicion of being Jewish (or part Jewish). Modern living tends to produce a lot of paperwork: marriage certificates, birth certificates, baptism certificates, death certificates, military records, charitable donation records, court papers, etc., all of which may either imply your religion or state it directly. Generally, you are given a copy of these documents, and another is kept on file by the office that issued it. So even if you were a completely assimilated, secular Jew who never told anyone about your ancestry and had never been circumsised or sent to Hebrew school, could the same be said for your parents? For their parents? And could you prove this if asked? No? Highly suspicious; you must be hiding something. Even if the government couldn't track down documents condemning you, I'd imagine you'd also be in a pickle if they failed to track down documents exonerating you. And, from Googling around, it looks like everyone had to produce proof of ancestry ("ariernachweis") in order to do stuff like own a shop or attend university. -- Fullobeans ( talk) 02:53, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
In Rebecca Rischin’s book “For the End of Time” [1] One of the POW camp survivors she interviews mentions that the SS would check to see if men were circumcised, obviously not the most reliable method, and it would only work for men. -- S.dedalus ( talk) 21:54, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
I read Un Sac De Billes for my French A level which tells the (i think autobiographical) story of a jewish boy on the run in France. There's a moment where he basically has to avoid showing the doctor his penis for that very reason. Given that the Nazis where not known for their sense of fair play, it may have been that should you be circumcised, you better also have a hell of a lot of documentation to prove that you weren't jewish. 212.183.134.209 ( talk) 12:45, 16 March 2009 (UTC)