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Is there any external-link (non- Wikipedia) information on the Bear Flag Revolt? 75.6.243.251 ( talk) 01:18, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm writing a paper in college on the July 2009 Ürümqi riots. The article says the immediate cause was the Shaoguan incident, where some migrant Uighur workers were killed in brawl spawned from a lie told by a disgruntled Chinese worker. I would like to explore what led up to this brawl. I have read some papers that mention the economic inequality between the different regions of China. Naturally, the coastal areas have much higher sources of income due to their part in manufacturing and close proximity to exporting routes. Conversely, Xinjiang has a much lower source of income because it is landlocked and a rougher area. These papers mention people traveling from provinces of low income to provinces of higher income to find work. This would explain why the Uighurs came to Guangdong. This was probably a source of resentment to the Chinese since they might have felt like those jobs could have gone to other Han. Having said this, has there ever been a study that looked at racial tension between the Han and these migrant groups? My Chinese is not advanced enough to read any detailed papers, so I hoping to find some good English papers (or books that mention them).
I would also like to find some sources on economically produced racial tension between Americans and Mexicans as well. I figure this would be a good comparison with the above situation. Thanks in advance to anyone who responds. -- Ghostexorcist ( talk) 01:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
What kind of hat is this? Better yet name the painting that this chromolithograph is based on. Sorry that the image has been collaged over - at least you can see the hats. I feel like I know but now I can't place it. Thanks in advance. Saudade7 02:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Who are the political rivals of Labour Party (U.K.)? Who are the political rivals of PSOE in Spain? Who are the political rivals of Socialist Party in Portugal? Who are the political rivals of Parti Socialiste in France? Who are the political rivals of Socialist Party-Differently in Belgium? Who are the political rivals of Labour Party (PvdA) in the Netherlands? Who are the political rivals of Democratic Party in Italy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.23.85 ( talk) 03:09, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
IIRC, it may have been in the 1840s that the archbishop of Paris was assassinated by a priest who was one of his subordinates in the Catholic hierarchy. Does anyone know his name or which year it was or details of the story? Michael Hardy ( talk) 06:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello historico-humanitarians ! I translated the article into WP french ( thanks BTW for the substratum) , & I wonder:
- Kearny's is "one of only two equestrian statues at Arlington " : could not find in "Arlington cemetery" whose is the other equestrian statue ... Can you tell ?
- the article about "Kearny cross" does not give any description or .jpg . What did it look like ?
Thanks a lot beforehand for your questions. PS (as a reward :-)) : an english-speaking article I found on the web speaks repetedly of "chausseurs d'Afrique" instead of "chasseurs d'Afrique" . In french, "chausseur" means "shoe-maker" , & is used in style or fashion world only. T.y. Arapaima ( talk) 09:11, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
If you go to Google Books and type in "Species facti" in the title box in advanced search (remember to turn on "full view only"), a long list of predominantly German books from the first half of the 18th century will appear. They seem all to be books containing trial transcripts between prominent members of the Holy Roman Empire (mainly princes, but also clergy or public institutions, it seems).
My question is which function did these particular publications serve? Were they aimed at the general public, the courts or the emperor? In that period most academical law literature in the HRE would have been written in Latin, so something tells me that the first suggestion may be likely. Suggestions for further reading (in German or English) would be most welcome.
PS: I know that "species facti" is a term in Roman law meaning roughly "the facts of the case", and was used in trials by lawyers when presenting their case, my question is mainly about the history and background of this particular type of publications. -- Saddhiyama ( talk) 10:07, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Let's say a person obtains a $500 money order from a grocery store. She then sends it to her sister, being me, with a letter. I then run the letter and $500 money order through the paper shredder and it all becomes small pieces, because as sisters I basically hate her. I do not want anything from my sister, even if she wishes to give me money. She then calls me and asked if I got the letter and $500 money order. I tell her no. At this point I see she is out $500, which is my revenge. Can she get a refund on the money order, now or anytime? Especially since it will never be cashed now! I am always going to say I never received it.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 11:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
No, not really trying to beat the system. Us sisters just do not get along and I really want my sister to be out the money, not the store. I was thinking that perhaps there may be a time delay BEFORE she could get a refund, just to make sure the money order was not cashed. It must take some time for the money order to work its way back to the grocery store that issued it in the first place. I'm not trying to beat the store, just my sister.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 14:35, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
In a couple of months it’ll be the centenary of the Amundsen’s expedition’s reaching of the South Pole for the first time. This was a triumph of organisation and personal endurance and quite rightly occupies the ‘first to reach the South pole’ entry in history books.
If you’re lucky enough to visit Scott/Amundsen base today one of the first thing’s that you’ll do is visit the official South Pole marker, a silver globe, which is the carefully surveyed point at which the lines of longitude converge (it gets shifted slightly once a year to allow for the movement of the glacier upon which A-S base sits). You can get your photo taken next to it and, I imagine, you might not feel as though you’ve ‘been to the pole’ until you’ve been there.
So who was it that first actually stood upon that spot, the mathematical South Pole?
Reading around what I have been able to discover is this:
Amundsen and his team reached the approximate location of the pole on December the 14th 1911 and set up a tent base, which they named Polheim. They had little time and inadequate equipment (the theodolite had been broken during the journey) to identify where the pole actually was. Given this they decided to 'box' the pole, marking a 10 mile square around where they believed the pole was and skiing grid lines across it. After this they spent a few days taking careful readings, moving forward to their newly calculated pole position and skiing more grids.
It was later calculated that Polheim was, at the time, about 5.5 miles from the mathematical pole and that one of Amundsen's team members, Helmer Hanssen, was the one who skied closest, getting to a couple of hundred metres. Amundsen himself may never have got closer than a kilometer.
Scott and his team got as far as the Polheim tent and, as they now realised that they had been beaten and were in poor shape, turned round and started for home.
Nobody returned to the pole for about 45 years until Admiral Byrd led an airborne expedition in 1955. His flight landed in the general vicinity of the pole to scout for the setting up of a permanent base the following year - the International Geophysical Year. The IGY base was intended to do some science, but was mostly to beat the Russians.
So who got to plant their footprints on the official, geographical pole first? Well, you could make a case for it being an American, Lt. Dick Bowers (I don't think that he was any relation to Scott's Bowers), who on November the 20th 1956 led the airdropped team that was tasked with identifying 90 degrees South with modern instruments. [3] He may have been the man who erected the first marker, which seems to have been a bamboo cane. Paul Siple, the expedition's chief scientist, apparently took the first silver globe, originally a photographic lens for taking atmospheric pictures.
Are there any other candidates for or opinions about who got there first?
BTW, I’m not trying in any way to belittle Amundsen’s enormous achievements here, which are historically unimpeachable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blakkandekka ( talk • contribs) 12:47, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Could you please recommend me some up to date books or articles on the attitude of Islam towards modernization. I should appreciate scientific works in English, French, German or Russian on how Islam as a religion regards scientific, technical and social progress and on how Islamic mentality incorporates new ideas. I should also be thankful for works on the so called Euroislam or European Islam. So far works by Mohammed Arkoun and John Esposito have been most useful for me. 95.105.75.136 ( talk) 15:32, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Does Black horseshoe ring really works? I have studied a bit in internet about it. Some people claimed that it works. If it was useless then it wouldn't have been used by people. Has anyone in WP used it and benefited from it?-- 180.234.122.137 ( talk) 16:55, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
There was a time when some people in the U.S and in the world marveled at some of America’s accomplishments, achievements, and progress. The U.S was number 1 in breaking almost every record of accomplishments, achievements, and progress. The U.S was seen by some countries around the world, especially by its enemies, as a competition in these areas plus in many other things. However, it seems that near the start of the 21st century, the U.S started to lag behind in the competition.
China & Japan now have the longest bridges in the world. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway used to hold that title until recently. China also has the world’s highest bridge, the Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge, surpassing the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is now the world’s tallest skyscraper. The Willis Tower & the Empire State Building were once the world’s tallest skyscrapers. The city with the most skyscrapers, & as a result, the most extensive skyline on earth is now Hong Kong. NYC used to hold that record. London has now become a major business & financial center that now ranks above NYC. Today, none of the top 10 of the world’s most livable cities are in the U.S, my country. China manufactures much of the world’s products now. Almost everything I see literally, even American flags, is now “Made in China,” not “Made in the U.S.A.” Politicians in the U.S have been arguing that stuff should be made again in the U.S. America's credit rating has recently been downgraded from AAA to AA+. Mexico’s unemployment rate now stands at around 5% in contrast to America’s unemployment rate of 9.1% that we in the U.S hear a lot on the news. Some people in the U.S have been asking: What happened to the American dream? France now beats the U.S as the world’s most visited country by international tourists. Paris & London now beat NYC as the most visited cities on earth. A bunch of countries mow beat America’s education system now.
To some non-Americans, especially in 3rd world countries, the meaning of America being the greatest, or should I say the best, country on earth may take on a different meaning as in “roads made of gold” kind of thing. They expect the U.S to have the biggest, the longest, the best, the coolest, and the most amazing things. I’m saying all this based on some testimonies I’ve heard, on some things I’ve seen on TV, & on my travels to the Dominican Republic every summer to visit family members & friends. Now, I still believe that the U.S, my country, is the greatest country on earth, but I find that the title is becoming harder & harder to defend, so why is America claimed by some (maybe many) Americans & even still by some non-Americans, based from my personal experience overseas, to be the greatest country on earth if the U.S is now lagging behind in the world on many things? Willminator ( talk) 17:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
When some people who have been born and raised in poor, 3rd world countries like Haiti think about the greatness of America in the world, they think about not only of a land of opportunities and freedoms, but of America having the biggest, coolest, most impressive, best, etc. stuff in the whole world. When some find out the contrary, or what seems to be contrary, for some of those things, they get surprised and wonder if America is really that great. It seems that for some in undeveloped countries, those little things I mentioned in the mother thread plus more do matter to them. I may be wrong, but that has been my experience travelling overseas like to the Dominican Republic, and hearing testimonies of people who have been in poor or developing countries. Why do some people in some countries have that mentality and assumption included when they hear Americans and others saying that America is the greatest country on earth (which as an American I still do believe personally)? Edit: Thanks for all the answers you've all provided to me. They are very helpful. Willminator ( talk) 02:51, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
What are the most haunted buildings or areas in Ireland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.171.4 ( talk) 18:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
But I believe in supernatural stuff and the question I ask does have historical and religious significance. -- 86.45.159.165 ( talk) 20:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
What is Karl Rove's involvement in the political action group "Concerned Citizens of America." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inthelightphotos ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
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Is there any external-link (non- Wikipedia) information on the Bear Flag Revolt? 75.6.243.251 ( talk) 01:18, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm writing a paper in college on the July 2009 Ürümqi riots. The article says the immediate cause was the Shaoguan incident, where some migrant Uighur workers were killed in brawl spawned from a lie told by a disgruntled Chinese worker. I would like to explore what led up to this brawl. I have read some papers that mention the economic inequality between the different regions of China. Naturally, the coastal areas have much higher sources of income due to their part in manufacturing and close proximity to exporting routes. Conversely, Xinjiang has a much lower source of income because it is landlocked and a rougher area. These papers mention people traveling from provinces of low income to provinces of higher income to find work. This would explain why the Uighurs came to Guangdong. This was probably a source of resentment to the Chinese since they might have felt like those jobs could have gone to other Han. Having said this, has there ever been a study that looked at racial tension between the Han and these migrant groups? My Chinese is not advanced enough to read any detailed papers, so I hoping to find some good English papers (or books that mention them).
I would also like to find some sources on economically produced racial tension between Americans and Mexicans as well. I figure this would be a good comparison with the above situation. Thanks in advance to anyone who responds. -- Ghostexorcist ( talk) 01:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
What kind of hat is this? Better yet name the painting that this chromolithograph is based on. Sorry that the image has been collaged over - at least you can see the hats. I feel like I know but now I can't place it. Thanks in advance. Saudade7 02:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Who are the political rivals of Labour Party (U.K.)? Who are the political rivals of PSOE in Spain? Who are the political rivals of Socialist Party in Portugal? Who are the political rivals of Parti Socialiste in France? Who are the political rivals of Socialist Party-Differently in Belgium? Who are the political rivals of Labour Party (PvdA) in the Netherlands? Who are the political rivals of Democratic Party in Italy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.23.85 ( talk) 03:09, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
IIRC, it may have been in the 1840s that the archbishop of Paris was assassinated by a priest who was one of his subordinates in the Catholic hierarchy. Does anyone know his name or which year it was or details of the story? Michael Hardy ( talk) 06:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello historico-humanitarians ! I translated the article into WP french ( thanks BTW for the substratum) , & I wonder:
- Kearny's is "one of only two equestrian statues at Arlington " : could not find in "Arlington cemetery" whose is the other equestrian statue ... Can you tell ?
- the article about "Kearny cross" does not give any description or .jpg . What did it look like ?
Thanks a lot beforehand for your questions. PS (as a reward :-)) : an english-speaking article I found on the web speaks repetedly of "chausseurs d'Afrique" instead of "chasseurs d'Afrique" . In french, "chausseur" means "shoe-maker" , & is used in style or fashion world only. T.y. Arapaima ( talk) 09:11, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
If you go to Google Books and type in "Species facti" in the title box in advanced search (remember to turn on "full view only"), a long list of predominantly German books from the first half of the 18th century will appear. They seem all to be books containing trial transcripts between prominent members of the Holy Roman Empire (mainly princes, but also clergy or public institutions, it seems).
My question is which function did these particular publications serve? Were they aimed at the general public, the courts or the emperor? In that period most academical law literature in the HRE would have been written in Latin, so something tells me that the first suggestion may be likely. Suggestions for further reading (in German or English) would be most welcome.
PS: I know that "species facti" is a term in Roman law meaning roughly "the facts of the case", and was used in trials by lawyers when presenting their case, my question is mainly about the history and background of this particular type of publications. -- Saddhiyama ( talk) 10:07, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Let's say a person obtains a $500 money order from a grocery store. She then sends it to her sister, being me, with a letter. I then run the letter and $500 money order through the paper shredder and it all becomes small pieces, because as sisters I basically hate her. I do not want anything from my sister, even if she wishes to give me money. She then calls me and asked if I got the letter and $500 money order. I tell her no. At this point I see she is out $500, which is my revenge. Can she get a refund on the money order, now or anytime? Especially since it will never be cashed now! I am always going to say I never received it.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 11:25, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
No, not really trying to beat the system. Us sisters just do not get along and I really want my sister to be out the money, not the store. I was thinking that perhaps there may be a time delay BEFORE she could get a refund, just to make sure the money order was not cashed. It must take some time for the money order to work its way back to the grocery store that issued it in the first place. I'm not trying to beat the store, just my sister.-- Christie the puppy lover ( talk) 14:35, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
In a couple of months it’ll be the centenary of the Amundsen’s expedition’s reaching of the South Pole for the first time. This was a triumph of organisation and personal endurance and quite rightly occupies the ‘first to reach the South pole’ entry in history books.
If you’re lucky enough to visit Scott/Amundsen base today one of the first thing’s that you’ll do is visit the official South Pole marker, a silver globe, which is the carefully surveyed point at which the lines of longitude converge (it gets shifted slightly once a year to allow for the movement of the glacier upon which A-S base sits). You can get your photo taken next to it and, I imagine, you might not feel as though you’ve ‘been to the pole’ until you’ve been there.
So who was it that first actually stood upon that spot, the mathematical South Pole?
Reading around what I have been able to discover is this:
Amundsen and his team reached the approximate location of the pole on December the 14th 1911 and set up a tent base, which they named Polheim. They had little time and inadequate equipment (the theodolite had been broken during the journey) to identify where the pole actually was. Given this they decided to 'box' the pole, marking a 10 mile square around where they believed the pole was and skiing grid lines across it. After this they spent a few days taking careful readings, moving forward to their newly calculated pole position and skiing more grids.
It was later calculated that Polheim was, at the time, about 5.5 miles from the mathematical pole and that one of Amundsen's team members, Helmer Hanssen, was the one who skied closest, getting to a couple of hundred metres. Amundsen himself may never have got closer than a kilometer.
Scott and his team got as far as the Polheim tent and, as they now realised that they had been beaten and were in poor shape, turned round and started for home.
Nobody returned to the pole for about 45 years until Admiral Byrd led an airborne expedition in 1955. His flight landed in the general vicinity of the pole to scout for the setting up of a permanent base the following year - the International Geophysical Year. The IGY base was intended to do some science, but was mostly to beat the Russians.
So who got to plant their footprints on the official, geographical pole first? Well, you could make a case for it being an American, Lt. Dick Bowers (I don't think that he was any relation to Scott's Bowers), who on November the 20th 1956 led the airdropped team that was tasked with identifying 90 degrees South with modern instruments. [3] He may have been the man who erected the first marker, which seems to have been a bamboo cane. Paul Siple, the expedition's chief scientist, apparently took the first silver globe, originally a photographic lens for taking atmospheric pictures.
Are there any other candidates for or opinions about who got there first?
BTW, I’m not trying in any way to belittle Amundsen’s enormous achievements here, which are historically unimpeachable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blakkandekka ( talk • contribs) 12:47, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Could you please recommend me some up to date books or articles on the attitude of Islam towards modernization. I should appreciate scientific works in English, French, German or Russian on how Islam as a religion regards scientific, technical and social progress and on how Islamic mentality incorporates new ideas. I should also be thankful for works on the so called Euroislam or European Islam. So far works by Mohammed Arkoun and John Esposito have been most useful for me. 95.105.75.136 ( talk) 15:32, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Does Black horseshoe ring really works? I have studied a bit in internet about it. Some people claimed that it works. If it was useless then it wouldn't have been used by people. Has anyone in WP used it and benefited from it?-- 180.234.122.137 ( talk) 16:55, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
There was a time when some people in the U.S and in the world marveled at some of America’s accomplishments, achievements, and progress. The U.S was number 1 in breaking almost every record of accomplishments, achievements, and progress. The U.S was seen by some countries around the world, especially by its enemies, as a competition in these areas plus in many other things. However, it seems that near the start of the 21st century, the U.S started to lag behind in the competition.
China & Japan now have the longest bridges in the world. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway used to hold that title until recently. China also has the world’s highest bridge, the Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge, surpassing the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is now the world’s tallest skyscraper. The Willis Tower & the Empire State Building were once the world’s tallest skyscrapers. The city with the most skyscrapers, & as a result, the most extensive skyline on earth is now Hong Kong. NYC used to hold that record. London has now become a major business & financial center that now ranks above NYC. Today, none of the top 10 of the world’s most livable cities are in the U.S, my country. China manufactures much of the world’s products now. Almost everything I see literally, even American flags, is now “Made in China,” not “Made in the U.S.A.” Politicians in the U.S have been arguing that stuff should be made again in the U.S. America's credit rating has recently been downgraded from AAA to AA+. Mexico’s unemployment rate now stands at around 5% in contrast to America’s unemployment rate of 9.1% that we in the U.S hear a lot on the news. Some people in the U.S have been asking: What happened to the American dream? France now beats the U.S as the world’s most visited country by international tourists. Paris & London now beat NYC as the most visited cities on earth. A bunch of countries mow beat America’s education system now.
To some non-Americans, especially in 3rd world countries, the meaning of America being the greatest, or should I say the best, country on earth may take on a different meaning as in “roads made of gold” kind of thing. They expect the U.S to have the biggest, the longest, the best, the coolest, and the most amazing things. I’m saying all this based on some testimonies I’ve heard, on some things I’ve seen on TV, & on my travels to the Dominican Republic every summer to visit family members & friends. Now, I still believe that the U.S, my country, is the greatest country on earth, but I find that the title is becoming harder & harder to defend, so why is America claimed by some (maybe many) Americans & even still by some non-Americans, based from my personal experience overseas, to be the greatest country on earth if the U.S is now lagging behind in the world on many things? Willminator ( talk) 17:46, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
When some people who have been born and raised in poor, 3rd world countries like Haiti think about the greatness of America in the world, they think about not only of a land of opportunities and freedoms, but of America having the biggest, coolest, most impressive, best, etc. stuff in the whole world. When some find out the contrary, or what seems to be contrary, for some of those things, they get surprised and wonder if America is really that great. It seems that for some in undeveloped countries, those little things I mentioned in the mother thread plus more do matter to them. I may be wrong, but that has been my experience travelling overseas like to the Dominican Republic, and hearing testimonies of people who have been in poor or developing countries. Why do some people in some countries have that mentality and assumption included when they hear Americans and others saying that America is the greatest country on earth (which as an American I still do believe personally)? Edit: Thanks for all the answers you've all provided to me. They are very helpful. Willminator ( talk) 02:51, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
What are the most haunted buildings or areas in Ireland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.171.4 ( talk) 18:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
But I believe in supernatural stuff and the question I ask does have historical and religious significance. -- 86.45.159.165 ( talk) 20:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
What is Karl Rove's involvement in the political action group "Concerned Citizens of America." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inthelightphotos ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 30 September 2011 (UTC)