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Trying to locate a flour mill in Wettenberg, Germany in 1860 and name of the owner of the flour mill. The name George or Frederick may be in the first name of the owner with a male child, 4 years old at the time-child was born in 1856. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathyjsb ( talk • contribs) 05:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know why did he commit suicide? -- PlanetEditor ( talk) 06:17, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
I am starting a new job at a hedge fund in the City (London) and I'll be working within the back and middle office supporting the teams in both areas. I would like to find material or training that will give me a good overview of the industry, activities under taken within the back and middle office of a hedge fund and a glossary of terms used in the industry 176.250.129.58 ( talk) 09:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
If a friend gave me a small value coin (5, 10 or 20 cent piece) and said it was now mine, my reactions would range from quizzlement, befuddlement, suspicion, surprise and other things. I might even be tempted to be a little insulted, depending on how it was given to me. When I got past that and focussed on the monetary value of my new possession, I'd hardly be doing cartwheels of joy. I certainly wouldn't regard this as my lucky day.
But "This is my lucky day" is exactly what does go through my mind - fleetingly - when I see a coin on a footpath or a road. I always pick it up and pocket it, no matter how small the face value. Then I always remind myself that it's (usually) only of the order of 5 to 20 cents, and I shouldn't be buying the champagne just yet. But then I remind myself that I am, however marginally, better off than if I hadn't noticed it, and that can only be a good thing, however marginally.
So, what makes the difference in my thinking about these identical windfalls, apart from the first one being hypothetical? The first one is neutral at best, but the second one is a minor positive.
I assume here that others have similar mental processes. If not, I'd be pleased to hear about how it is with you. Oh, I realise this is a reference desk, so if anyone knows of any studies about how people deal with windfall gains in different types of circumstances, I'd be grateful for the refs. Thank you. -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 10:53, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Though it really is because of your mindset, actually. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 11:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
English proverb: "Find a penny, pick it up, / All day long you'll have good luck. / See a penny leave it there, / bad luck comes! and so beware!". Alternative English schoolboy joke: "Find a penny, pick it up, / All day long you'll have a penny". Alansplodge ( talk) 13:41, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This sounds a little similar to the ultimatum game. Imagine I offer a sum of money to A, on the condition that A offers at least some of it to B. If B accepts, the deal goes ahead, otherwise I keep all of the money. If A and B were the rational agents that economists often assume humans to be, B would accept any offer (because something is better than nothing) and so A would offer the minimum possible amount. However, in practice, A tends to offer a significant sum (often close to half of it, though people in small, isolated societies can behave very differently to the rest of us), and if A's offer is too small, B will often get offended and reject it. There is a variety of possible explanations for this: it could be that, to some extent, we are hardwired to be fair to others or punish unfairness, or that we expect that our actions will have an effect on other people's behaviour in the future. Obviously, none of these social factors are involved if it is just a coin on the ground. 130.88.99.231 ( talk) 17:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
There was one time when I reading a psychology textbook which gave an example of a person who had surgery performed on him and how he could no longer have emotion, and by that, could also no longer have proper reasoning abilities. Just recently, I read a similar article on Psychology Today that confirms this notion: that reasoning and emotion are intertwined or reasoning is based on experiencing emotion. I am just wondering if there is that study or a similar case study or experiment involving such a concept. Such a concept makes sense to me, because I feel that some religious skeptics are overcriticizing religion or trying to find support to justify their preconceived notions that "religion is to some degree evil". Such persons may criticize a religious text (e.g. the Bible) to what it seems to be beyond reason without taking into account that people do study the Bible in academia using well-accepted historical-critical methods to analyze the text. 140.254.226.197 ( talk) 16:00, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there a good writeup somewhere about the historical effects of stock splits on stock prices? Anecdotes and sales pitches related to splits seem to abound, and the typical theory is that they ought to increase the price of the stock because demand increases, since the typical low-end 100-share buy (to avoid odd lot charges) is more affordable. However, despite an abundance of stock splits over the decades, I haven't found any good analysis of this data. Tarcil ( talk) 18:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
See this article - http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Cannabis-worth-100000-seized-19072012.htm
It claims "people often of South-East Asian appearance may be seen visiting". Is this racial profiling?-- Anna Do You Want My Banana ( talk) 19:04, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Which, UN organizations (eg FOA), Kosovo is a member of? And if no is the so members of other international organizations? -- 80.161.143.239 ( talk) 20:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Is it under the pressure of some country? or sovereign decision? Kotjap ( talk) 20:30, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This question reminds me of the ones asking asking about the sovereignty of Pacific Island countries that support Israel. μηδείς ( talk) 19:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I am watching Great Houses which he wrote and presents. Episode Goodwood House. There is a black tie party where Lord Fellowes wanders around wearing a diagonal wide band narrow blue either side of orange. He came as Komarovski. What does the band signify? Kittybrewster ☎ 21:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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Trying to locate a flour mill in Wettenberg, Germany in 1860 and name of the owner of the flour mill. The name George or Frederick may be in the first name of the owner with a male child, 4 years old at the time-child was born in 1856. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathyjsb ( talk • contribs) 05:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know why did he commit suicide? -- PlanetEditor ( talk) 06:17, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
I am starting a new job at a hedge fund in the City (London) and I'll be working within the back and middle office supporting the teams in both areas. I would like to find material or training that will give me a good overview of the industry, activities under taken within the back and middle office of a hedge fund and a glossary of terms used in the industry 176.250.129.58 ( talk) 09:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
If a friend gave me a small value coin (5, 10 or 20 cent piece) and said it was now mine, my reactions would range from quizzlement, befuddlement, suspicion, surprise and other things. I might even be tempted to be a little insulted, depending on how it was given to me. When I got past that and focussed on the monetary value of my new possession, I'd hardly be doing cartwheels of joy. I certainly wouldn't regard this as my lucky day.
But "This is my lucky day" is exactly what does go through my mind - fleetingly - when I see a coin on a footpath or a road. I always pick it up and pocket it, no matter how small the face value. Then I always remind myself that it's (usually) only of the order of 5 to 20 cents, and I shouldn't be buying the champagne just yet. But then I remind myself that I am, however marginally, better off than if I hadn't noticed it, and that can only be a good thing, however marginally.
So, what makes the difference in my thinking about these identical windfalls, apart from the first one being hypothetical? The first one is neutral at best, but the second one is a minor positive.
I assume here that others have similar mental processes. If not, I'd be pleased to hear about how it is with you. Oh, I realise this is a reference desk, so if anyone knows of any studies about how people deal with windfall gains in different types of circumstances, I'd be grateful for the refs. Thank you. -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 10:53, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Though it really is because of your mindset, actually. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 11:13, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
English proverb: "Find a penny, pick it up, / All day long you'll have good luck. / See a penny leave it there, / bad luck comes! and so beware!". Alternative English schoolboy joke: "Find a penny, pick it up, / All day long you'll have a penny". Alansplodge ( talk) 13:41, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This sounds a little similar to the ultimatum game. Imagine I offer a sum of money to A, on the condition that A offers at least some of it to B. If B accepts, the deal goes ahead, otherwise I keep all of the money. If A and B were the rational agents that economists often assume humans to be, B would accept any offer (because something is better than nothing) and so A would offer the minimum possible amount. However, in practice, A tends to offer a significant sum (often close to half of it, though people in small, isolated societies can behave very differently to the rest of us), and if A's offer is too small, B will often get offended and reject it. There is a variety of possible explanations for this: it could be that, to some extent, we are hardwired to be fair to others or punish unfairness, or that we expect that our actions will have an effect on other people's behaviour in the future. Obviously, none of these social factors are involved if it is just a coin on the ground. 130.88.99.231 ( talk) 17:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
There was one time when I reading a psychology textbook which gave an example of a person who had surgery performed on him and how he could no longer have emotion, and by that, could also no longer have proper reasoning abilities. Just recently, I read a similar article on Psychology Today that confirms this notion: that reasoning and emotion are intertwined or reasoning is based on experiencing emotion. I am just wondering if there is that study or a similar case study or experiment involving such a concept. Such a concept makes sense to me, because I feel that some religious skeptics are overcriticizing religion or trying to find support to justify their preconceived notions that "religion is to some degree evil". Such persons may criticize a religious text (e.g. the Bible) to what it seems to be beyond reason without taking into account that people do study the Bible in academia using well-accepted historical-critical methods to analyze the text. 140.254.226.197 ( talk) 16:00, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there a good writeup somewhere about the historical effects of stock splits on stock prices? Anecdotes and sales pitches related to splits seem to abound, and the typical theory is that they ought to increase the price of the stock because demand increases, since the typical low-end 100-share buy (to avoid odd lot charges) is more affordable. However, despite an abundance of stock splits over the decades, I haven't found any good analysis of this data. Tarcil ( talk) 18:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
See this article - http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Cannabis-worth-100000-seized-19072012.htm
It claims "people often of South-East Asian appearance may be seen visiting". Is this racial profiling?-- Anna Do You Want My Banana ( talk) 19:04, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Which, UN organizations (eg FOA), Kosovo is a member of? And if no is the so members of other international organizations? -- 80.161.143.239 ( talk) 20:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Is it under the pressure of some country? or sovereign decision? Kotjap ( talk) 20:30, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
This question reminds me of the ones asking asking about the sovereignty of Pacific Island countries that support Israel. μηδείς ( talk) 19:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I am watching Great Houses which he wrote and presents. Episode Goodwood House. There is a black tie party where Lord Fellowes wanders around wearing a diagonal wide band narrow blue either side of orange. He came as Komarovski. What does the band signify? Kittybrewster ☎ 21:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)