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Hi - I can find examples on the web of the idea that religion and superstition arise from a sort of horror vacui, but I'm hoping for a scholarly source - it's to support a bit of writing I'm doing. Can anyone help?
Thanks Adambrowne666 ( talk) 00:01, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
Based on the information here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CARIBBEAN/2007-06/1182426044 and here: http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IACensus1920.html (especially this part: "Virgin Islands 2076 VI Virgin Islands St Croix (EDs 32-43 and 22-31), St. John (EDs 17-21), and St. Thomas (U.S.S. Vixen, EDs 1 and 11-16).)"), it appears that the U.S. Census schedules from 1917/1920 (this census was taken in the USVI 1917-1918 but was officially a part of the 1920 U.S. Census) for EDs #1-10/#2-10 (which apparently cover most of capital, Charlotte Amalie) for the island of St. Thomas in the USVI are missing. This article (see here: http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/Articles/CaribbeanGenologicalLibrary.htm) likewise appears to mention missing U.S. Census schedules from 1917/1920 for St. Thomas island. Does anyone know the story behind/about why these U.S. Census schedules are missing? Thank you very much, and hopefully my question here is already clear enough for everyone here to understand right now. Futurist110 ( talk) 06:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
This is a picture of "Alchitrof, Emperor of Ethiopia" as it can be seen in the Uffizi in Florence. In the list I cannot find a person whose name resmebles that of "Alchitrof." Can anyone tell which king is meant to be represented by this painting?-- The Emperor's New Spy ( talk) 20:35, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
The Latin says "king", not "emperor"... AnonMoos ( talk) 13:33, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
This is not a request for legal advise, I am only asking what the law says (if anything) about a resident of an apartment complex having a security camera displayed outside the apartment door. The intention being allowing you to see who is at the door before opening it and being used as a criminal deterrent? 63.95.64.254 ( talk) 21:42, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
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Hi - I can find examples on the web of the idea that religion and superstition arise from a sort of horror vacui, but I'm hoping for a scholarly source - it's to support a bit of writing I'm doing. Can anyone help?
Thanks Adambrowne666 ( talk) 00:01, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
Based on the information here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CARIBBEAN/2007-06/1182426044 and here: http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IACensus1920.html (especially this part: "Virgin Islands 2076 VI Virgin Islands St Croix (EDs 32-43 and 22-31), St. John (EDs 17-21), and St. Thomas (U.S.S. Vixen, EDs 1 and 11-16).)"), it appears that the U.S. Census schedules from 1917/1920 (this census was taken in the USVI 1917-1918 but was officially a part of the 1920 U.S. Census) for EDs #1-10/#2-10 (which apparently cover most of capital, Charlotte Amalie) for the island of St. Thomas in the USVI are missing. This article (see here: http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/Articles/CaribbeanGenologicalLibrary.htm) likewise appears to mention missing U.S. Census schedules from 1917/1920 for St. Thomas island. Does anyone know the story behind/about why these U.S. Census schedules are missing? Thank you very much, and hopefully my question here is already clear enough for everyone here to understand right now. Futurist110 ( talk) 06:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
This is a picture of "Alchitrof, Emperor of Ethiopia" as it can be seen in the Uffizi in Florence. In the list I cannot find a person whose name resmebles that of "Alchitrof." Can anyone tell which king is meant to be represented by this painting?-- The Emperor's New Spy ( talk) 20:35, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
The Latin says "king", not "emperor"... AnonMoos ( talk) 13:33, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
This is not a request for legal advise, I am only asking what the law says (if anything) about a resident of an apartment complex having a security camera displayed outside the apartment door. The intention being allowing you to see who is at the door before opening it and being used as a criminal deterrent? 63.95.64.254 ( talk) 21:42, 29 November 2013 (UTC)