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i've read every single book in the artemis fowl series. ive even read the first chapter of the new one, the lost colony.does anyone know what comes after the lost colony? im curious.
thanks, richard.
how much to ship a car from NYC to Chicago? I'm not flying and driving it back. thanks.
http://www.shipmyvehicle.com/default.aspx -- Proficient 05:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I want to build a clay brick wall in my garden. It'll be in sandy soil and about 3.5m long x 1.8m high. My question is, what size concrete footings should I use? I was thinking about 300mm x 300mm. — Moondyne 05:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Number one rule for these things is to look around at what has worked, and do that! -- Zeizmic 15:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
APPROXIMATELY, withing 15% how much did a new ford focus cost in 2003 in 2006 money? A new 07 model today costs about $14,000
what is it that to be true it must be false.the only clue i have is that it has sumthin to do with time.i have tried looking it up but nuthing.................... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.84.87 ( talk • contribs)
What is meant by micro marketing in the world of advertising?
Sarah Lord
Hi, What year were powdered doughnuts commercialized, in other words, when were they made available in stores for purchase? Thank you very much, Cindy
The Kit Kat article says it is "...the world's #2 chocolate bar after the Mars bar." Interestingly, Snickers says its the "best selling candy bar of all time". Is there a table somewhere that lists other top selling bars? I'm curious to know where Freddo Frog sits in the rankings. — Moondyne 15:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone recognize the place name Marcorop {this may not be the correct spelling}. I have a ancestor who, according to the census, was born there in 1876. I believe that it is in Pennsylvania but can not find any reference in gazetteers, google etc.
stmartins
I have been looking for a card game I use to own that was played on a hard plastic board. I thought was called "Solitaire" or "Poker Solitaire" and I don't remember if it was a Parker Brothers game or Milton Bradley game or something else. I've been searching both of their web sites and everwhere else on the web without successfully finding any evidence of its existence. Your reference page to "poker solitaire" or "poker square" is exactly how this game was played. Can you help me find information on this game?
Hi... I've been noticing these short, fairly narrow purple streaks on my legs, buttocks, and recently my right knee. Anyone know what these are? --Anonymous coward
As far as I know they are veins/arteries, I have them on the inside of my left knee, no-doubt I will have them on my right as well soon now that I have started cycling once more. I'm not really sure WHY they are they, one would guess for rapid heat loss. Although if you don't exercise that much it may be your age - I've seen it on various ages, mostly over 50s however. -- AMX 19:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)AMX
My local airport is BWI. Whenever I go there, I check my bags outside the main room (since I get my boarding pass from the internet) on the street.. they have little kiosks where people line up and give the guys their bags. The guys wheel the luggage inside themselves in big loads. Every time I go almost every group in line gives the main guy a $5 or $10 tip.. and this guy serves a family every minute or two! And it's just some scruffy looking airport lug.. making possibly $100 an hour. So I was just curious.. is this job given to the most senior lug, or is he chosen at random, or chosen for the "employee of the week" kind of thing or what? -- froth T C 19:33, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Floppy disks have been deprecated for several years now, it is practically impossible to find them on retail any more, new computers are sold without floppy drives, sysadmins are discouraging their use and telling people to transform their files to more reliable media. Yet, the floppy disk is almost universally still used as the icon for "save file". Surely this will lead to problems in a few years' time, when the average user has never seen a real-life floppy disk? JIP | Talk 19:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Not necessarily. We use many symbols and icons that are based on obsolete theories. One of the most common is falling in love "with all your heart". The heart is just a muscle, not the seat of emotion, that comes from part of the brain. Yet we continue to send Valentine's Day cards with a prettified version of the human heart on them. Kids just learn that the heart is a symbol of love from an early age, as they now will learn that a floppy disk is the symbol for a removable storage device from an early age. StuRat 20:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
In the 2870s a professor of Symbology will study an early 21st century text editor programme and, from the strange glyphs of the interface, will determine the exact appearance of the mysterious "floopydiks" (hitherto regarded as simply an ancient knob gag) and will conclude that this is the vessel most likely to contain the long sort after, fabled, LINUX he suspects has been suppressed by the evil church of Microsoft. MeltBanana 21:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
OK Suggestion. Replace symbol with a safe and an arrow pointing into it! 8-)-- Light current 01:27, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
And in a similar meeting with my toner cartridge supplier he explained that within his industry, toner ink was otherwise known as "Black Gold".
I'm about to visit the US for the first time and I will be in Morrisville, North Carolina. I doubt I'll have much spare time outside the meeting I'll be attending, but if I get any. What places should I visit there? - Mgm| (talk) 20:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking for a croissant recipe, but they're all talking about packages of yeast when I have no idea how much is in such a package, I'm trying to figure out how much fresh baker's yeast I should be using for it. Also, I'm finding cups an terribly inconvenient measure for non-melted butter. Can anyone help me track down a metric recipe? - Mgm| (talk) 20:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Why do some of the books that I buy on line have a black ink mark across the pages on their edge? They are defiantly not accidental markings and the books do not come from a single source. What do they mean?
Thank You, cckst11
Many books are marked like that by bookstores when they are put on the sale shelves. It usually indicates that the person you got it from did not pay full price. alteripse 20:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Tigers are obviously a dark shade of green. Their "stripes" are only reflections of the moon that bounce off the soft tone of green in their fur. I have found this through many studies in the bermuda triangle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.73.192.130 ( talk • contribs)
Most tigers have white bellies with orange backs and black stripes all over. Siberian tigers have slightly different markings. StuRat 21:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I am stuck on a crossword I need another name for surfboard fins can anyone help me please
Skeg -- Zeizmic 01:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
especially when they got it right in the first sentence.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aDyskVjHQCNI&refer=us
stfu
I've noticed blatant errors in headlines myself, including the failure to capitalize the first character, and a lack of a question mark at the end of a question. The only way I can explain it is that the editors just don't care if they write proper English sentences or not. This is even true of many of the question askers here on the Ref Desk. StuRat 07:15, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Help! What does one do with little kids on the internet for an hour and a half? They can barely read, and the computers I have suck badly (school computers, no downloads allowed, no sound, only a few have good media software, and I don't know which ones). I have my laptop (sound, media stuff, downloads allowed), so if someone suggested a few videos, I could show them those...? 204.147.94.154 23:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
My suggestion would be FunnyAnimalVideos.com - it doesn't need sound, but it does need at least a 512Kbit connection. It plays embedded Youtube clips of cute animals doing odd things. There's also CuteOverload, which is a similar archive of cute animal pictures. Other child-friendly sites I know of are Simple English Wikipedia and Pogo. Pesapluvo 03:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Show them google earth, or some other sattelite world map website. I don't know if they'll like it, but it fascanates me. :) Яussiaп F 11:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
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i've read every single book in the artemis fowl series. ive even read the first chapter of the new one, the lost colony.does anyone know what comes after the lost colony? im curious.
thanks, richard.
how much to ship a car from NYC to Chicago? I'm not flying and driving it back. thanks.
http://www.shipmyvehicle.com/default.aspx -- Proficient 05:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I want to build a clay brick wall in my garden. It'll be in sandy soil and about 3.5m long x 1.8m high. My question is, what size concrete footings should I use? I was thinking about 300mm x 300mm. — Moondyne 05:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Number one rule for these things is to look around at what has worked, and do that! -- Zeizmic 15:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
APPROXIMATELY, withing 15% how much did a new ford focus cost in 2003 in 2006 money? A new 07 model today costs about $14,000
what is it that to be true it must be false.the only clue i have is that it has sumthin to do with time.i have tried looking it up but nuthing.................... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.49.84.87 ( talk • contribs)
What is meant by micro marketing in the world of advertising?
Sarah Lord
Hi, What year were powdered doughnuts commercialized, in other words, when were they made available in stores for purchase? Thank you very much, Cindy
The Kit Kat article says it is "...the world's #2 chocolate bar after the Mars bar." Interestingly, Snickers says its the "best selling candy bar of all time". Is there a table somewhere that lists other top selling bars? I'm curious to know where Freddo Frog sits in the rankings. — Moondyne 15:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone recognize the place name Marcorop {this may not be the correct spelling}. I have a ancestor who, according to the census, was born there in 1876. I believe that it is in Pennsylvania but can not find any reference in gazetteers, google etc.
stmartins
I have been looking for a card game I use to own that was played on a hard plastic board. I thought was called "Solitaire" or "Poker Solitaire" and I don't remember if it was a Parker Brothers game or Milton Bradley game or something else. I've been searching both of their web sites and everwhere else on the web without successfully finding any evidence of its existence. Your reference page to "poker solitaire" or "poker square" is exactly how this game was played. Can you help me find information on this game?
Hi... I've been noticing these short, fairly narrow purple streaks on my legs, buttocks, and recently my right knee. Anyone know what these are? --Anonymous coward
As far as I know they are veins/arteries, I have them on the inside of my left knee, no-doubt I will have them on my right as well soon now that I have started cycling once more. I'm not really sure WHY they are they, one would guess for rapid heat loss. Although if you don't exercise that much it may be your age - I've seen it on various ages, mostly over 50s however. -- AMX 19:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)AMX
My local airport is BWI. Whenever I go there, I check my bags outside the main room (since I get my boarding pass from the internet) on the street.. they have little kiosks where people line up and give the guys their bags. The guys wheel the luggage inside themselves in big loads. Every time I go almost every group in line gives the main guy a $5 or $10 tip.. and this guy serves a family every minute or two! And it's just some scruffy looking airport lug.. making possibly $100 an hour. So I was just curious.. is this job given to the most senior lug, or is he chosen at random, or chosen for the "employee of the week" kind of thing or what? -- froth T C 19:33, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Floppy disks have been deprecated for several years now, it is practically impossible to find them on retail any more, new computers are sold without floppy drives, sysadmins are discouraging their use and telling people to transform their files to more reliable media. Yet, the floppy disk is almost universally still used as the icon for "save file". Surely this will lead to problems in a few years' time, when the average user has never seen a real-life floppy disk? JIP | Talk 19:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Not necessarily. We use many symbols and icons that are based on obsolete theories. One of the most common is falling in love "with all your heart". The heart is just a muscle, not the seat of emotion, that comes from part of the brain. Yet we continue to send Valentine's Day cards with a prettified version of the human heart on them. Kids just learn that the heart is a symbol of love from an early age, as they now will learn that a floppy disk is the symbol for a removable storage device from an early age. StuRat 20:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
In the 2870s a professor of Symbology will study an early 21st century text editor programme and, from the strange glyphs of the interface, will determine the exact appearance of the mysterious "floopydiks" (hitherto regarded as simply an ancient knob gag) and will conclude that this is the vessel most likely to contain the long sort after, fabled, LINUX he suspects has been suppressed by the evil church of Microsoft. MeltBanana 21:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
OK Suggestion. Replace symbol with a safe and an arrow pointing into it! 8-)-- Light current 01:27, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
And in a similar meeting with my toner cartridge supplier he explained that within his industry, toner ink was otherwise known as "Black Gold".
I'm about to visit the US for the first time and I will be in Morrisville, North Carolina. I doubt I'll have much spare time outside the meeting I'll be attending, but if I get any. What places should I visit there? - Mgm| (talk) 20:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking for a croissant recipe, but they're all talking about packages of yeast when I have no idea how much is in such a package, I'm trying to figure out how much fresh baker's yeast I should be using for it. Also, I'm finding cups an terribly inconvenient measure for non-melted butter. Can anyone help me track down a metric recipe? - Mgm| (talk) 20:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Why do some of the books that I buy on line have a black ink mark across the pages on their edge? They are defiantly not accidental markings and the books do not come from a single source. What do they mean?
Thank You, cckst11
Many books are marked like that by bookstores when they are put on the sale shelves. It usually indicates that the person you got it from did not pay full price. alteripse 20:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Tigers are obviously a dark shade of green. Their "stripes" are only reflections of the moon that bounce off the soft tone of green in their fur. I have found this through many studies in the bermuda triangle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.73.192.130 ( talk • contribs)
Most tigers have white bellies with orange backs and black stripes all over. Siberian tigers have slightly different markings. StuRat 21:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
I am stuck on a crossword I need another name for surfboard fins can anyone help me please
Skeg -- Zeizmic 01:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
especially when they got it right in the first sentence.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aDyskVjHQCNI&refer=us
stfu
I've noticed blatant errors in headlines myself, including the failure to capitalize the first character, and a lack of a question mark at the end of a question. The only way I can explain it is that the editors just don't care if they write proper English sentences or not. This is even true of many of the question askers here on the Ref Desk. StuRat 07:15, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Help! What does one do with little kids on the internet for an hour and a half? They can barely read, and the computers I have suck badly (school computers, no downloads allowed, no sound, only a few have good media software, and I don't know which ones). I have my laptop (sound, media stuff, downloads allowed), so if someone suggested a few videos, I could show them those...? 204.147.94.154 23:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
My suggestion would be FunnyAnimalVideos.com - it doesn't need sound, but it does need at least a 512Kbit connection. It plays embedded Youtube clips of cute animals doing odd things. There's also CuteOverload, which is a similar archive of cute animal pictures. Other child-friendly sites I know of are Simple English Wikipedia and Pogo. Pesapluvo 03:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Show them google earth, or some other sattelite world map website. I don't know if they'll like it, but it fascanates me. :) Яussiaп F 11:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC)