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Just wondering, is there some kind of paper to write on that is clear and see-through so you can put it on something like a TV screen and trace with a pen or pencil? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirdrink13309622 ( talk • contribs) 01:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Transparencies? (the paper used for a slide projector). Ilikefood ( talk) 22:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
If I had a big company, I would never want people having shares and getting money that I could have. What is the purpose of stocks? They pay a tiny ONE-TIME fee and get percentage of the profits for eternity? Insanity.
Also, what determines the stock value of a company? I don't get it. A magical number that changes somehow. And why do people scream a lot in stock exchange places? Sounds like a real mess and exactly the place where I would not want to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 02:41, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What I don't understand about the stock market. The owner must give away control of the company for eternity just so capital can be raised one time only? 66.91.224.203 ( talk) 14:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Let's answer the original poster's questions in order:
1. What is the purpose of stocks?
2. They pay a tiny ONE-TIME fee and get percentage of the profits for eternity? Insanity.
3. What determines the stock value of a company?
4. And why do people scream in a lot of stock exchange places?
5. The owner must give away control of the company for eternity just so capital can be raised one time only?
Thanks Mwalcoff for the very clear answers. But I still don't understand why some companies sell stock. Take UPS for instance. It went public years ago when it was already a massive company with probably billions in other forms of financing available to them. Why would they accept loss of total control for ETERNITY for just a ONE-TIME windfall? Lotsofissues 00:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lotsofissues ( talk • contribs)
To put the question in another light: Suppose you own 10 % of the stock of a company. Why would you ever sell your (partial) ownership of the company when you could hold on to your shares for eternity? Surely this situation is comparable to that of the founder of the company before the IPO. Some people do hold their shares for a long time but every day millions of people sell their partial ownership of one company of another. The market is free - the seller asks for as much money as they think the share is worth today, and the buyer can either take it or leave it (or vice versa). Perhaps the crux of the issue is the present value of future earnings. Uncertain income far in the future is not worth much today, since few of us can count on living forever. 84.239.133.86 ( talk) 09:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
What I meant was could I put some information on to Wikipedia?
Signed, Catapult-1423 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catapult-1423 ( talk • contribs) 02:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
As for actual articles, any relevant information you want to put on must be sourced. Paragon12321 ( talk) 03:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Where is an automatic translator (like AltaVista BabelFish) that can translate English-to-Latin and Latin-to-English? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.220.211.235 ( talk) 02:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Recently, I came across this excerpt from [ [1]]:
A physician we interviewed recounts the story of a laborer in Africa who worked around vats of sulfuric acid --one of the most caustic forms of acid. The man fell in one day. He quickly leapt out, but was covered in sulfuric acid, which immediately began to burn him chemically. In a panic and excruciating pain, the man ran outside. By the time his coworkers caught up to him, the man had essentially dissolved.
Suppose the vat of sulfuric acid is 100% concentrated, how long really does it take sulfuric acid to kill and completely dissolve a human? I'm guessing it would take hours or days, but the article seems to imply that it is instant. Is it correct? Acceptable ( talk) 04:09, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I must point to WP:BEANS here-we do not take responsibility if you decide to jump into a vat of sulfuric acid to see what happens and dissolve.We may award you an honorary Darwin Award Barnstar though... Lemon martini ( talk) 13:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
A dental materials company I worked for had vats of acid (Type unknown) As were were young and stupid it was a challenge to dip your finger in. Method. Dip in tip, withdraw, wave around wipe on rag. Feel tough but stupid. The acid was slightly gelled and by being quick with the rage we didnt feel burning. Paul. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.166.234 ( talk) 19:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
why does art and design student study literature? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.111.50.206 ( talk) 06:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
How many square bales of hay can you get of an acre? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.61.7 ( talk) 17:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
if you stack them on top of each other, id imagine you could get alot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.53.138 ( talk) 19:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
In what way do they kill animals in a slaughterhouses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.61.7 ( talk) 17:50, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
My father and grandfather were licensed slaughtermen in Winchester, England. Until the 1920s the standard method for beef was to encourage the animal into a chute, then drop a trap across its neck. Then using a pollaxe the slaughterman hit the animal between the eyes, killing instantly. The axe had like a tube an inch across on one side to kill and a standard blade on the other to cut up the carcass. (Awful, wasn't it!) The animals, I am told, sensed death and the whole process was grusome and cruel by our standards. In the 1920s the axe was replaced by a "humane killer" - a type of gun that shot a bolt into the animal's forehead. Rabbits and chickens were killed by being held by the hind feet and then their necks stretched and broken by the other hand. 90.4.247.4 ( talk) 11:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)petitmichel
hello,
basically if i were to do a 'world tour' (eg go everywere!, see everything etc) for many years where should i go...any suggestions, are there any websites for this sort of thing, anyone done a similar thing,
thanks, -- The world tour ( talk) 18:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Has Ivan Basso still got his dog Birillo? -- Leptictidium ( mammal talk!) 18:49, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
How are Spike Lester and Chuck Palumbo similar and different from each other? Ericthebrainiac ( talk) 20:00, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
In films of a certain age, you would often see a couple of people propelling themselves on a railway track on a strange thing thus:
o--.--o ^ -------- O O
where each person would push up and down on the handles.
My question: Did these things exist outside of the realms of silent movies, and if so, was this really an efficient way of moving along the tracks?
Sorry for the ascii picture, but you wouldn't want to see my mspaint attempt at this :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Situationist ( talk • contribs) 20:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC) ````
Thanks, didn't know the name and couldn't find it in search Situationist ( talk) 20:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What were the songs used that were featured on Dame Chocolate? Ericthebrainiac ( talk) 20:59, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
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Just wondering, is there some kind of paper to write on that is clear and see-through so you can put it on something like a TV screen and trace with a pen or pencil? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirdrink13309622 ( talk • contribs) 01:43, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Transparencies? (the paper used for a slide projector). Ilikefood ( talk) 22:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
If I had a big company, I would never want people having shares and getting money that I could have. What is the purpose of stocks? They pay a tiny ONE-TIME fee and get percentage of the profits for eternity? Insanity.
Also, what determines the stock value of a company? I don't get it. A magical number that changes somehow. And why do people scream a lot in stock exchange places? Sounds like a real mess and exactly the place where I would not want to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.225.50.29 ( talk) 02:41, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What I don't understand about the stock market. The owner must give away control of the company for eternity just so capital can be raised one time only? 66.91.224.203 ( talk) 14:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Let's answer the original poster's questions in order:
1. What is the purpose of stocks?
2. They pay a tiny ONE-TIME fee and get percentage of the profits for eternity? Insanity.
3. What determines the stock value of a company?
4. And why do people scream in a lot of stock exchange places?
5. The owner must give away control of the company for eternity just so capital can be raised one time only?
Thanks Mwalcoff for the very clear answers. But I still don't understand why some companies sell stock. Take UPS for instance. It went public years ago when it was already a massive company with probably billions in other forms of financing available to them. Why would they accept loss of total control for ETERNITY for just a ONE-TIME windfall? Lotsofissues 00:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lotsofissues ( talk • contribs)
To put the question in another light: Suppose you own 10 % of the stock of a company. Why would you ever sell your (partial) ownership of the company when you could hold on to your shares for eternity? Surely this situation is comparable to that of the founder of the company before the IPO. Some people do hold their shares for a long time but every day millions of people sell their partial ownership of one company of another. The market is free - the seller asks for as much money as they think the share is worth today, and the buyer can either take it or leave it (or vice versa). Perhaps the crux of the issue is the present value of future earnings. Uncertain income far in the future is not worth much today, since few of us can count on living forever. 84.239.133.86 ( talk) 09:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
What I meant was could I put some information on to Wikipedia?
Signed, Catapult-1423 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catapult-1423 ( talk • contribs) 02:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
As for actual articles, any relevant information you want to put on must be sourced. Paragon12321 ( talk) 03:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Where is an automatic translator (like AltaVista BabelFish) that can translate English-to-Latin and Latin-to-English? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.220.211.235 ( talk) 02:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Recently, I came across this excerpt from [ [1]]:
A physician we interviewed recounts the story of a laborer in Africa who worked around vats of sulfuric acid --one of the most caustic forms of acid. The man fell in one day. He quickly leapt out, but was covered in sulfuric acid, which immediately began to burn him chemically. In a panic and excruciating pain, the man ran outside. By the time his coworkers caught up to him, the man had essentially dissolved.
Suppose the vat of sulfuric acid is 100% concentrated, how long really does it take sulfuric acid to kill and completely dissolve a human? I'm guessing it would take hours or days, but the article seems to imply that it is instant. Is it correct? Acceptable ( talk) 04:09, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I must point to WP:BEANS here-we do not take responsibility if you decide to jump into a vat of sulfuric acid to see what happens and dissolve.We may award you an honorary Darwin Award Barnstar though... Lemon martini ( talk) 13:36, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
A dental materials company I worked for had vats of acid (Type unknown) As were were young and stupid it was a challenge to dip your finger in. Method. Dip in tip, withdraw, wave around wipe on rag. Feel tough but stupid. The acid was slightly gelled and by being quick with the rage we didnt feel burning. Paul. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.166.234 ( talk) 19:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
why does art and design student study literature? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.111.50.206 ( talk) 06:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
How many square bales of hay can you get of an acre? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.61.7 ( talk) 17:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
if you stack them on top of each other, id imagine you could get alot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.101.53.138 ( talk) 19:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
In what way do they kill animals in a slaughterhouses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.119.61.7 ( talk) 17:50, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
My father and grandfather were licensed slaughtermen in Winchester, England. Until the 1920s the standard method for beef was to encourage the animal into a chute, then drop a trap across its neck. Then using a pollaxe the slaughterman hit the animal between the eyes, killing instantly. The axe had like a tube an inch across on one side to kill and a standard blade on the other to cut up the carcass. (Awful, wasn't it!) The animals, I am told, sensed death and the whole process was grusome and cruel by our standards. In the 1920s the axe was replaced by a "humane killer" - a type of gun that shot a bolt into the animal's forehead. Rabbits and chickens were killed by being held by the hind feet and then their necks stretched and broken by the other hand. 90.4.247.4 ( talk) 11:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)petitmichel
hello,
basically if i were to do a 'world tour' (eg go everywere!, see everything etc) for many years where should i go...any suggestions, are there any websites for this sort of thing, anyone done a similar thing,
thanks, -- The world tour ( talk) 18:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Has Ivan Basso still got his dog Birillo? -- Leptictidium ( mammal talk!) 18:49, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
How are Spike Lester and Chuck Palumbo similar and different from each other? Ericthebrainiac ( talk) 20:00, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
In films of a certain age, you would often see a couple of people propelling themselves on a railway track on a strange thing thus:
o--.--o ^ -------- O O
where each person would push up and down on the handles.
My question: Did these things exist outside of the realms of silent movies, and if so, was this really an efficient way of moving along the tracks?
Sorry for the ascii picture, but you wouldn't want to see my mspaint attempt at this :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Situationist ( talk • contribs) 20:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC) ````
Thanks, didn't know the name and couldn't find it in search Situationist ( talk) 20:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What were the songs used that were featured on Dame Chocolate? Ericthebrainiac ( talk) 20:59, 2 February 2008 (UTC)