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When does a hill become a mountain? At what height? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubczak ( talk • contribs) 00:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, I remembered the film and just bought an old copy. The question was asked of me by an English lady who moved to CA from Wisconsin. In Wausau there is Rib Mountain which is 586 ft. according to my Nat. Geo atlas. Thanks everyone - Dubczak. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubczak ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
We just discussed this, probably on this very reference desk. Please take a look back in the archives for the last several weeks.
Atlant ( talk) 14:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Yep.. and to add to my earlier comment about there being no authority enforcing something like this, remember that most peaks were named long before their heights were known. Even if the namers had some standard in mind, which is unlikely, they wouldn't have been able to adhere to it in anything but a vague way. Bob Avakian at Oklahoma State might be interested to learn about the many mountains in Oklahoma that are under 2,000 feet tall. Like U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bull Mountain, Choctaw County, Oklahoma -- 837 feet tall. There are many many others. Pfly ( talk) 18:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Nowadays what is the equivalent of America in the beginning of the XX century? GoingOnTracks ( talk) 00:51, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Recently, the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, Gen. T. Michael Moseley and the Secretary of the Air Force have been forced to resign over a variety of mismanagement issues in the branch. A central issue was the accidental fly-over of a B-52 with 6 live nuclear warheads. But suppose the B-52 crashed with the 6 live nukes on-board, would it really have been that much of a danger to the public? The detonation of nuclear warheads is an extremely precise sequence, so aside from spewing radioactive materials, how likely is it for the nuclear warheads to have exploded? Acceptable ( talk) 01:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I heard that physicians in North America can set their own working hours. Is this true? Is this only applicable for physicians in a private practice or will public hospitals also allow this practice? If true, to what degree of flexibility do they have in doing so? Thanks. Acceptable ( talk) 03:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Back in the 30s, the US Navy owned and operated a small fleet of Zepplin type aircraft. ALL were eventually lost in weather related crshes! Among them were the "ACRON"(Sp.?), the "MACON" (Sp.?), the "Los Angeles", and at least one more .... PROBABLY at least two or three more !!
I'm now 86 years old, and remember well having seen both the Acron AND the Macon fly gracefully over my home in Buffalo, NY, each on seperate occasions. Both had their own fighter escort fighters in a hanger deck on board. They would launch those 'planes while in flight (using a trapeze device), then retrieve the planes using the same trapeze. I'M SURE there was AT LEAST one more, named (as I recall) after some mountain range, and could well be more that I don't recall.
I want to pass on this bit of aviation history on to my Grandkids, but want give them the entire story, with airship names. Can you help me .... PLEASE !! THANX !!
JIMCAV —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.23.148 ( talk) 04:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Someone told me about this mathematics equation, but I don't understand it. Can you please help.-- Un poisson pour manger a la bouche, s'il vous plait. ( talk) 08:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
A Japanese friend of mine, living and working here in the UK for a year, just had a short 5-day holiday in Italy with his family (also living here with him). When he arrived back in the UK, he was told at the airport his work visa was now invalid and that he had to apply for another one.
I find this strange as he has been to other EU countries before and this has never happened before. He has always been able to return to the UK on the same visa, after all there is no restriction on movement for workers throughout all EU member states.
Could it be on account of the fact that during his stay in Italy he also visited Switzerland (not an EU member state) for a few hours and this cancelled his work visa?-- ChokinBako ( talk) 14:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps your friend had single-entry visa. So after he left the UK he had no visa more. BTW, there are some restrictions for workers within the EU. Jobseeker from the Poland, for example, should apply for a visa if they want to work in Spain. And last: the EU is not a single state, it is a federation of states. GoingOnTracks ( talk) 12:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Is arab street hookers videos are shot in Arab world or in America? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.30.202.29 ( talk) 14:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
America. They are produced in america for an american audience in Miami, FL by the same company that does the "Bang Bus" vids. JeanLatore ( talk) 17:17, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm curious to know what you yanks think of the London Underground. How does it compare to American urban underground travel? Abwischbar ( talk) 18:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
A Heat Wave/ Heat Storm has just started. Sources are the news weather outfits and the Weather Channel. Got temps in the upper 90s, humidity is really bad, got a drought going on as well. Heat indexes are in the dangerous range. A persistent High pressure cell has entrenched itself in the Southern US and it has caused temps to skyrocket. Can someone write a article about this ? 65.163.115.204 ( talk) 21:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Who of them is stronger in a possible confrontation? 190.49.95.223 ( talk) 21:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Frequently in the movies we see a pistol-wielding hostage taker behind the hostage and putting the gun to the side of the hostage's head, threatening to shoot if the police do not drop their weapons. In real life, how likely is it that the hostage taker be able to squeeze off a round should the police to choose to fire on him? I'd imagine the range has an effect on this because if the police fire from a long distance, the hostage taker is able to see the gun flash before the bullet hits him and respond accordingly.
But suppose the police officer approaches to within several feet or metres from the hostage taker and fires. Would the hostage taker be able to pull his own trigger in that split second? Acceptable ( talk) 22:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
But does he/she have enough time to pull the trigger the instant he/she feels the bullet on his/her forehead? Acceptable ( talk) 00:02, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't know if this is a myth, but isn't there the trigger-squeeze reaction that happens when you get shot that is involuntary? I thought that was the mail rationale against sniping the hostage taker. Chris M. ( talk) 06:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Couldn't you shoot the gun out of his hand then reload and shoot him again?-- Serviam ( talk) 19:42, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
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When does a hill become a mountain? At what height? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubczak ( talk • contribs) 00:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, I remembered the film and just bought an old copy. The question was asked of me by an English lady who moved to CA from Wisconsin. In Wausau there is Rib Mountain which is 586 ft. according to my Nat. Geo atlas. Thanks everyone - Dubczak. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubczak ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
We just discussed this, probably on this very reference desk. Please take a look back in the archives for the last several weeks.
Atlant ( talk) 14:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Yep.. and to add to my earlier comment about there being no authority enforcing something like this, remember that most peaks were named long before their heights were known. Even if the namers had some standard in mind, which is unlikely, they wouldn't have been able to adhere to it in anything but a vague way. Bob Avakian at Oklahoma State might be interested to learn about the many mountains in Oklahoma that are under 2,000 feet tall. Like U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bull Mountain, Choctaw County, Oklahoma -- 837 feet tall. There are many many others. Pfly ( talk) 18:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Nowadays what is the equivalent of America in the beginning of the XX century? GoingOnTracks ( talk) 00:51, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Recently, the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, Gen. T. Michael Moseley and the Secretary of the Air Force have been forced to resign over a variety of mismanagement issues in the branch. A central issue was the accidental fly-over of a B-52 with 6 live nuclear warheads. But suppose the B-52 crashed with the 6 live nukes on-board, would it really have been that much of a danger to the public? The detonation of nuclear warheads is an extremely precise sequence, so aside from spewing radioactive materials, how likely is it for the nuclear warheads to have exploded? Acceptable ( talk) 01:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I heard that physicians in North America can set their own working hours. Is this true? Is this only applicable for physicians in a private practice or will public hospitals also allow this practice? If true, to what degree of flexibility do they have in doing so? Thanks. Acceptable ( talk) 03:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Back in the 30s, the US Navy owned and operated a small fleet of Zepplin type aircraft. ALL were eventually lost in weather related crshes! Among them were the "ACRON"(Sp.?), the "MACON" (Sp.?), the "Los Angeles", and at least one more .... PROBABLY at least two or three more !!
I'm now 86 years old, and remember well having seen both the Acron AND the Macon fly gracefully over my home in Buffalo, NY, each on seperate occasions. Both had their own fighter escort fighters in a hanger deck on board. They would launch those 'planes while in flight (using a trapeze device), then retrieve the planes using the same trapeze. I'M SURE there was AT LEAST one more, named (as I recall) after some mountain range, and could well be more that I don't recall.
I want to pass on this bit of aviation history on to my Grandkids, but want give them the entire story, with airship names. Can you help me .... PLEASE !! THANX !!
JIMCAV —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.23.148 ( talk) 04:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Someone told me about this mathematics equation, but I don't understand it. Can you please help.-- Un poisson pour manger a la bouche, s'il vous plait. ( talk) 08:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
A Japanese friend of mine, living and working here in the UK for a year, just had a short 5-day holiday in Italy with his family (also living here with him). When he arrived back in the UK, he was told at the airport his work visa was now invalid and that he had to apply for another one.
I find this strange as he has been to other EU countries before and this has never happened before. He has always been able to return to the UK on the same visa, after all there is no restriction on movement for workers throughout all EU member states.
Could it be on account of the fact that during his stay in Italy he also visited Switzerland (not an EU member state) for a few hours and this cancelled his work visa?-- ChokinBako ( talk) 14:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps your friend had single-entry visa. So after he left the UK he had no visa more. BTW, there are some restrictions for workers within the EU. Jobseeker from the Poland, for example, should apply for a visa if they want to work in Spain. And last: the EU is not a single state, it is a federation of states. GoingOnTracks ( talk) 12:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Is arab street hookers videos are shot in Arab world or in America? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.30.202.29 ( talk) 14:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
America. They are produced in america for an american audience in Miami, FL by the same company that does the "Bang Bus" vids. JeanLatore ( talk) 17:17, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm curious to know what you yanks think of the London Underground. How does it compare to American urban underground travel? Abwischbar ( talk) 18:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
A Heat Wave/ Heat Storm has just started. Sources are the news weather outfits and the Weather Channel. Got temps in the upper 90s, humidity is really bad, got a drought going on as well. Heat indexes are in the dangerous range. A persistent High pressure cell has entrenched itself in the Southern US and it has caused temps to skyrocket. Can someone write a article about this ? 65.163.115.204 ( talk) 21:28, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Who of them is stronger in a possible confrontation? 190.49.95.223 ( talk) 21:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Frequently in the movies we see a pistol-wielding hostage taker behind the hostage and putting the gun to the side of the hostage's head, threatening to shoot if the police do not drop their weapons. In real life, how likely is it that the hostage taker be able to squeeze off a round should the police to choose to fire on him? I'd imagine the range has an effect on this because if the police fire from a long distance, the hostage taker is able to see the gun flash before the bullet hits him and respond accordingly.
But suppose the police officer approaches to within several feet or metres from the hostage taker and fires. Would the hostage taker be able to pull his own trigger in that split second? Acceptable ( talk) 22:34, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
But does he/she have enough time to pull the trigger the instant he/she feels the bullet on his/her forehead? Acceptable ( talk) 00:02, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
I don't know if this is a myth, but isn't there the trigger-squeeze reaction that happens when you get shot that is involuntary? I thought that was the mail rationale against sniping the hostage taker. Chris M. ( talk) 06:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Couldn't you shoot the gun out of his hand then reload and shoot him again?-- Serviam ( talk) 19:42, 8 June 2008 (UTC)