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How do you apply for a part time job at a retail store? Do you go there and hand them your resume or do you ask for an application form and fill that in and give that to them along with your resume? -- 124.254.77.148 ( talk) 02:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Any idea what the Heinrich Zeller House is built of? I'd guess brick — it's a little east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and built in 1745 — but I don't know what to think from the picture, and the normally-good sources are silent on this. Nyttend ( talk) 07:22, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Heinrich Zeller House, Fort Zeller, Newmanstown, Pennsylvania, 1745. Key words: flurken-houses, sandstone architrave, baroque manner, carved shield, semi-enclosed stair, ornamental shelf, kick to the roof, chevron-paneled doors, spring in the lower level, arched cellar door, dairy rooms, products for market, sandstone window frames, small windows, 'underframe' post and purlin roof]
Does anyone recall the refreshing drink of the late 80's / early 90's known as New York SeltzerItalic text? If so, what ever happened to it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.165.196.84 ( talk) 10:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Is that meant to be something like Alka Selzer? I know what you mean about products disappearing. In New Zealand we used to have Tek toothbrushes. What ever happened to them ? All the others, the bristles come off, and you nearly swallow them.C.B.Lilly 13:09, 16 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
NEW YORK SELTZER WAS THE BEST! I WISH IT WOULD COME BACK. THE RED RASPBERRY & PEACH WERE UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE. I SAY IT'S TIME FOR A COME-BACK. -CS-
What is the origin or justification for New York referring to its courtrooms as " parts " ? I have seen this on both Law and Order and Raising the Bar.C.B.Lilly 13:07, 16 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
Thank You all. Are you basically saying that a part can refer both to the trial itself, as well as the room ? In Raising the Bar the conservative judge who carries the gun ( good idea ) says something to the effect of someone being in " his part ", so I thought then he meant room, but that could also refer to his trial that he is overseeing. C.B.Lilly 04:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
I need the telephone number for ka de we kaufhaus in berlin germany, I have searched their namwe with no success. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.3.88 ( talk) 13:44, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I know there is downloadable software to create accurate barcodes available somewhere, but I can't find it. Could you show to me what "Lauren" would look like as a barcode. It's my name. :) Thanks. ت ت ت ت ( talk) 14:26, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
^104^102Lauren^101
^103Lauren
. ---—
Gadget850 (Ed)
talk
15:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)Thanks. :) ت ت ت ت ( talk) 13:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
What is the cost of the gifts in the song in today's dollars?
thanks,
Howard nutt —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.151.90 ( talk) 18:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
As above. Thanks. 92.22.54.24 ( talk) 19:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Not clever and not funny!
Froggie34 (
talk)
13:13, 17 December 2009 (UTC)Froggie34
I heard many years ago that they were supposed to receive "camp money" from the Germans, which could be used within the POW camp, while their British pay continued to accrue. When they were liberated, they received their back pay, minus what they were supposed to have received in the camps (which they didn't always get). -- Arwel Parry (talk) 13:32, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I always assumed that soldiers got paid by their governments even while in POW camps, whcih is why it was always considered their duty to escape. One of our own, Charles Hazlitt Upham, did so so often, they sent him to Colditz. This now concerns me, since my late great uncle Bill Hughes was in a Stalag with the later actor Clive Dunn( 1920 - ) . I am aware that NZ returned servicemen were offered farms by the government as a token of their service. Upham turned this down. I am not sure what great uncle Bill did. It would have been nice to have returned home to a bit of money, even if only a few hundred pounds, since they had nowhere to spend it like they did on active duty, but I suspect it would still seem like a small consolation for the ordeal they had had. I can imagine a number of governments stiffing their heroes, and giving themselves a big raise. The Russian.C.B.Lilly 13:12, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Slightly late response, but it may be useful to someone searching through the archive. Based off of this letter [4] from Kurt Vonnegut (and others) after his release from a POW camp, it would appear that US troops were paid their back pay for the entire time they were imprisoned. The pay that he mentions ($600), doesn't really match up for his rank of Private that he attests to in the letter, which had a pay rate of $50 a month [5], being that he was captured in December 1944, and was writing the letter in May 1945. It is possible that due to certain circumstances he hadn't drawn pay for several months prior to being captured, however. Zharmad ( talk) 05:13, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
On my Dell Studio laptop, above between the Enter and Backspace key, there is the "\" key. But when holding shift, it makes a "|" sign instead - much like the wikipedia mark up used to link images. What is the function of this symbol "|", aside from Wiki use? Acceptable ( talk) 20:44, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
if ((( ham | sausages | herring ) & eggs ) | ( toast & marmalade ) ) then breakfast ;
cal 2010 | lpr
+------------------+ | | | This is a box! | | | +------------------+
The Wikipedia page on the British economy states that the 2008 est. GDP was $2674 trillion. Given the population of the UK is about 60 million (in total), I calculate that the GDP per capita is about $4.5 million per skull (impossible imho). Which contrasts with Wiki's own calculation stating GDP per Capita is $43,785 (a much lower number but still very high). So firstly, is a trillion equal to 1 million million (1,000,000,000,000) or 1 thousand million (1,000,000,000), and secondly, even if it is the lower figure, how can every man, woman and child in the UK produce $43,785 per annum (based on the 2008 figures)? I just don't get it. Especially when you consider that most of the employed folk are in non-manufacturing jobs nowadays. So thirdly, just what does GDP include? And please don't tell me that public sector clerks pushing paper files around each others desks are adding value. Thanks. 92.22.54.24 ( talk) 21:00, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I am seeking information regarding the percentage of homes covered either with homeowners or renter's insurance in a specific area of Washington State in the USA. I could not find a Census data set that included this data. Is there a data set I missed or another source of data that would include this information? Thanks! 64.128.84.168 ( talk) 22:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I am going to ask you these questions. This time, can you please just simply answer YES or NO?
1. Does 2000-2005 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 2000 to the end of the year 2005? Does 2005-2010 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 2005 to the end of year 2010?
2. Does 1901-1910 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 1901 to the end of the year 1910? Does 1999-2001 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 1999 to the end of the year 2001?
3. Does the 2000 revision of World Population Prospects for 2000-2005 includes predictions for statistics for what the whole period 2000-2005 would be?
Bowei Huang ( talk) 23:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
1. No. It covers the period starting in the full year 2000 and ending in the full year 2005. There is no indication of partial coverage at all. 2. Same answer, different years. 3. No idea; I don’t have a copy.
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How do you apply for a part time job at a retail store? Do you go there and hand them your resume or do you ask for an application form and fill that in and give that to them along with your resume? -- 124.254.77.148 ( talk) 02:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Any idea what the Heinrich Zeller House is built of? I'd guess brick — it's a little east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and built in 1745 — but I don't know what to think from the picture, and the normally-good sources are silent on this. Nyttend ( talk) 07:22, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Heinrich Zeller House, Fort Zeller, Newmanstown, Pennsylvania, 1745. Key words: flurken-houses, sandstone architrave, baroque manner, carved shield, semi-enclosed stair, ornamental shelf, kick to the roof, chevron-paneled doors, spring in the lower level, arched cellar door, dairy rooms, products for market, sandstone window frames, small windows, 'underframe' post and purlin roof]
Does anyone recall the refreshing drink of the late 80's / early 90's known as New York SeltzerItalic text? If so, what ever happened to it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.165.196.84 ( talk) 10:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Is that meant to be something like Alka Selzer? I know what you mean about products disappearing. In New Zealand we used to have Tek toothbrushes. What ever happened to them ? All the others, the bristles come off, and you nearly swallow them.C.B.Lilly 13:09, 16 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
NEW YORK SELTZER WAS THE BEST! I WISH IT WOULD COME BACK. THE RED RASPBERRY & PEACH WERE UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE. I SAY IT'S TIME FOR A COME-BACK. -CS-
What is the origin or justification for New York referring to its courtrooms as " parts " ? I have seen this on both Law and Order and Raising the Bar.C.B.Lilly 13:07, 16 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
Thank You all. Are you basically saying that a part can refer both to the trial itself, as well as the room ? In Raising the Bar the conservative judge who carries the gun ( good idea ) says something to the effect of someone being in " his part ", so I thought then he meant room, but that could also refer to his trial that he is overseeing. C.B.Lilly 04:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher1968 ( talk • contribs)
I need the telephone number for ka de we kaufhaus in berlin germany, I have searched their namwe with no success. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.3.88 ( talk) 13:44, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I know there is downloadable software to create accurate barcodes available somewhere, but I can't find it. Could you show to me what "Lauren" would look like as a barcode. It's my name. :) Thanks. ت ت ت ت ( talk) 14:26, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
^104^102Lauren^101
^103Lauren
. ---—
Gadget850 (Ed)
talk
15:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)Thanks. :) ت ت ت ت ( talk) 13:08, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
What is the cost of the gifts in the song in today's dollars?
thanks,
Howard nutt —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.151.90 ( talk) 18:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
As above. Thanks. 92.22.54.24 ( talk) 19:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Not clever and not funny!
Froggie34 (
talk)
13:13, 17 December 2009 (UTC)Froggie34
I heard many years ago that they were supposed to receive "camp money" from the Germans, which could be used within the POW camp, while their British pay continued to accrue. When they were liberated, they received their back pay, minus what they were supposed to have received in the camps (which they didn't always get). -- Arwel Parry (talk) 13:32, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
I always assumed that soldiers got paid by their governments even while in POW camps, whcih is why it was always considered their duty to escape. One of our own, Charles Hazlitt Upham, did so so often, they sent him to Colditz. This now concerns me, since my late great uncle Bill Hughes was in a Stalag with the later actor Clive Dunn( 1920 - ) . I am aware that NZ returned servicemen were offered farms by the government as a token of their service. Upham turned this down. I am not sure what great uncle Bill did. It would have been nice to have returned home to a bit of money, even if only a few hundred pounds, since they had nowhere to spend it like they did on active duty, but I suspect it would still seem like a small consolation for the ordeal they had had. I can imagine a number of governments stiffing their heroes, and giving themselves a big raise. The Russian.C.B.Lilly 13:12, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
Slightly late response, but it may be useful to someone searching through the archive. Based off of this letter [4] from Kurt Vonnegut (and others) after his release from a POW camp, it would appear that US troops were paid their back pay for the entire time they were imprisoned. The pay that he mentions ($600), doesn't really match up for his rank of Private that he attests to in the letter, which had a pay rate of $50 a month [5], being that he was captured in December 1944, and was writing the letter in May 1945. It is possible that due to certain circumstances he hadn't drawn pay for several months prior to being captured, however. Zharmad ( talk) 05:13, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
On my Dell Studio laptop, above between the Enter and Backspace key, there is the "\" key. But when holding shift, it makes a "|" sign instead - much like the wikipedia mark up used to link images. What is the function of this symbol "|", aside from Wiki use? Acceptable ( talk) 20:44, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
if ((( ham | sausages | herring ) & eggs ) | ( toast & marmalade ) ) then breakfast ;
cal 2010 | lpr
+------------------+ | | | This is a box! | | | +------------------+
The Wikipedia page on the British economy states that the 2008 est. GDP was $2674 trillion. Given the population of the UK is about 60 million (in total), I calculate that the GDP per capita is about $4.5 million per skull (impossible imho). Which contrasts with Wiki's own calculation stating GDP per Capita is $43,785 (a much lower number but still very high). So firstly, is a trillion equal to 1 million million (1,000,000,000,000) or 1 thousand million (1,000,000,000), and secondly, even if it is the lower figure, how can every man, woman and child in the UK produce $43,785 per annum (based on the 2008 figures)? I just don't get it. Especially when you consider that most of the employed folk are in non-manufacturing jobs nowadays. So thirdly, just what does GDP include? And please don't tell me that public sector clerks pushing paper files around each others desks are adding value. Thanks. 92.22.54.24 ( talk) 21:00, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I am seeking information regarding the percentage of homes covered either with homeowners or renter's insurance in a specific area of Washington State in the USA. I could not find a Census data set that included this data. Is there a data set I missed or another source of data that would include this information? Thanks! 64.128.84.168 ( talk) 22:58, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
I am going to ask you these questions. This time, can you please just simply answer YES or NO?
1. Does 2000-2005 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 2000 to the end of the year 2005? Does 2005-2010 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 2005 to the end of year 2010?
2. Does 1901-1910 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 1901 to the end of the year 1910? Does 1999-2001 cover the entire period from the beginning of the year 1999 to the end of the year 2001?
3. Does the 2000 revision of World Population Prospects for 2000-2005 includes predictions for statistics for what the whole period 2000-2005 would be?
Bowei Huang ( talk) 23:37, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
1. No. It covers the period starting in the full year 2000 and ending in the full year 2005. There is no indication of partial coverage at all. 2. Same answer, different years. 3. No idea; I don’t have a copy.