I am stumped for an assignment due today. My instructor wants 5 abbreviations for the word "company" in different languages. I know in french it's SA. Could anyone please help me? Thanks.
In Greece anonymous companies (SA) are named as AE (Anonymi Eteria = anonymous company). Other Greek abbreviations for companies are EPE, AEBE, ABEE. Optim 03:02, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Further to Gentgreen's list, if I remember my business studies correctly, both PLC and LTD are used for companies, PLC for Public Limited Companies, and LTD for private limited companies (LTD standing for Limited) Silverfish 15:32, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)
This is probably - indeed, without any doubt - too late, but in Hebrew, "limited liability" is denoted by 'בע"מ' (pronounced "ba'am"). -- Itai 22:54, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I heard that anccient whales and dolphins used to walk on land. Is this true? Thanks, Gino gakmariutto@tds.net
I COULD BE WRONG BUT I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITES OF SOME INTEREST. htt://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/chas/agentorangedisussion.htm and htt://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/chas/agentorangemedicallssues.htm
I am obviously terrible at computational geometry. And I got such a good answer here the last time I asked that I thought I'd ask for something else.
For those of you who saw my previous cone-plane-intersection question, I've reduced it to this one.
I have a conic expressed as:
a*x^2+b*y^2+c*x*y+d*x+e*y+f=0
What can I do to make the x*y go away? Like, maybe transform it to a u,v space so that I can make it
A*(u-u0)^2+B*(v-v0)^2=1
I would particularly like it if the area of the conic was invariant in the transformation. If I performed the same transformation on a line that intercepted the conic, would the segment of the conic bordered by the line keep it's area?
Thanks. moink 17:07, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC)
COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHO WAS THE FIRST UK PRIME MINISTER TO OCCUPY CHEQUERS?
MANY THANK
BARBARAC
According the BBC Radio 4 page it was Lloyd George who was the first Prime Minister to use Chequers. In January 1921. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/187.shtml? -- Dieter Simon 00:17, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Is there a list of names of the soldiers who fought on the Plains of Abraham? I am specifically looking for the names of soldiers who came from other countries to join in the fight. Thanks, Jan
I am interested in a printed dictionary of common words concerning all PC-vocabulary. Where can I order this? Is such a book available? Thank you for your answer in advance Yours sincerely,
Renate M. Degenfeld Austria
Dear Sir
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Can you tell me more detailed messages, such as its price, how to buy it and so on? You kind response would be appreciated greatly!
Best regards!
your sincerely
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Does anyone have the answer to these questions?
1. When was the last time Sunday landed on a leap year?
2. When will be the next time that Sunday lands on a leap year?
Thanks very much in advance.
John
They happen every 28 years. The next time will be 2032. The last was 1976. →Raul654 22:01, Feb 13, 2004 (UTC)
Did Kathleen Kennedy give up her US citizenship? How else would she have a title of nobility? -- Jia ng 22:23, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
But when US citizens are knighted (e.g. Rudy Giuliani, Steven Spielberg, Wesley Clark) they are not entitled to the title "Sir". The Constitution states "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." -- Jia ng
What behaviour did B. F. Skinner agree to be the only one that is not conditioned? -- Xiaopo's Talk 23:43, Feb 13, 2004 (UTC)
Can anyone tell me the approximate height and weight of his holiness? No, sorry, but you might find this interesting. Pope trivia
At the time he became Pope in 1978, at 58 1/2 years old, he stood five feet ten and one half inches with an athletic build. His weight is not mentioned, but has probably varied a great deal since then. Szulc, Tad. Pope John Paul II the Biography. Pocket Books, 1995. pg. 303 -- GUllman 01:49, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I am researching Colonel Anthony Van Egmond.Specifically his life prior to his involvement in the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. His place of birth, family, religion, schools, military service, years in Pennesylvania, trek to Upper Canada and association with the Huron Tract grant are of particular interest. ( Mary P Smith, moved from Anthony Van Egmond by Dysprosia)
Does anyone know where I can find a variation of the command line utility grep that shows the lines occurring before and after the line that matches a pattern? Bevo 15:24, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)
grep -A 2 -B 2 foo
will show 2 lines before and after each match. --
Finlay McWalter |
Talk 19:11, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)Please could you tell me who was the captain of Manchester United's winning side in the 1999 European Cup Final Thanks Liza
The article, Hadron, contains this assertion:
The class of hadrons is further subdivided into three subclasses
Does Physics have a formal classification system like Biology does? Bevo 14:56, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am looking for "Emilo" a spanish book published back in 1930s which is currently out of print. Any help? User:141
I am contemplating to post an article on the Hungarian language. I need encouragement, though. You can find my postings to this date as items in discussion columns. My pseudo-name is apogr. Could you check whether they are worthwhile and if I should proceed with then project? Regards 81.182.94.17 07:32, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Does anyone know when the main Oracle Corporation Campus in Redwood Shores, California was built?
Thanks, JS
Would like the original of this german poem, about the author's impending death from stomach cancer; don't know author's name either. I know some of it in the english translation: 'tis just a prick, 'tis scarce a pain Just felt to which no name I give Henceforth it speaks again, again Uneasy now I have to live." .... If to complain, I try, of what? I cannot put it into words .... Until at last, I really know That with death's shaft, I cannot cope.
-- Taku 19:11, Feb 16, 2004 (UTC)
As a bonus for one of my Finance classes, we were asked to find the person's name that started the Fed in Missouri. We were told that he/she had a strong influence, and that is why there are two banks in the state of Missouri. Who is this person? Thanks.
[2] might give some clues. So might [3]. Good luck. If you get a solid answer, please let us know so we can work it into the relevant article. -- Jmabel 07:30, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
What is the process/procedure for obtaining sheet music that was used for a single event but may not have been release to the general public?
Specifically: The sheet music Michael Kamen wrote for the 1998 concert with Metallica.
My ISP's DNS server is broken. Where can I find public DNS servers (free)? Ric 00:10, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
ns.worldnet.att.net AT&T-WorldNet (USA, www.worldnet.att.net) nameserver.concentric.net Concentric (USA, www.concentric.net) arl-name-svc-1.compuserve.com CompuServe (USA, www.aol.com) ns.psi.net PSInet (USA, www.psi.net) dns1.sympatico.ca Sympatico (Canada, www.sympatico.ca) pns.dtag.de T-Online (Deutschland, www.dtag.de) dns-sol.swissonline.ch SwissOnline (Switzerland, www.swissonline.ch) main.piter.net PiterNet (Russia, www.piter.net)
Is there a reference that I might access via net or books that you can recommend that would give me information about cities in Oregon that no longer exist? Also, I would like to access so Oregon maps dating back to the lat 1800's and early 1900's.
Thank you so much, in advance, for your time and efforts.
Sandy
Check out the links here. There are several maps and gazetteers that you can find there. - Nunh-huh 02:12, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
My impression was that the border of Soviet Russia after Brest-Litovsk was the same as the border of the Russian Federation today. Could anyone tell me whether this was the case, or was the actual border somewhat different? →GCarty
The Brest-Litovsk border was the Russian/Soviet (technically, Russian) border with the rest of Europe at following their peace with germany in 1917. Between 1917 and now, there have been some minor changes. →Raul654 14:02, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
Oh, and for the record, no. The Russian federation of today does not include Ukraine, Moldova, and several other present-day countries that were part of a "Russia" following Russia's exit of WWI. →Raul654 15:59, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
Eh? I'm sure that Brest-Litovsk created an 'independent' Ukraine (actually a German puppet). After Germany surrendered in 1918 Ukraine became genuinely independent, but was reconquered by the Soviets in 1921. The main area I'm not sure about is Belarus. →GCarty
How often does leap year start on Thursday, thus producing 5 Sundays in February?
Same question was asked above. Leap days occur on Sundays (thus, February starts a leap year on a thursday) every 28 years. →Raul654 16:11, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
My ancestor was Charles "Empty Head" Timblin and was well-known for appearing as Jeter in Tobacco Road. My Dad as a child describes his huge fancy car and his wife in furs and jewelry so apparently he did very well at it. Do you have any information on him or can you direct me to where I can find it? Thank you very much. Kerry
Kerry,
My grandmother Edna Timblin use to talk about a relative called emty head timblin, he was inVaudville. Darlene thebinks45@hotmail.com
Recently, while visiting my daughter in Singapore, I did a random searach for "saracens". The website I selected was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracens I have now gone back to this site on numerous occasions but cannot find the article. Unfortunately, I also do not recall the name of the author.
It would be very muchapprecited if you could assist me in finding this article.
Thank you, Kenneth T. Hern kthern@txucom.net
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I am looking for prints of paintings of the High Tatras, and/or posters. Any suggestions?
There are several paintings at this link. RickK 03:14, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
can you show how you derive the equation for V2F=V1o(2m1/m1+m2) for an elastic collision using the two formulas for conservation of momentum and conservation of kenetic energy?
Please e-mail me back at ryhill15@hotmail.com
Does the Red River begin in Erhai Lake ( Yunnan province, China) or not? On some maps I see, it looks like it does, but on other maps, it looks like it doesn't. I've removed the mention of Erhai Lake (or Lake Erhai, or Erhai, or whatever you prefer to call it) that I placed in the Red River article, but I'll put it back if I can confirm that the river does indeed begin there. Please respond either here, on my talk page, or by fixing the article itself. Thanks. -- Vardion 05:00, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
what are the band members names
According to http://www.blueoystercult.com/Band-main.html:
RickK 03:19, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
While on vacation in January in the Dominican Republic my husband found a bottle in the ocean. We have been searching for any information on Jose Gonzaelz Clemente & Co. Mayaguez, P.R. we assume it is an older rum bottle. We are interested in finding out how old the company is and if they still exhist. Thank you, Julie e-mail address Jules0155@aol.com
Hello. Will I be wrong if I argue that all Ancient Egyptians much have had only black hair? Is is possible to say that an Ancient Egyptian could have been redhaired or blonde? Answer with email or here. Thank you! Optim 02:45, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I'm currently reading "River God : A Novel of Ancient Egypt" by Wilbur Smith, which he *claims* is a rewording of ancient Egyptian texts, in which one of the main characters is blond. But his ancestor was a female slave from somewhere north. RickK 03:09, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am interested to know how to get a list of all legally registered organisations, charities, non-profits etc which exist in one country or city, without asking for a specific organisation. Is this possible? Do you know any internet sites which could help me? And also, how could I get such a list for old organisations which do not exist anymore. Thanks. Use my email or answer here. Optim 03:07, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
In Greece, When a person dies, the Orthodox christian church places papers for public view (in the streets) which look like this: "Person A.Name, XX years old, died" etc to inform the public about his/her memorial etc. Is this a custom of all orthodox churches or all christian churches? Is it country-specific? How about non-christian cultures? It seems in Asia they don't have this custom, since in China I know that when a person dies they don't put papers with his/her name in public. Optim 03:13, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Can you please brief me about history and philosophy of linear equations.
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Hello!
Such a lot of hard work has gone into your project. WOW! Very impressive!
I am looking high and low, seemingly, for a list of at least some of the cities in the U.S. which share the same name.
Any directives you could spare?
I thank you.
G. Erickson
When was the secret ballot introduced in American elections? Mintguy (T) 23:22, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Hm... I thought it would have been earlier. It was universally adopted in Britain in 1872. I hadn't considered that different states would have introduced it at different times. What was the last state to adopt it then?
The article on Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase contains the intriguing phrase, "Recording Secretary of parliamentary commission on judicial problems and human rights with reference to illegal activities by religious sects." About 2 months ago I tried asking on the talk page there, "What was going on that there would be such a commission?" No one answered, so I'm taking my question here in hopes that someone has a clue. -- Jmabel 07:20, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern:
I am trying to locate sheet music for "Anatole Of Paris", which was performed by Danny Kaye, written by Sylvia Fine.
I've attempted to locate this sheet music but have had no luck, so far. I'm hoping you can help me.
Thanks for your time.
All the best,
Clive Revill email: selsrev@earthlink.net
Try this link. RickK 02:15, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Clive Revill? The actor? RickK 02:16, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I wanted information about a pediatric nurse. I 'm going to a health career school but I'm not sure what a pediatric nurse does I want to do something that has to do with taking care of infants and toddlers in the hospitol's Could you please send me information on what type of nurse that it?
I have a friend that about 25 years ago had a ring put around the lower part of her stomach to aid her in losing weight as she was very overweight. Now, many years later she is having so many health problems as now she can only drink and if she eats solid foods it will not pass and she is losing a lot of weight and also is throwing up every day. Do you have any information that might aid her as I thought at one time you had people on that had problems from this procedure. A doctor told her the ring is closing and she will have to have 99% of her stomach removed. Can you help her? She is on disability and medicare! Any information would be so greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Mari Howard
From Village pump
Hi my name is Tonya my email address is atlmker2442@wmconnect.com
I was trying to find information on homelessness in Monroe County, NY I was thinking about doing a speech for college on this issue in my county. But I not sure where to look. If you could help me out that would be great or even if you could point me in the right direction.
Thank you Tonya
Good luck, Kingturtle 06:13, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Is there any Overseas Branch of African Development Bank at 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf London E14
Thank you
Saibal Chatterjee
saibalda@yahoo.com
Looking for list of richest and poorest countries and also richest and poorest people.
I was trying to find the entry on Chinese architecture (and ideally with some pictures) but couldn't find it. Any suggestios? - and if there's no such item - and not even for any other country, Wiki might consider adding the category?
Jeff from L.A.
Dear Reader, By accident I got on your Website, and I do not know if this is the right channel to post my question. If not, then could you please direct my to the right source? Thank you. Here is my problem. For a research project dealing with rehabilitation after cartilage repair in the human knee we want to compress the cartilage. By pushing the lower leg inward at the ankle , trying to bend the leg inward (with the knee joint being the point of rotation)we want to compress the inner side of the knee and its cartilage. We need a formula to find out the amount of pressure that will occur at the inside of the knee joint. The only known parameters are: The force applied at the distal end of the lower leg The length of the lower leg Both will give the amount of torque We also know the surface area on wich the pressure will be applied. But how can I convert this torque into pressure at the knee?
Thank you
Omer Matthijs boma@inode.at
First, sorry about posting a question here, but trying to edit the Ref Desk itself reported (with IE 4) "action not supported by Wiki" or something of that kind. Could someone else move this question there please?
The question itself concerns two "reefs", Maria Theresa and Ernest Legouve, that are in the South Pacific at roughly 150 west, 35 south. Rand McNally's Illustrated Atlas of the World does not indicate they are part of any country, which is rather strange considering all other tiny remote islands appear to be claimed (excepting near Antartica).
Interestingly, Maria Theresa features in two of Jules Verne's novels, Les enfants de Capitaine Grant and L'Ile Mysterieuse. In the former, it is also referred to as Tabor, its French name. Verne describes it as fairly large and having a forrest, but is that true or is it just coral? And who discovered it and Ernest Legouve?
Google is our friend, yes, but I got surprisingly little result. Any reliable information is appreciated; please answer at Ref. Desk itself. In fact, in return I'll try to create articles on both, in English and Dutch.
Thank you in advance, 194.109.186.161 15:59, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
On what date did the combined British and Irish parliaments first meet after the 1801 Act of Union? Was an election called in Ireland or did the members of the Irish House simply relocate to Westminster? Mintguy (T) 20:30, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am aware that mercury is a very dangerous substance to work with and was therefore wondering if that same cautions would be necessary for working with cinnabar? Thanks. misscathy.seacoast@verizon.net
Can anyone tell me how it was decided that Victoria located on Vancouver Island became the capital of the province of British Columbia. The only reference I can find is in a book that says after much drinking and trickery it was decided for Victoria. Can anyone tell me what happened. Thanks
Before that, it was in New Westminster. moink 04:56, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Sorry my contact is lbhilliard@comcast.net. Thanks
Hello,
My name is Jessica. I have a question. I am doin a research project on Leonardo Da Vinci, and I want to find out his real name since Da Vini is not. Do you know of any source that can help me find out. I think it is impossible, its not stated anywhere. Maybe if I can even find out his father last name would be helpful
If you can help thank you so much.
You can email me at swtbttrfly@aol.com with any information\
Sincerly
Desperate for this answer.....
See Leonardo da Vinci. The problem is that people didn't always have surnames... before surnames were developed people were known by the place where they live or by their father's name. So Leonardo was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci - no surname, and yet his real name. - Nunh-huh 00:02, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
(from user:137.186.203.169) - The Nederlands painter Roland Koning gave me a set of twelve reproductions of his paintings titled " Herstel Van De Havens Rotterdam" published in the year 1967. They are nicely mounted in their original booklet published by
Opgedragen Aan Officieren, Onderofficieren, Korporaals en Manchappen Van Den Munen Oprium Dienst Der Koninkluke Marine
He was a very famous Dutch Painter. The Queen of the Nederlands published a retrospective of his paintings and bestowed a national honor to him.
I am at the state in life when I am trying to part with peices of endearment and the memories of these particular items is enough. Roland Koning was my neighbor in Waasenaar. I would appreciate your informing me of who I might contact to find the value of these reproductions and where I could dispose of them.
Gordon Davis 210- Patterson Blvd SW Calgary, Alta T3h 3J6 Ph 403-246-5615
I am attempting to locate hospitals in the town of Heathcote Close where I friend of mine was born in 1968. This town is not listed on the A-Z list of towns in England.
Might the name have been changed? If so, are you aware of the current name?
Thank you ever so much for your time. This is all in conjunction with determining the time this person was born so a special gift of a birth chart may be given for their upcoming birthday. However, I've been notified that times of birth are not recorded on birth certificates in England and was directed to contact the hospital of birth for that information.
First, I do need to have the correct town so I may search out the time!
Have a lovely day and thank you for taking the time to read this as well as hopefully supplying an answer.
Sincerely,
Sherrill Curtis
I was walking around
Kenilworth Castle and spotted
this redwood-like tree, which I didn't recognise but thought perhaps rather uncommon (at least in the
United Kingdom); is it (a) identifiable and (b) worthwhile for the Wikipedia? (The images on that site are mine, and licensed as public domain, or GFDL if you prefer.)
James F.
(talk) 14:09, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
When was military camouflage very first invented and who invented it?
A quick websearch releaved that the term itself comes from the French during World War I. They formed the first formal camafloughe unit. Houghton Mifflin has a pretty good write up on the history. →Raul654 01:32, Feb 24, 2004 (UTC)
What are some obsolete scientific theories?
for this new page about theories that were once commonly accepted and are false.
Hello, My name is Trish, and my husband and I inherited 4 bronze sculptures a few years back. The problem is that I cannot find any info about them. I was hoping this site may be able to help. Any info would be appreciated. We can be e-mailed at lilfuny@yahoo.com.Thanks in advance the info is listed here that we have. Pecheur , par Picault (sculpt) E Picault (fisherman) La Sirene D. Puech ( mermaid/angel) Germaine B. ( man seeding) Terville (woman holding basket with shells in it.) All are at least 24 inches high, La sirene is really huge. Many Thanks, Trish Fortier
Didn't Caesar have his LegioI Gallic and LegioIII Germanic, taken off him by the Senate before the Civil war campaigns against pompey?
Ok, I'm back to pester Wikipedia with more geometry questions.
I need the area of a "central" sector of an ellipse. That is, a sector with its vertex at the centre of the ellipse (NOT at a focus). I have the major and minor axes of the ellipse, and I can nicely orient it to be centered at the origin with it's axes along the coordinate axes. So it's equation is x=a*cos(theta), y=b*sin(theta).
I have the two angles (measured counter-clockwise from the x-axis) of the rays bounding the sector: theta1 and theta2.
If this needs arctans somehow, explain to me what to do to get the right branch of the arctan. I have the atan2 function available to me, that takes a numerator and denominator and figures out the quadrant from the signs, and returns an angle between -pi and pi.
Thanks! moink 18:23, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Okay, the way I solved this is by considering theta1 to be equal to zero, and solving for theta2, henceforth θ, assuming it's less than π/2. Areas for other values of theta1 and theta2 can be calculated by appropriate additions and subtractions, thanks to the symmetry of the ellipse.
Drop a vertical line from the point (a cos(θ),b sin(θ)) to the x-axis. This separates the problem into the area of the triangle on the left, and an area under the curve on the right. The triangle on the left has an area of
The hard part is the area under the curve.
which, according to MathWorld's article on ellipses, can be integrated analytically giving:
Substituting in and solving gives
So
-- Cyan 20:44, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
if( (θ<PI/2.0) || (θ>3.0*PI/2.0) )
{
y=A*tan(θ);
}
else
{
y=-A*tan(θ);
}
if(θ<PI)
{
c=atan2(B,y);
}
else
{
c=2*PI+atan2(B,y);
}
Area=A*B*c/2.0;
Thanks to both of you... Cyan's has the appearance of being more right at first glance, based on trying it for the entire ellipse unless we can always say that atan(2*a*pi/b) is always 2*pi, regardless of the values of a & b, which somehow I doubt. I've put both of them into Matlab and compared them to a polyarea calculation, and they don't work. I'm beginning to think an analytical solution to this isn't actually possible. moink 20:00, 25 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I used MATLAB to check my formula too, and I find that numerical integration matches the analytical formula. I will post the code I used to User talk:moink. -- Cyan 18:53, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Would anybody happen to know which war, and which crossing of the Rio Grande, is referred to by ABBA's song Fernando? (The song's lyrics are available here. This page also contains a comment by one bruno64 providing an explanation of sorts, but one that isn?t very convincing.) Thanks, Itai 23:41, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Why does a test tube cool down when hydrochloric acid is added to baking soda?
Actually, I think it refers tthe Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. There is a Rio Grande in Spain as well, and the Republican Forces, sorry to say, lost to the Fascists.
Can you tell me, in current times, is it appropriate to replace cc: at the bottom of correspondence with xc: (xerox copy)? I have not heard this; however, one of our staff members has told me this is the case.
Please advise as I do want to be correct. Thank you.
i will like to have information on Denmark Vessey and Nat Turner
Are there any official reports with solid proofs about seeing UFO or close contacts with extraterrestrials?
does the famicom games play on an american super NES?
Yes, but the Famicom cartridges have a differant form factor, so it requires a adapter, I believe Honeywell made one. Thunderbolt16
Hi Everyone and thank you for giving me a great opportunity to contact you.
My name is Mark Grantham and I live in New Zealand and am currently researching my family history.
I am trying to track down a Great Uncle called William Grantham who was born in England and left to supposedly join the NWMP where he was killed at a young age.
William Grantham Born - London England 1884 - 1885. He came alone without his family. His father was a horsekeeper so he definitely had the pedigree to join the NWMP.
I am sorry but this is all the information that I can gather at the moment and I would really appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right direction as to who I can contact re old records etc, if indeed any still remain.
One point worth noting is that his brother Thomas was fighting in the Boer War with the Northumberland Fusiliers and he might have had ideas to join him over there. I recall that the NWMP Police fought in South Africa.
my email address is subwaybotany@xtra.co.nz
Kind Regards Mark Grantham
Q. Michael Landon............ TV star When he was dying he had a particular sound track or music album that he had playing all the time until he actually passed away. Do you know what that music was? I would appreciate an answer please. - Gordon Screen from Australia
The post of Master of the Queen's Music is the musical equivalent, in Great Britain, to that of Poet Laureate. In 1975 Queen Elizabeth II appointed Malcolm Williamson of Australia to the post and he died on March 2, 2003. So it has been nearly a year since that time and I see no information here on Wikipedia about a successor having been appointed. What gives?
Please send info via e-mail to iopisa@aol.com. Thank you very much.
Isa
Having inherited a computer on which all I could get was an 'a' dos prompt, I thought I would start from scratch by reformatting and using some old MS floopy setup discs. I booted on with disc 1 in the 'a' drive and followed through the formatting and set up process until I was told to insert disc 3. To my horror I could not find disc 3! I am now 58% through the DOS set up and in a worse state than when I started. As I could not continue, I had to exit set up and having now reformatted the c drive I cannot proceed any further. Does anyone out there have MS-DOS 6 disc 3 Version 6.22 or can any knowledgeable person advise me how to load an operating system now that I have reformatted the 'c' drive and having no access to the cd rom drive.
To Whom It May concern:
Hello my name is Candy Loera I live in Los County of Southern California.About 5 years ago I came across a Webster's Dictionary that was published around 1909 but it contains 2005 pages. It also has biographies of Noah Webster but written by different people .This book has of great importance and I would like to know who I can contact regarding this book.I wouldn't want this book to go to waste so it is of great importance that can get any information on this subject.
Sincerly , candy loera
Please tell me the English names of the following countries - 1. Al-Seen, 2. Al-Urdun, 3. Al-Jamaheeriya Al-Udhma, 4. Al-Suweed, 5. Al-Mager, 6. Jemhoreyat Jenoob Afrikia, 7. Al-Maghreb, 8. Kubros
Please tell me the English names of the following countries Arabic names - 1. Al-Seen, 2. Al-Urdun, 3. Al-Jamaheeriya Al-Udhma, 4. Al-Suweed, 5. Al-Mager, 6. Jemhoreyat Jenoob Afrikia, 7. Al-Maghreb, 8. Kubros
My e-mail is monalan@hotmail.com
Thank you ever so much.
In anticipation,
Mona
I am currently involved an investigation where two person's are being charged with the murder of three young children by drowning. The incident took place in a lake adjacent to a nuclear power plant. With the heightened security since 9/11, would it be feasible to pursue the possibility there could be sattelite photos available?
It certainly appears that David Lewis is a big name in contemporary philosophical analysis of counterfactual conditionals. Have other interesting analyses come up since his book (published in the 70s, I think)? Is he the best author to start with in this field, or would you suggest someone else? -- Ryguasu 18:12, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
The above came before Lewis, though. Lewis is perhaps a bit metaphysical for many people's tastes - he'll be dealing with possible worlds etc... Evercat 18:19, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
What is a step show? -- Seth Ilys 22:43, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
sir/madam i really enjoy "wikipedia" ,and contents .i am mechanical engineering graduate from BAngalore (india).i little unsure about classification of missile systems . my question is
'"whether STINGER MISSILE SYSTEM comes under a category of cruise missile systems ?"'
i request you to kindly answermy query . waiting in anticipation
regards vishal banakar vishal7717@yahoo.co.in
I am stumped for an assignment due today. My instructor wants 5 abbreviations for the word "company" in different languages. I know in french it's SA. Could anyone please help me? Thanks.
In Greece anonymous companies (SA) are named as AE (Anonymi Eteria = anonymous company). Other Greek abbreviations for companies are EPE, AEBE, ABEE. Optim 03:02, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Further to Gentgreen's list, if I remember my business studies correctly, both PLC and LTD are used for companies, PLC for Public Limited Companies, and LTD for private limited companies (LTD standing for Limited) Silverfish 15:32, 28 Feb 2004 (UTC)
This is probably - indeed, without any doubt - too late, but in Hebrew, "limited liability" is denoted by 'בע"מ' (pronounced "ba'am"). -- Itai 22:54, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I heard that anccient whales and dolphins used to walk on land. Is this true? Thanks, Gino gakmariutto@tds.net
I COULD BE WRONG BUT I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITES OF SOME INTEREST. htt://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/chas/agentorangedisussion.htm and htt://www.2ndbattalion94thartillery.com/chas/agentorangemedicallssues.htm
I am obviously terrible at computational geometry. And I got such a good answer here the last time I asked that I thought I'd ask for something else.
For those of you who saw my previous cone-plane-intersection question, I've reduced it to this one.
I have a conic expressed as:
a*x^2+b*y^2+c*x*y+d*x+e*y+f=0
What can I do to make the x*y go away? Like, maybe transform it to a u,v space so that I can make it
A*(u-u0)^2+B*(v-v0)^2=1
I would particularly like it if the area of the conic was invariant in the transformation. If I performed the same transformation on a line that intercepted the conic, would the segment of the conic bordered by the line keep it's area?
Thanks. moink 17:07, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC)
COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHO WAS THE FIRST UK PRIME MINISTER TO OCCUPY CHEQUERS?
MANY THANK
BARBARAC
According the BBC Radio 4 page it was Lloyd George who was the first Prime Minister to use Chequers. In January 1921. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/187.shtml? -- Dieter Simon 00:17, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Is there a list of names of the soldiers who fought on the Plains of Abraham? I am specifically looking for the names of soldiers who came from other countries to join in the fight. Thanks, Jan
I am interested in a printed dictionary of common words concerning all PC-vocabulary. Where can I order this? Is such a book available? Thank you for your answer in advance Yours sincerely,
Renate M. Degenfeld Austria
Dear Sir
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Can you tell me more detailed messages, such as its price, how to buy it and so on? You kind response would be appreciated greatly!
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Does anyone have the answer to these questions?
1. When was the last time Sunday landed on a leap year?
2. When will be the next time that Sunday lands on a leap year?
Thanks very much in advance.
John
They happen every 28 years. The next time will be 2032. The last was 1976. →Raul654 22:01, Feb 13, 2004 (UTC)
Did Kathleen Kennedy give up her US citizenship? How else would she have a title of nobility? -- Jia ng 22:23, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC)
But when US citizens are knighted (e.g. Rudy Giuliani, Steven Spielberg, Wesley Clark) they are not entitled to the title "Sir". The Constitution states "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." -- Jia ng
What behaviour did B. F. Skinner agree to be the only one that is not conditioned? -- Xiaopo's Talk 23:43, Feb 13, 2004 (UTC)
Can anyone tell me the approximate height and weight of his holiness? No, sorry, but you might find this interesting. Pope trivia
At the time he became Pope in 1978, at 58 1/2 years old, he stood five feet ten and one half inches with an athletic build. His weight is not mentioned, but has probably varied a great deal since then. Szulc, Tad. Pope John Paul II the Biography. Pocket Books, 1995. pg. 303 -- GUllman 01:49, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I am researching Colonel Anthony Van Egmond.Specifically his life prior to his involvement in the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. His place of birth, family, religion, schools, military service, years in Pennesylvania, trek to Upper Canada and association with the Huron Tract grant are of particular interest. ( Mary P Smith, moved from Anthony Van Egmond by Dysprosia)
Does anyone know where I can find a variation of the command line utility grep that shows the lines occurring before and after the line that matches a pattern? Bevo 15:24, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)
grep -A 2 -B 2 foo
will show 2 lines before and after each match. --
Finlay McWalter |
Talk 19:11, 14 Feb 2004 (UTC)Please could you tell me who was the captain of Manchester United's winning side in the 1999 European Cup Final Thanks Liza
The article, Hadron, contains this assertion:
The class of hadrons is further subdivided into three subclasses
Does Physics have a formal classification system like Biology does? Bevo 14:56, 15 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am looking for "Emilo" a spanish book published back in 1930s which is currently out of print. Any help? User:141
I am contemplating to post an article on the Hungarian language. I need encouragement, though. You can find my postings to this date as items in discussion columns. My pseudo-name is apogr. Could you check whether they are worthwhile and if I should proceed with then project? Regards 81.182.94.17 07:32, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Does anyone know when the main Oracle Corporation Campus in Redwood Shores, California was built?
Thanks, JS
Would like the original of this german poem, about the author's impending death from stomach cancer; don't know author's name either. I know some of it in the english translation: 'tis just a prick, 'tis scarce a pain Just felt to which no name I give Henceforth it speaks again, again Uneasy now I have to live." .... If to complain, I try, of what? I cannot put it into words .... Until at last, I really know That with death's shaft, I cannot cope.
-- Taku 19:11, Feb 16, 2004 (UTC)
As a bonus for one of my Finance classes, we were asked to find the person's name that started the Fed in Missouri. We were told that he/she had a strong influence, and that is why there are two banks in the state of Missouri. Who is this person? Thanks.
[2] might give some clues. So might [3]. Good luck. If you get a solid answer, please let us know so we can work it into the relevant article. -- Jmabel 07:30, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
What is the process/procedure for obtaining sheet music that was used for a single event but may not have been release to the general public?
Specifically: The sheet music Michael Kamen wrote for the 1998 concert with Metallica.
My ISP's DNS server is broken. Where can I find public DNS servers (free)? Ric 00:10, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
ns.worldnet.att.net AT&T-WorldNet (USA, www.worldnet.att.net) nameserver.concentric.net Concentric (USA, www.concentric.net) arl-name-svc-1.compuserve.com CompuServe (USA, www.aol.com) ns.psi.net PSInet (USA, www.psi.net) dns1.sympatico.ca Sympatico (Canada, www.sympatico.ca) pns.dtag.de T-Online (Deutschland, www.dtag.de) dns-sol.swissonline.ch SwissOnline (Switzerland, www.swissonline.ch) main.piter.net PiterNet (Russia, www.piter.net)
Is there a reference that I might access via net or books that you can recommend that would give me information about cities in Oregon that no longer exist? Also, I would like to access so Oregon maps dating back to the lat 1800's and early 1900's.
Thank you so much, in advance, for your time and efforts.
Sandy
Check out the links here. There are several maps and gazetteers that you can find there. - Nunh-huh 02:12, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
My impression was that the border of Soviet Russia after Brest-Litovsk was the same as the border of the Russian Federation today. Could anyone tell me whether this was the case, or was the actual border somewhat different? →GCarty
The Brest-Litovsk border was the Russian/Soviet (technically, Russian) border with the rest of Europe at following their peace with germany in 1917. Between 1917 and now, there have been some minor changes. →Raul654 14:02, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
Oh, and for the record, no. The Russian federation of today does not include Ukraine, Moldova, and several other present-day countries that were part of a "Russia" following Russia's exit of WWI. →Raul654 15:59, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
Eh? I'm sure that Brest-Litovsk created an 'independent' Ukraine (actually a German puppet). After Germany surrendered in 1918 Ukraine became genuinely independent, but was reconquered by the Soviets in 1921. The main area I'm not sure about is Belarus. →GCarty
How often does leap year start on Thursday, thus producing 5 Sundays in February?
Same question was asked above. Leap days occur on Sundays (thus, February starts a leap year on a thursday) every 28 years. →Raul654 16:11, Feb 17, 2004 (UTC)
My ancestor was Charles "Empty Head" Timblin and was well-known for appearing as Jeter in Tobacco Road. My Dad as a child describes his huge fancy car and his wife in furs and jewelry so apparently he did very well at it. Do you have any information on him or can you direct me to where I can find it? Thank you very much. Kerry
Kerry,
My grandmother Edna Timblin use to talk about a relative called emty head timblin, he was inVaudville. Darlene thebinks45@hotmail.com
Recently, while visiting my daughter in Singapore, I did a random searach for "saracens". The website I selected was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saracens I have now gone back to this site on numerous occasions but cannot find the article. Unfortunately, I also do not recall the name of the author.
It would be very muchapprecited if you could assist me in finding this article.
Thank you, Kenneth T. Hern kthern@txucom.net
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I am looking for prints of paintings of the High Tatras, and/or posters. Any suggestions?
There are several paintings at this link. RickK 03:14, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
can you show how you derive the equation for V2F=V1o(2m1/m1+m2) for an elastic collision using the two formulas for conservation of momentum and conservation of kenetic energy?
Please e-mail me back at ryhill15@hotmail.com
Does the Red River begin in Erhai Lake ( Yunnan province, China) or not? On some maps I see, it looks like it does, but on other maps, it looks like it doesn't. I've removed the mention of Erhai Lake (or Lake Erhai, or Erhai, or whatever you prefer to call it) that I placed in the Red River article, but I'll put it back if I can confirm that the river does indeed begin there. Please respond either here, on my talk page, or by fixing the article itself. Thanks. -- Vardion 05:00, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
what are the band members names
According to http://www.blueoystercult.com/Band-main.html:
RickK 03:19, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
While on vacation in January in the Dominican Republic my husband found a bottle in the ocean. We have been searching for any information on Jose Gonzaelz Clemente & Co. Mayaguez, P.R. we assume it is an older rum bottle. We are interested in finding out how old the company is and if they still exhist. Thank you, Julie e-mail address Jules0155@aol.com
Hello. Will I be wrong if I argue that all Ancient Egyptians much have had only black hair? Is is possible to say that an Ancient Egyptian could have been redhaired or blonde? Answer with email or here. Thank you! Optim 02:45, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I'm currently reading "River God : A Novel of Ancient Egypt" by Wilbur Smith, which he *claims* is a rewording of ancient Egyptian texts, in which one of the main characters is blond. But his ancestor was a female slave from somewhere north. RickK 03:09, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am interested to know how to get a list of all legally registered organisations, charities, non-profits etc which exist in one country or city, without asking for a specific organisation. Is this possible? Do you know any internet sites which could help me? And also, how could I get such a list for old organisations which do not exist anymore. Thanks. Use my email or answer here. Optim 03:07, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
In Greece, When a person dies, the Orthodox christian church places papers for public view (in the streets) which look like this: "Person A.Name, XX years old, died" etc to inform the public about his/her memorial etc. Is this a custom of all orthodox churches or all christian churches? Is it country-specific? How about non-christian cultures? It seems in Asia they don't have this custom, since in China I know that when a person dies they don't put papers with his/her name in public. Optim 03:13, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Can you please brief me about history and philosophy of linear equations.
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Hello!
Such a lot of hard work has gone into your project. WOW! Very impressive!
I am looking high and low, seemingly, for a list of at least some of the cities in the U.S. which share the same name.
Any directives you could spare?
I thank you.
G. Erickson
When was the secret ballot introduced in American elections? Mintguy (T) 23:22, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Hm... I thought it would have been earlier. It was universally adopted in Britain in 1872. I hadn't considered that different states would have introduced it at different times. What was the last state to adopt it then?
The article on Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase contains the intriguing phrase, "Recording Secretary of parliamentary commission on judicial problems and human rights with reference to illegal activities by religious sects." About 2 months ago I tried asking on the talk page there, "What was going on that there would be such a commission?" No one answered, so I'm taking my question here in hopes that someone has a clue. -- Jmabel 07:20, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern:
I am trying to locate sheet music for "Anatole Of Paris", which was performed by Danny Kaye, written by Sylvia Fine.
I've attempted to locate this sheet music but have had no luck, so far. I'm hoping you can help me.
Thanks for your time.
All the best,
Clive Revill email: selsrev@earthlink.net
Try this link. RickK 02:15, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Clive Revill? The actor? RickK 02:16, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I wanted information about a pediatric nurse. I 'm going to a health career school but I'm not sure what a pediatric nurse does I want to do something that has to do with taking care of infants and toddlers in the hospitol's Could you please send me information on what type of nurse that it?
I have a friend that about 25 years ago had a ring put around the lower part of her stomach to aid her in losing weight as she was very overweight. Now, many years later she is having so many health problems as now she can only drink and if she eats solid foods it will not pass and she is losing a lot of weight and also is throwing up every day. Do you have any information that might aid her as I thought at one time you had people on that had problems from this procedure. A doctor told her the ring is closing and she will have to have 99% of her stomach removed. Can you help her? She is on disability and medicare! Any information would be so greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Mari Howard
From Village pump
Hi my name is Tonya my email address is atlmker2442@wmconnect.com
I was trying to find information on homelessness in Monroe County, NY I was thinking about doing a speech for college on this issue in my county. But I not sure where to look. If you could help me out that would be great or even if you could point me in the right direction.
Thank you Tonya
Good luck, Kingturtle 06:13, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Is there any Overseas Branch of African Development Bank at 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf London E14
Thank you
Saibal Chatterjee
saibalda@yahoo.com
Looking for list of richest and poorest countries and also richest and poorest people.
I was trying to find the entry on Chinese architecture (and ideally with some pictures) but couldn't find it. Any suggestios? - and if there's no such item - and not even for any other country, Wiki might consider adding the category?
Jeff from L.A.
Dear Reader, By accident I got on your Website, and I do not know if this is the right channel to post my question. If not, then could you please direct my to the right source? Thank you. Here is my problem. For a research project dealing with rehabilitation after cartilage repair in the human knee we want to compress the cartilage. By pushing the lower leg inward at the ankle , trying to bend the leg inward (with the knee joint being the point of rotation)we want to compress the inner side of the knee and its cartilage. We need a formula to find out the amount of pressure that will occur at the inside of the knee joint. The only known parameters are: The force applied at the distal end of the lower leg The length of the lower leg Both will give the amount of torque We also know the surface area on wich the pressure will be applied. But how can I convert this torque into pressure at the knee?
Thank you
Omer Matthijs boma@inode.at
First, sorry about posting a question here, but trying to edit the Ref Desk itself reported (with IE 4) "action not supported by Wiki" or something of that kind. Could someone else move this question there please?
The question itself concerns two "reefs", Maria Theresa and Ernest Legouve, that are in the South Pacific at roughly 150 west, 35 south. Rand McNally's Illustrated Atlas of the World does not indicate they are part of any country, which is rather strange considering all other tiny remote islands appear to be claimed (excepting near Antartica).
Interestingly, Maria Theresa features in two of Jules Verne's novels, Les enfants de Capitaine Grant and L'Ile Mysterieuse. In the former, it is also referred to as Tabor, its French name. Verne describes it as fairly large and having a forrest, but is that true or is it just coral? And who discovered it and Ernest Legouve?
Google is our friend, yes, but I got surprisingly little result. Any reliable information is appreciated; please answer at Ref. Desk itself. In fact, in return I'll try to create articles on both, in English and Dutch.
Thank you in advance, 194.109.186.161 15:59, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
On what date did the combined British and Irish parliaments first meet after the 1801 Act of Union? Was an election called in Ireland or did the members of the Irish House simply relocate to Westminster? Mintguy (T) 20:30, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I am aware that mercury is a very dangerous substance to work with and was therefore wondering if that same cautions would be necessary for working with cinnabar? Thanks. misscathy.seacoast@verizon.net
Can anyone tell me how it was decided that Victoria located on Vancouver Island became the capital of the province of British Columbia. The only reference I can find is in a book that says after much drinking and trickery it was decided for Victoria. Can anyone tell me what happened. Thanks
Before that, it was in New Westminster. moink 04:56, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Sorry my contact is lbhilliard@comcast.net. Thanks
Hello,
My name is Jessica. I have a question. I am doin a research project on Leonardo Da Vinci, and I want to find out his real name since Da Vini is not. Do you know of any source that can help me find out. I think it is impossible, its not stated anywhere. Maybe if I can even find out his father last name would be helpful
If you can help thank you so much.
You can email me at swtbttrfly@aol.com with any information\
Sincerly
Desperate for this answer.....
See Leonardo da Vinci. The problem is that people didn't always have surnames... before surnames were developed people were known by the place where they live or by their father's name. So Leonardo was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci - no surname, and yet his real name. - Nunh-huh 00:02, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
(from user:137.186.203.169) - The Nederlands painter Roland Koning gave me a set of twelve reproductions of his paintings titled " Herstel Van De Havens Rotterdam" published in the year 1967. They are nicely mounted in their original booklet published by
Opgedragen Aan Officieren, Onderofficieren, Korporaals en Manchappen Van Den Munen Oprium Dienst Der Koninkluke Marine
He was a very famous Dutch Painter. The Queen of the Nederlands published a retrospective of his paintings and bestowed a national honor to him.
I am at the state in life when I am trying to part with peices of endearment and the memories of these particular items is enough. Roland Koning was my neighbor in Waasenaar. I would appreciate your informing me of who I might contact to find the value of these reproductions and where I could dispose of them.
Gordon Davis 210- Patterson Blvd SW Calgary, Alta T3h 3J6 Ph 403-246-5615
I am attempting to locate hospitals in the town of Heathcote Close where I friend of mine was born in 1968. This town is not listed on the A-Z list of towns in England.
Might the name have been changed? If so, are you aware of the current name?
Thank you ever so much for your time. This is all in conjunction with determining the time this person was born so a special gift of a birth chart may be given for their upcoming birthday. However, I've been notified that times of birth are not recorded on birth certificates in England and was directed to contact the hospital of birth for that information.
First, I do need to have the correct town so I may search out the time!
Have a lovely day and thank you for taking the time to read this as well as hopefully supplying an answer.
Sincerely,
Sherrill Curtis
I was walking around
Kenilworth Castle and spotted
this redwood-like tree, which I didn't recognise but thought perhaps rather uncommon (at least in the
United Kingdom); is it (a) identifiable and (b) worthwhile for the Wikipedia? (The images on that site are mine, and licensed as public domain, or GFDL if you prefer.)
James F.
(talk) 14:09, 17 Feb 2004 (UTC)
When was military camouflage very first invented and who invented it?
A quick websearch releaved that the term itself comes from the French during World War I. They formed the first formal camafloughe unit. Houghton Mifflin has a pretty good write up on the history. →Raul654 01:32, Feb 24, 2004 (UTC)
What are some obsolete scientific theories?
for this new page about theories that were once commonly accepted and are false.
Hello, My name is Trish, and my husband and I inherited 4 bronze sculptures a few years back. The problem is that I cannot find any info about them. I was hoping this site may be able to help. Any info would be appreciated. We can be e-mailed at lilfuny@yahoo.com.Thanks in advance the info is listed here that we have. Pecheur , par Picault (sculpt) E Picault (fisherman) La Sirene D. Puech ( mermaid/angel) Germaine B. ( man seeding) Terville (woman holding basket with shells in it.) All are at least 24 inches high, La sirene is really huge. Many Thanks, Trish Fortier
Didn't Caesar have his LegioI Gallic and LegioIII Germanic, taken off him by the Senate before the Civil war campaigns against pompey?
Ok, I'm back to pester Wikipedia with more geometry questions.
I need the area of a "central" sector of an ellipse. That is, a sector with its vertex at the centre of the ellipse (NOT at a focus). I have the major and minor axes of the ellipse, and I can nicely orient it to be centered at the origin with it's axes along the coordinate axes. So it's equation is x=a*cos(theta), y=b*sin(theta).
I have the two angles (measured counter-clockwise from the x-axis) of the rays bounding the sector: theta1 and theta2.
If this needs arctans somehow, explain to me what to do to get the right branch of the arctan. I have the atan2 function available to me, that takes a numerator and denominator and figures out the quadrant from the signs, and returns an angle between -pi and pi.
Thanks! moink 18:23, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Okay, the way I solved this is by considering theta1 to be equal to zero, and solving for theta2, henceforth θ, assuming it's less than π/2. Areas for other values of theta1 and theta2 can be calculated by appropriate additions and subtractions, thanks to the symmetry of the ellipse.
Drop a vertical line from the point (a cos(θ),b sin(θ)) to the x-axis. This separates the problem into the area of the triangle on the left, and an area under the curve on the right. The triangle on the left has an area of
The hard part is the area under the curve.
which, according to MathWorld's article on ellipses, can be integrated analytically giving:
Substituting in and solving gives
So
-- Cyan 20:44, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
if( (θ<PI/2.0) || (θ>3.0*PI/2.0) )
{
y=A*tan(θ);
}
else
{
y=-A*tan(θ);
}
if(θ<PI)
{
c=atan2(B,y);
}
else
{
c=2*PI+atan2(B,y);
}
Area=A*B*c/2.0;
Thanks to both of you... Cyan's has the appearance of being more right at first glance, based on trying it for the entire ellipse unless we can always say that atan(2*a*pi/b) is always 2*pi, regardless of the values of a & b, which somehow I doubt. I've put both of them into Matlab and compared them to a polyarea calculation, and they don't work. I'm beginning to think an analytical solution to this isn't actually possible. moink 20:00, 25 Feb 2004 (UTC)
I used MATLAB to check my formula too, and I find that numerical integration matches the analytical formula. I will post the code I used to User talk:moink. -- Cyan 18:53, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Would anybody happen to know which war, and which crossing of the Rio Grande, is referred to by ABBA's song Fernando? (The song's lyrics are available here. This page also contains a comment by one bruno64 providing an explanation of sorts, but one that isn?t very convincing.) Thanks, Itai 23:41, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Why does a test tube cool down when hydrochloric acid is added to baking soda?
Actually, I think it refers tthe Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. There is a Rio Grande in Spain as well, and the Republican Forces, sorry to say, lost to the Fascists.
Can you tell me, in current times, is it appropriate to replace cc: at the bottom of correspondence with xc: (xerox copy)? I have not heard this; however, one of our staff members has told me this is the case.
Please advise as I do want to be correct. Thank you.
i will like to have information on Denmark Vessey and Nat Turner
Are there any official reports with solid proofs about seeing UFO or close contacts with extraterrestrials?
does the famicom games play on an american super NES?
Yes, but the Famicom cartridges have a differant form factor, so it requires a adapter, I believe Honeywell made one. Thunderbolt16
Hi Everyone and thank you for giving me a great opportunity to contact you.
My name is Mark Grantham and I live in New Zealand and am currently researching my family history.
I am trying to track down a Great Uncle called William Grantham who was born in England and left to supposedly join the NWMP where he was killed at a young age.
William Grantham Born - London England 1884 - 1885. He came alone without his family. His father was a horsekeeper so he definitely had the pedigree to join the NWMP.
I am sorry but this is all the information that I can gather at the moment and I would really appreciate it if somebody could point me in the right direction as to who I can contact re old records etc, if indeed any still remain.
One point worth noting is that his brother Thomas was fighting in the Boer War with the Northumberland Fusiliers and he might have had ideas to join him over there. I recall that the NWMP Police fought in South Africa.
my email address is subwaybotany@xtra.co.nz
Kind Regards Mark Grantham
Q. Michael Landon............ TV star When he was dying he had a particular sound track or music album that he had playing all the time until he actually passed away. Do you know what that music was? I would appreciate an answer please. - Gordon Screen from Australia
The post of Master of the Queen's Music is the musical equivalent, in Great Britain, to that of Poet Laureate. In 1975 Queen Elizabeth II appointed Malcolm Williamson of Australia to the post and he died on March 2, 2003. So it has been nearly a year since that time and I see no information here on Wikipedia about a successor having been appointed. What gives?
Please send info via e-mail to iopisa@aol.com. Thank you very much.
Isa
Having inherited a computer on which all I could get was an 'a' dos prompt, I thought I would start from scratch by reformatting and using some old MS floopy setup discs. I booted on with disc 1 in the 'a' drive and followed through the formatting and set up process until I was told to insert disc 3. To my horror I could not find disc 3! I am now 58% through the DOS set up and in a worse state than when I started. As I could not continue, I had to exit set up and having now reformatted the c drive I cannot proceed any further. Does anyone out there have MS-DOS 6 disc 3 Version 6.22 or can any knowledgeable person advise me how to load an operating system now that I have reformatted the 'c' drive and having no access to the cd rom drive.
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Hello my name is Candy Loera I live in Los County of Southern California.About 5 years ago I came across a Webster's Dictionary that was published around 1909 but it contains 2005 pages. It also has biographies of Noah Webster but written by different people .This book has of great importance and I would like to know who I can contact regarding this book.I wouldn't want this book to go to waste so it is of great importance that can get any information on this subject.
Sincerly , candy loera
Please tell me the English names of the following countries - 1. Al-Seen, 2. Al-Urdun, 3. Al-Jamaheeriya Al-Udhma, 4. Al-Suweed, 5. Al-Mager, 6. Jemhoreyat Jenoob Afrikia, 7. Al-Maghreb, 8. Kubros
Please tell me the English names of the following countries Arabic names - 1. Al-Seen, 2. Al-Urdun, 3. Al-Jamaheeriya Al-Udhma, 4. Al-Suweed, 5. Al-Mager, 6. Jemhoreyat Jenoob Afrikia, 7. Al-Maghreb, 8. Kubros
My e-mail is monalan@hotmail.com
Thank you ever so much.
In anticipation,
Mona
I am currently involved an investigation where two person's are being charged with the murder of three young children by drowning. The incident took place in a lake adjacent to a nuclear power plant. With the heightened security since 9/11, would it be feasible to pursue the possibility there could be sattelite photos available?
It certainly appears that David Lewis is a big name in contemporary philosophical analysis of counterfactual conditionals. Have other interesting analyses come up since his book (published in the 70s, I think)? Is he the best author to start with in this field, or would you suggest someone else? -- Ryguasu 18:12, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
The above came before Lewis, though. Lewis is perhaps a bit metaphysical for many people's tastes - he'll be dealing with possible worlds etc... Evercat 18:19, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
What is a step show? -- Seth Ilys 22:43, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
sir/madam i really enjoy "wikipedia" ,and contents .i am mechanical engineering graduate from BAngalore (india).i little unsure about classification of missile systems . my question is
'"whether STINGER MISSILE SYSTEM comes under a category of cruise missile systems ?"'
i request you to kindly answermy query . waiting in anticipation
regards vishal banakar vishal7717@yahoo.co.in