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Hi - I was hoping someone could help me find some mention in historical texts of animals using camouflage - called crypsis. I posed this question on the Science Desk, and got some good answers, but they were referring to the 19th century, whereas I'm looking for something earlier than the 17th century - maybe in a bestiary, or in the notes of a natural philosopher? I know this is an obscure question, but if anyone could help, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks Adambrowne666 00:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Singer, Charles (1959). A History of Biology to about the Year 1900: A General Introduction to the Study of Living Things. London: Abelard-Schuman. p. 317.Protective resemblance of a species to its background must have been known to hunters from the beginning. The change of coat of some northern animals to white in winter was known to Theophrastus ( fourth century B.C.) and has been familiar through the ages. From Pliny ( first century A.D.) and Aelian (c. A.D. 200) onward the power of the chameleon to alter its colour according to its surroundings has been frequently remarked. In the seventeenth century Redi (p. 440) drew attention to the peculiarities of the 'stick insects' and like forms. Chameleon and green tree-frog attracted Vallisnieri (p. 208) in the eighteenth century.
I know this sounds really stereotypical, but why are the Jews such a successful people? It may not be true in every case, but I every Jew I have ever met/listened to/heard about were always either doctors, psychologists, comedians, or prophets (among other other successful jobs)! What makes them to be so? Is it a genetic thing that makes them all have a drive to achieve something? Just wondering. Thanks. schyler 01:02, 29 July 2006 (UTC)####You know what they say "THREE FIRES AND THEN SUCESS"
(edit conflict)
One historical reason is that Jews were barred from owning land in many places. This may sound like a negative, but ultimately forced many into businesses which ultimately had higher profit potential. If you own a patch of land, the profit you can make from it (in the form of crops) is strictly limited, whereas if you loan money, own a store, etc., the profit potential is almost unlimited. StuRat 07:37, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
i think the persecution argument is the strongest. here in the Uk for example, the average gay man (accoring to the home office) earns around 34000 pounds a year which is significantly higher than the uk average (somewhere around the mid-twenties) - all this despite the fact that gay man are something like ten times less likely to finsih school than there heterosexual peers - so proving yourself to the wider world must be quite a factor. although two thumbs way up for the guy who pointed out that success shouldnt be measured by money. 201.9.82.172 23:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I would seriously doubt any genetic component to it. Genetics can explain skin or eye color, but concepts like ambition are far to complex to attribute to someone's chromosomes. It is largely cultural. I like to joke that whoever wrote Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" certainly wasn't Jewish. Joking aside, it's hard to make any sweeping generalizations, since I've known Jewish people who have been content to live modest, working-class lives or have been screw-ups in their attempts to be "successful." But in most Jewish families I have known, the expectation level is higher than what you'd see, say, in a typical family of West Virginia steelworkers. Again, I don't want to stereotype; I've met my share of people who have come from working-class backgrounds and become CEOs or the like. But if your dad works in a coal mine, his expectation for you is probably different that it would be if he was a lawyer. A third-generation coal miner might be more accepting of a son who goes straight from high school to a job in the mines or in a factory, while the lawyer would be more likely to insist that the son continue his education. So the easy answer to your question is Jewish people are more likely than the general population to be doctors, lawyers, etc., because they are more likely have had parents who had a middle-class background.
The more difficult question is how so many Jewish families in the West got to that point in the first place. For this, we do have to look at history, even if conditions have changed. The restrictions of Christian Europe had forced Jews to become basically an urban merchant class in many areas. This prepared them well for life in the U.S. If you were to look at a mid-size American town in the 50s, half of the store owners might have been Jewish. With the decline of small retail, there might not be as many Jewish store owners as there used to be, but many of those merchants' kids went on to become doctors, lawyers, professors and so on.
Another thing to consider is the value Jews traditionally have placed in education and learning. Due to religious considerations, Jews have always been a highly literate people. I've been told even today, Jews read far more books per capita than do non-Jews in the U.S. I was surprised to see that one of the top-selling books in a Prague bookstore was the Czech translation of Leo Rosten's The New Joys of Yiddish. Prague doesn't have a huge Jewish community, but either the ones there read a lot or Czech Gentiles are really interested in Yiddish for some reason. -- Mwalcoff 04:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
I have a buckle which has a Crown over a Thistle and a Rose above intertwined Hearts and has the inscription around "Jubilee 50th Year, People United and King Supported" The buckle is made of gilt metal and is 6.5 x 4.5 cm. Can anybody help me to find out if this is from an Association or a Political Party? Mt thanks in advance.
Sounds interesting. Unfortunately, you give little information about the buckle's age. Can you post a photo? Does it look very old?
The thistle and the rose could be allegories of Scotland and England. They were joined when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (although of course, he would have just been called "King James" at the time). That was 1603 when Elizabeth died. The Jubilee referred to could be the jubilee of the union, being 1653, when we run into a bit of a blind alley, because that's right splat in the middle of the Interregnum.
The buckle could therefore be that of a supporter of the (then) future Charles II, whose supporters backdated the start of his reign to 1649, when his dad had an unfortunate incident involving an executioner and a sharp implement. Charles II was also King of Scotland.
Now tell me the buckle looks modern and watch me groan. -- Dweller 09:28, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Greetings Ref desk! I am writing about local government in Britain at the Swedish Wikipedia, and I have a few questions which the relevant articles here have not been able to answer.
Thanks in advance! / sv:Essin 10:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Okay... Craigavon, by the map on its page, crosses into Down and maybe even touches Antrim (around the shore of Lough Neagh). With York, according to an old source I have it officially straddled the borders of the three Ridings. whether than means that the three different Lords Lieutenant each had jurist=diction over part of the city, I don't know. The same source also mentioned that it had a Sherriff, though, so perhaps he performed the duties of a Lord Lieutenant for the city. BTW, "has" is right, since "each" implies "each individual one". Grutness... wha? 01:35, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
i read quran and other islamic books and found enough evidence of hen and cock to be haraam. Since it has talons and it does eat small organisms. but just that i wanted to confirm from some more knowledgeable persons.
and also, is it wrong to post such messages on talk pages of halaal and similar topics. if so, why. i dont think there is any harm if u enquire about a topic on its talk page. nids 11:51, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thanks for these kind replies. they have really been helpful to me. nids 16:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Where is the reference for the question of "who died first, Adam or Eve"?-- Billmilton 12:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)À
So where did the Jewish Encyclopedia get its info? alteripse 22:56, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello all,
After reading the pages regarding dreaming, I didn't really find a statisfying answer to a problem I'm facing: dreaming. I've always been dreaming from since I was young, but lately my dreams have become way more frequent and intense. I do know the cause of my dreams however: there's a lot of things going on in my life right now, I whole lot of (negative) changes in a very short timespan. I try to do my best to deal with the changes as good as I can, and during my day-life I have no real problems. I'm not feeling depressed and I am blessed with a lot of good things in life like friends, education and a job. It's just that at night I face the things I had to deal with over the last 12 months and it's really exhausting me. My dreams are also very real: most of the things happening in my dreams can happen in real life.
What happens from time to time is that during the day I mix up things I dreamt about with things that happened in real life. Then I can't remember whether something happened in real life or in my dreams. It's not that I'm hallucinating or anything, I am still able to think clear. It's just that I have this feeling of being awake 24 hours aday, during the daylight and during the night, like I don't have a night to rest. When I wake up in the morning I'm still tired, even if I just slept for 8 or 10 hours.
I'm trying to face my problems as good as I possibly can. I've had much worse times than this, I talked to a physicologist who helped me very well. There were times when I felt depressed and lost. But those days are over, during the daytime I'm a much happier person. I just want those dreams to stop. I hope there's somebody who had a similar experience and who has found a way to limit these dreams in some way.
Thank you very much for your time.
- A Pictor Too.
Hi sweety... :( I felt really bad 4 u when i read your question since that used to happen to me... ok, the first thing you need to know is that you can't stop having bad dreams because maybe you are pushing things you don't like in your waking life into the dark (avoiding them), (stuff like considering the bad things that could happen..you probably don't wanna see the bad side of things during your waking life)and those come out in your dreams so that you can be aware of them... you said there was a time when you where depressed and lost and now you are ok... well.. that's really good, did you find a purpose or someting?, the thing that worries me is that maybe you have found a purpose and all, but maybe it's not what you really want, and maybe that's the reason for your haunting dreams... anyway, I'd love to help you as much as I can. you can ask me stuff in my user page if you like. be happy and good luck. -- Cosmic girl 03:02, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Traditional British advice is don't eat cheese before sleeping. -- Dweller 09:08, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
According to the main character in Michael Herr's Dispatches, smoking massive amounts of marijuana before sleeping is a way to stop yourself from dreaming.
Toko loko 20:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
DON'T smoke pot or take any drugs... just get in touch with yourself and with something that may be bothering you subconsciously (like past traumas) and be sincere with yourself, and if you have to give some 'f*** yous' and middle fingers, even to your parents or siblings, DO IT... cause if they ever did anything to you, like a betrayal, or something that caused you this side effects, they desserve you telling them their truths and more. -- Cosmic girl 02:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I would like to thank you all for your comments. It's really much appreciated. I'll see a therapist specialized in dreaming soon to hopefully find a solution. Thanks for all the other recommendations too. I'm not willing to try marihuana, because of the negative effects of it. I tried it in the past and it's just not the thing for me. The one thing that does help however, is alcohol. When I go out I tend to have a few drinks too many, and when I go to bed a bit drunk I tend to not dream at all (or I can't remember them). However, because of the alcohol I don't get to rest either, so the only thing this helps me with is not worrying about the dreams when I wake up, but I'm still tired. I guess it's just because I'm not done with the past, even though I have the feeling I am. Thanks.
can u tell me about poetry related to the three realms of the earth ie land ,water, air,,and aslo about any rituals or festivals or legends regarding this i'd preffer it to be regarding india .
could you eplain this statement 2 me "thediversity of environment that exists in the world,which supports life"
Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Language"cuz the language desk eems to be inhabited by no-one and because it is rather urgent please dont tell me not to double post it is an emergency
i have tried most of them out and i cant find what im looking 4 that is the main reason i asked it over here so can u help me about the statement ,well, i had posted it before and i got an equally weird 'n unrelated answer is the wikipedia reference desk dead ,i mean devoid of all living souls excpt for me . please help me out with this.
okay here is the question as it is on my worksheet
choose any of thhe realms of the earth (land ,air ,water ) and collect and analyze information to find out about-
1 the diversity of environment that exists in the world ,which supports life
2 collect stories , legends , festivals , poetry , sayings, rituals that are associated with the realms chosen
the topics that i have sound mindboggling 2 me and im asking these questions after a lot of searching and googling but the results i get r usually rather irrelevant,or else i wouldnt be asking 4 help and please i was not spamming i was just trying 2 get a better reply from u , cuz i thought that u had ignored my query please isnt there anyone here
hey shantavira that was mighty nice of you you were the first person to give me a relevant answer.i really apperciate it keep up the good work
You Rrecently featured an American photographer who made prints using selenium toner and photographed native americans but i can't find the Article. Please Help!! (email address removed)
Can anyone tell me what genre of Christian music this is? The only examples I can really think of are the music for the main menu of Hitman 2 Silent Assassin and when you discover Christianity in Civilization IV.------ Seclipse21 16:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Why would you think the soundtrack for Hitman silent assassin would be considered christian music? I bolded your "this" because your question was literally unintelligible. It still makes no sense to me. Who says those two pieces are Christian? alteripse 05:12, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
They are asking what sort of music it is that you hear when you discovery Christianity in Civilization IV (a computer game). They mention that it is the same kind of music as they hear on the main menu of Hitman 2 Silent Assassin (another computer game). I assume Alteripse, like me, you've never played these games as the question seemed to confuse you. I've unbolded 'this as it seemed more confusing. Anyone know the answer? Skittle 11:53, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
I have an example of it saved on my computer, but I don't know how to upload it right here to give everyone an example of what I'm talking about. -- Seclipse21 18:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
There was a documentary some time back about the man in England who won an essay contes with his descriptions of slavery and how this launched the first anti slavery movement in the world. Where would I find the name of the documentary or other writing on that?
Hi
I am new to searching family roots in Germany. I am trying to search for families that were Evangical and lived in Bremen, and Colleda, and Bachra, Sachsen, Thuringen, and Klein Neuhausen Thuringen (Prussia) Germany.
I would appreciate any addresses for churchs in these towns so that I can find parents, children, and spouses in these families.
Thank you
Karen Cox email removed (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Ball [1867-1948], according to the Library of Congress, authored three books: A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS, Gibbs & Van Vleck,1916 BIRD BIOGRAPHIES, Dodd, Mead, 1923 SKETCHES OF THE BALL AND FOLLET FAMILIES, Stephen Daye press, 1939
We are mounting an exhibit of Castine, Maine, writers, but can find no biographical information on Ball. Requesting any information on her life. Paul Gray
Hi guys, are there any statistics about internet usage in the world? ( how many people use it regularly, how many have used it and how many don't even know it exists.)-- Cosmic girl 21:28, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thank you, but is there any site with the aproximate percentages?.-- Cosmic girl 23:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
no worries! thanx a lot 4 the other link anyway! XD -- Cosmic girl 03:04, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thank you! yeah I saw that before, but I just had a closer look at it and saw that the middle east has less users than africa! wow... I didn't expect that!...but I knd of don't udnerstand that chart, I would've prefered something more like: 60% of the world's population owns a computer with internet, 20& of the worlds population has used the internet sometime in their lifes and 20% don't know it exists...I don't know how accurate my aproximation is, but oh well... -- Cosmic girl 02:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm new to this whole guitar thing, and recently bought an electric guitar. I find that even when relatively tuned, the two E strings don't sound the same unfretted (yes I know the high E string is two octaves higher). I thought this might have something to do with intonation. The book I have provides suggestions on how to adjust the screws at the back of the bridge if the string's harmonic doesn't match the 12th fret, but I can't seem to get this right. Any ideas? -- Silvaran 23:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
What did the playing pieces in Chaturanga typically look like? Have any playing pieces survived from ancient and medieval sets? Is the game still played, and if so, with what pieces? -- Siva 23:30, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Those are Shatranj pieces. Do any Chaturanga pieces survive? -- Siva 00:00, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
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Hi - I was hoping someone could help me find some mention in historical texts of animals using camouflage - called crypsis. I posed this question on the Science Desk, and got some good answers, but they were referring to the 19th century, whereas I'm looking for something earlier than the 17th century - maybe in a bestiary, or in the notes of a natural philosopher? I know this is an obscure question, but if anyone could help, I'd be most appreciative. Thanks Adambrowne666 00:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Singer, Charles (1959). A History of Biology to about the Year 1900: A General Introduction to the Study of Living Things. London: Abelard-Schuman. p. 317.Protective resemblance of a species to its background must have been known to hunters from the beginning. The change of coat of some northern animals to white in winter was known to Theophrastus ( fourth century B.C.) and has been familiar through the ages. From Pliny ( first century A.D.) and Aelian (c. A.D. 200) onward the power of the chameleon to alter its colour according to its surroundings has been frequently remarked. In the seventeenth century Redi (p. 440) drew attention to the peculiarities of the 'stick insects' and like forms. Chameleon and green tree-frog attracted Vallisnieri (p. 208) in the eighteenth century.
I know this sounds really stereotypical, but why are the Jews such a successful people? It may not be true in every case, but I every Jew I have ever met/listened to/heard about were always either doctors, psychologists, comedians, or prophets (among other other successful jobs)! What makes them to be so? Is it a genetic thing that makes them all have a drive to achieve something? Just wondering. Thanks. schyler 01:02, 29 July 2006 (UTC)####You know what they say "THREE FIRES AND THEN SUCESS"
(edit conflict)
One historical reason is that Jews were barred from owning land in many places. This may sound like a negative, but ultimately forced many into businesses which ultimately had higher profit potential. If you own a patch of land, the profit you can make from it (in the form of crops) is strictly limited, whereas if you loan money, own a store, etc., the profit potential is almost unlimited. StuRat 07:37, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
i think the persecution argument is the strongest. here in the Uk for example, the average gay man (accoring to the home office) earns around 34000 pounds a year which is significantly higher than the uk average (somewhere around the mid-twenties) - all this despite the fact that gay man are something like ten times less likely to finsih school than there heterosexual peers - so proving yourself to the wider world must be quite a factor. although two thumbs way up for the guy who pointed out that success shouldnt be measured by money. 201.9.82.172 23:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
I would seriously doubt any genetic component to it. Genetics can explain skin or eye color, but concepts like ambition are far to complex to attribute to someone's chromosomes. It is largely cultural. I like to joke that whoever wrote Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" certainly wasn't Jewish. Joking aside, it's hard to make any sweeping generalizations, since I've known Jewish people who have been content to live modest, working-class lives or have been screw-ups in their attempts to be "successful." But in most Jewish families I have known, the expectation level is higher than what you'd see, say, in a typical family of West Virginia steelworkers. Again, I don't want to stereotype; I've met my share of people who have come from working-class backgrounds and become CEOs or the like. But if your dad works in a coal mine, his expectation for you is probably different that it would be if he was a lawyer. A third-generation coal miner might be more accepting of a son who goes straight from high school to a job in the mines or in a factory, while the lawyer would be more likely to insist that the son continue his education. So the easy answer to your question is Jewish people are more likely than the general population to be doctors, lawyers, etc., because they are more likely have had parents who had a middle-class background.
The more difficult question is how so many Jewish families in the West got to that point in the first place. For this, we do have to look at history, even if conditions have changed. The restrictions of Christian Europe had forced Jews to become basically an urban merchant class in many areas. This prepared them well for life in the U.S. If you were to look at a mid-size American town in the 50s, half of the store owners might have been Jewish. With the decline of small retail, there might not be as many Jewish store owners as there used to be, but many of those merchants' kids went on to become doctors, lawyers, professors and so on.
Another thing to consider is the value Jews traditionally have placed in education and learning. Due to religious considerations, Jews have always been a highly literate people. I've been told even today, Jews read far more books per capita than do non-Jews in the U.S. I was surprised to see that one of the top-selling books in a Prague bookstore was the Czech translation of Leo Rosten's The New Joys of Yiddish. Prague doesn't have a huge Jewish community, but either the ones there read a lot or Czech Gentiles are really interested in Yiddish for some reason. -- Mwalcoff 04:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
I have a buckle which has a Crown over a Thistle and a Rose above intertwined Hearts and has the inscription around "Jubilee 50th Year, People United and King Supported" The buckle is made of gilt metal and is 6.5 x 4.5 cm. Can anybody help me to find out if this is from an Association or a Political Party? Mt thanks in advance.
Sounds interesting. Unfortunately, you give little information about the buckle's age. Can you post a photo? Does it look very old?
The thistle and the rose could be allegories of Scotland and England. They were joined when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (although of course, he would have just been called "King James" at the time). That was 1603 when Elizabeth died. The Jubilee referred to could be the jubilee of the union, being 1653, when we run into a bit of a blind alley, because that's right splat in the middle of the Interregnum.
The buckle could therefore be that of a supporter of the (then) future Charles II, whose supporters backdated the start of his reign to 1649, when his dad had an unfortunate incident involving an executioner and a sharp implement. Charles II was also King of Scotland.
Now tell me the buckle looks modern and watch me groan. -- Dweller 09:28, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Greetings Ref desk! I am writing about local government in Britain at the Swedish Wikipedia, and I have a few questions which the relevant articles here have not been able to answer.
Thanks in advance! / sv:Essin 10:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Okay... Craigavon, by the map on its page, crosses into Down and maybe even touches Antrim (around the shore of Lough Neagh). With York, according to an old source I have it officially straddled the borders of the three Ridings. whether than means that the three different Lords Lieutenant each had jurist=diction over part of the city, I don't know. The same source also mentioned that it had a Sherriff, though, so perhaps he performed the duties of a Lord Lieutenant for the city. BTW, "has" is right, since "each" implies "each individual one". Grutness... wha? 01:35, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
i read quran and other islamic books and found enough evidence of hen and cock to be haraam. Since it has talons and it does eat small organisms. but just that i wanted to confirm from some more knowledgeable persons.
and also, is it wrong to post such messages on talk pages of halaal and similar topics. if so, why. i dont think there is any harm if u enquire about a topic on its talk page. nids 11:51, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thanks for these kind replies. they have really been helpful to me. nids 16:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Where is the reference for the question of "who died first, Adam or Eve"?-- Billmilton 12:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)À
So where did the Jewish Encyclopedia get its info? alteripse 22:56, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello all,
After reading the pages regarding dreaming, I didn't really find a statisfying answer to a problem I'm facing: dreaming. I've always been dreaming from since I was young, but lately my dreams have become way more frequent and intense. I do know the cause of my dreams however: there's a lot of things going on in my life right now, I whole lot of (negative) changes in a very short timespan. I try to do my best to deal with the changes as good as I can, and during my day-life I have no real problems. I'm not feeling depressed and I am blessed with a lot of good things in life like friends, education and a job. It's just that at night I face the things I had to deal with over the last 12 months and it's really exhausting me. My dreams are also very real: most of the things happening in my dreams can happen in real life.
What happens from time to time is that during the day I mix up things I dreamt about with things that happened in real life. Then I can't remember whether something happened in real life or in my dreams. It's not that I'm hallucinating or anything, I am still able to think clear. It's just that I have this feeling of being awake 24 hours aday, during the daylight and during the night, like I don't have a night to rest. When I wake up in the morning I'm still tired, even if I just slept for 8 or 10 hours.
I'm trying to face my problems as good as I possibly can. I've had much worse times than this, I talked to a physicologist who helped me very well. There were times when I felt depressed and lost. But those days are over, during the daytime I'm a much happier person. I just want those dreams to stop. I hope there's somebody who had a similar experience and who has found a way to limit these dreams in some way.
Thank you very much for your time.
- A Pictor Too.
Hi sweety... :( I felt really bad 4 u when i read your question since that used to happen to me... ok, the first thing you need to know is that you can't stop having bad dreams because maybe you are pushing things you don't like in your waking life into the dark (avoiding them), (stuff like considering the bad things that could happen..you probably don't wanna see the bad side of things during your waking life)and those come out in your dreams so that you can be aware of them... you said there was a time when you where depressed and lost and now you are ok... well.. that's really good, did you find a purpose or someting?, the thing that worries me is that maybe you have found a purpose and all, but maybe it's not what you really want, and maybe that's the reason for your haunting dreams... anyway, I'd love to help you as much as I can. you can ask me stuff in my user page if you like. be happy and good luck. -- Cosmic girl 03:02, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Traditional British advice is don't eat cheese before sleeping. -- Dweller 09:08, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
According to the main character in Michael Herr's Dispatches, smoking massive amounts of marijuana before sleeping is a way to stop yourself from dreaming.
Toko loko 20:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
DON'T smoke pot or take any drugs... just get in touch with yourself and with something that may be bothering you subconsciously (like past traumas) and be sincere with yourself, and if you have to give some 'f*** yous' and middle fingers, even to your parents or siblings, DO IT... cause if they ever did anything to you, like a betrayal, or something that caused you this side effects, they desserve you telling them their truths and more. -- Cosmic girl 02:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I would like to thank you all for your comments. It's really much appreciated. I'll see a therapist specialized in dreaming soon to hopefully find a solution. Thanks for all the other recommendations too. I'm not willing to try marihuana, because of the negative effects of it. I tried it in the past and it's just not the thing for me. The one thing that does help however, is alcohol. When I go out I tend to have a few drinks too many, and when I go to bed a bit drunk I tend to not dream at all (or I can't remember them). However, because of the alcohol I don't get to rest either, so the only thing this helps me with is not worrying about the dreams when I wake up, but I'm still tired. I guess it's just because I'm not done with the past, even though I have the feeling I am. Thanks.
can u tell me about poetry related to the three realms of the earth ie land ,water, air,,and aslo about any rituals or festivals or legends regarding this i'd preffer it to be regarding india .
could you eplain this statement 2 me "thediversity of environment that exists in the world,which supports life"
Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Language"cuz the language desk eems to be inhabited by no-one and because it is rather urgent please dont tell me not to double post it is an emergency
i have tried most of them out and i cant find what im looking 4 that is the main reason i asked it over here so can u help me about the statement ,well, i had posted it before and i got an equally weird 'n unrelated answer is the wikipedia reference desk dead ,i mean devoid of all living souls excpt for me . please help me out with this.
okay here is the question as it is on my worksheet
choose any of thhe realms of the earth (land ,air ,water ) and collect and analyze information to find out about-
1 the diversity of environment that exists in the world ,which supports life
2 collect stories , legends , festivals , poetry , sayings, rituals that are associated with the realms chosen
the topics that i have sound mindboggling 2 me and im asking these questions after a lot of searching and googling but the results i get r usually rather irrelevant,or else i wouldnt be asking 4 help and please i was not spamming i was just trying 2 get a better reply from u , cuz i thought that u had ignored my query please isnt there anyone here
hey shantavira that was mighty nice of you you were the first person to give me a relevant answer.i really apperciate it keep up the good work
You Rrecently featured an American photographer who made prints using selenium toner and photographed native americans but i can't find the Article. Please Help!! (email address removed)
Can anyone tell me what genre of Christian music this is? The only examples I can really think of are the music for the main menu of Hitman 2 Silent Assassin and when you discover Christianity in Civilization IV.------ Seclipse21 16:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Why would you think the soundtrack for Hitman silent assassin would be considered christian music? I bolded your "this" because your question was literally unintelligible. It still makes no sense to me. Who says those two pieces are Christian? alteripse 05:12, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
They are asking what sort of music it is that you hear when you discovery Christianity in Civilization IV (a computer game). They mention that it is the same kind of music as they hear on the main menu of Hitman 2 Silent Assassin (another computer game). I assume Alteripse, like me, you've never played these games as the question seemed to confuse you. I've unbolded 'this as it seemed more confusing. Anyone know the answer? Skittle 11:53, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
I have an example of it saved on my computer, but I don't know how to upload it right here to give everyone an example of what I'm talking about. -- Seclipse21 18:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
There was a documentary some time back about the man in England who won an essay contes with his descriptions of slavery and how this launched the first anti slavery movement in the world. Where would I find the name of the documentary or other writing on that?
Hi
I am new to searching family roots in Germany. I am trying to search for families that were Evangical and lived in Bremen, and Colleda, and Bachra, Sachsen, Thuringen, and Klein Neuhausen Thuringen (Prussia) Germany.
I would appreciate any addresses for churchs in these towns so that I can find parents, children, and spouses in these families.
Thank you
Karen Cox email removed (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Ball [1867-1948], according to the Library of Congress, authored three books: A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS, Gibbs & Van Vleck,1916 BIRD BIOGRAPHIES, Dodd, Mead, 1923 SKETCHES OF THE BALL AND FOLLET FAMILIES, Stephen Daye press, 1939
We are mounting an exhibit of Castine, Maine, writers, but can find no biographical information on Ball. Requesting any information on her life. Paul Gray
Hi guys, are there any statistics about internet usage in the world? ( how many people use it regularly, how many have used it and how many don't even know it exists.)-- Cosmic girl 21:28, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thank you, but is there any site with the aproximate percentages?.-- Cosmic girl 23:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
no worries! thanx a lot 4 the other link anyway! XD -- Cosmic girl 03:04, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thank you! yeah I saw that before, but I just had a closer look at it and saw that the middle east has less users than africa! wow... I didn't expect that!...but I knd of don't udnerstand that chart, I would've prefered something more like: 60% of the world's population owns a computer with internet, 20& of the worlds population has used the internet sometime in their lifes and 20% don't know it exists...I don't know how accurate my aproximation is, but oh well... -- Cosmic girl 02:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm new to this whole guitar thing, and recently bought an electric guitar. I find that even when relatively tuned, the two E strings don't sound the same unfretted (yes I know the high E string is two octaves higher). I thought this might have something to do with intonation. The book I have provides suggestions on how to adjust the screws at the back of the bridge if the string's harmonic doesn't match the 12th fret, but I can't seem to get this right. Any ideas? -- Silvaran 23:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
What did the playing pieces in Chaturanga typically look like? Have any playing pieces survived from ancient and medieval sets? Is the game still played, and if so, with what pieces? -- Siva 23:30, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Those are Shatranj pieces. Do any Chaturanga pieces survive? -- Siva 00:00, 2 August 2006 (UTC)