'Bold textItalic text-- 85.189.88.209 ( talk) 09:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)-- 85.189.88.209 ( talk) 09:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC) The G8 article states that the presidency is alternated between each member country yearly in the order which they joined (France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Russia). However, according to the article, Russia is president next year in 2006, between the United Kingdom and Germany (out of order) and when Russia should be president after Canada, in 2011, they seem to skip Russia and France becomes president. Anyone know the reasons why they aren't going in order? -- Colonel Cow 12:28, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
When the current "G8" was formed, it was not the G8, but the so called G7+1. At the time of the G7's creation, Russia was not considered a stable world economic and militry power. As the other memebers of the G7 all joined at about the same time, there is not irregularity in the host's order until 1996. Upon the behest of President Bill Clinton, Russia was invited to a seperate P8 after the G8 meeting in 1991. It then hosted a "Special summit on nuclear security" in 1996. This does not change the order of hostings, as it was a special summit, and France hosted the actual G7 in 1996. From 1998 onward, Russia entered in the slot between the United Kingdom and Germany, as an offical G8 summit member. This is why they had to wait until the next complete cycle in order to host. Rather than have Russia take priority over France, the cycle was completed and Russia basicly tacked onto the end. So Russia will host in 2006, and again for the 2014 G8 summit. I hope I answered your question. If you have any other questions about, or for me, you can post them on my user page, or email me at Dariusthegreat88 at gmail dot com. -- Darisuthegreat88/ Dariusthegreat88 15:37, 3 September 2005 (EST)
List of sculptors does not seem to have a candidate. MeltBanana 23:46, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
the name for saudi royal family member khalid bin sultan bin abdulaziz al-saud is mis-typed. see the page below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_bin_Sultan
his name is "khalid," not "khakid."
I am trying to find a list of the countires that currently do not have an extradition treaty with the US. I understand there to be at least 50. Can someone help me?
At the risk of sounding (whatever)...from the looks of it, our anonymous poster may not be very Wiki-savvy--therefore let's not forget the obvious of recommending that s/he check Extradition. ~ Dpr 07:09, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
I was having a conversation with a lawyer friend of mine a while back. She was telling me about a group of concerned citizens associated with an egalitarian & environmentalist NGO who decided one day to go and buy a lot of shares in Unilever or Altria or some corporation like that, just so they could turn up to the shareholders' meeting and ask the board 'difficult questions'. No doubt questions like 'why are you polluting such-and-such a river / why are you exploiting these labourors / etc'.
So my question is this: Is there a buzzword describing this? I thought I remembered my lawyer friend calling it something specific, but all I could think of is 'shareholder responsibility', which isn't really correct... it's more like 'a hostile exploitation of the corporation's quasi-democratic organisation used to pervert the course of their activities'. Is there a buzzword for that?? -- 81.154.236.221 23:49, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm writing a conspiracy theory story for my English project . I plan my story to be about the involvement of the Illuminati in the Bastille/French Revolution . Basically , it will be something like Dan Brown 's "The Da Vinci Code" novel .
Can I have information about :
a) The geography of the Bastille building and its surroundings during the revolution period.
b) The weaponry used in that period . (So that I can plan an action sequence in my novel)
c) The level of scientific progress achieved in that period . In particular , I would like to know whether they already used electricity at that time , their communication devises available and their common methods of transportation .
d) The activities of the Illuminati and the churches in France at that time .
e) The customs of the French people in that period . In particular , I would like to know what ordinary citizens wear as clothing , what their typical meals are , what are their typical jobs and also their typical habits in day-to-day life during that period .
f) The situation in America at that time . Also , what did the French know about Americans/Europeans/Asians at that time ?
Thank you very much for your help !
James Chan .
In which speech did JFK say and was it in regard to sending troops to Vietnam? "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable." John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), In a speech at the White House, 1962
Thanks
In a traditional (western) wedding, which is more common: that the father of the bride leads the bride down the aisle with her veil down, and then lifts it up for the groom, or he leads her down with the veil back, and then puts it over her face for the groom (who then lifts it up to kiss the bride)? Or some other variation? — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 08:19, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Good morning, afternoon or evening,
When I typed in Google search engine "Nikola Tesla" one of the pages I was refered to was Wikipedia, saying: Nikola Tesla was a Proud Croat! (I got the biggest kick out of the capital P) Well, where to begin? Do I really want to begin? Nikola Tesla was a Serb or a serb. He may have been proud or Proud. But he was not a Croat nor a croat. America is sometimes, if not often, spelled america.
Greetings:
I'm looking to clear up a discrepency re: the Rolling Stones Lips & Tongue logo. I'm writing an article about rock band logo design, and it is widely reported that Andy Warhol indeed designed the Rolling Stones iconic "Lips & Tongue" logo. He supposedly did the design when the Stones contract w/ Decca records expired and when they founded their own label -- the imaginatively titled Rolling Stones Records. This all happened during the recording of Sticky Fingers. The logo was originally intended to be the record label's logo... but was later co-opted as the band's.
I've found differing reports stating the Andy Warhol DID design the logo, and that he DIDN't design the logo. I actually called the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh to clarify, by the curator who knows the answer is on vacation for sometime.
Any help? Please?
Thanks so much.
Matthew Newton <removed e-mail>
How were portions of New Orleans built below sea level? Did these areas sink? Did they drain and/or excavate after building levees? Are below-sea-level-portions of the city built on drained parts of The Mississippi River or Lake Pontchartrain?
Any information would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Neil Higgins
I would like to know why Older Musicians that have played there entire lives always get ignored. I've play pro all my life making peanuts and contiualy turned down by the industry. It's all about the youngsters. No shows or chances for dedicated players to strive for. Older equils experience, The country industry atleast gives all artist there shot regardless of age. Talent is what should count but it dosen't. There are a lot of great players out there like myself that don't much apreciate being treated as old. All those yougsters will soon be in the same boat before they no it. The industry may not make mega millions from older players but there still should be a place for us. But still might but even so, Mega thousand can still be made and there are alot of us our hear that buy Classic Rock & Roll because most of us don't like todays music. New Classic style Rock & Roll could still do well if we were to be given the chance. A classic T.V. compition or something that gives all Musicians an equil change at being part of the Music world that we all love. I dought you or any others out there would apreciate being pushed aside for nothing but the young. The biggest problem is the promotors that do pay to play, by exploting the tons a Kid bands that will play for free. The promotors takes all the money. It's a racket. I book all my own gigs and do better for me and My Band Chalice then any of them have been able to do, And thats sad cause we still make peanuts. All i'm saying is that it would be very nice for someone out there with some power and insite to look outside the box and find way to for all Musicians. Especialy the ones that stay out there playing year after year. Hard working Musicians that could use the help for it's own industry. Thanks for listening. Peace. John Bone Davis
The Christopher "Chris" Wilson article says he's a current member of the band, the Good Charlotte article says he's a former member. Which is it? Zoe 20:04, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
What was the name of the person that was either a nomimee or near nominee for this position prior to Michael Chertoff's nomination? I think he was a friend of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. hydnjo talk 23:09, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Where can I obtain a picture of A.S. Douglas. I have searched a long time. The year is 1952.
A bit of history may be needed:
Help identify these members of Girls Aloud please. First off the easy ones I got, the ginger one and the blonde one:
and the ones I don't, one brunette, two highlighted "blondes", and they all look the same. Take your pic from Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh
(all images are on the commons, so could you note the results there please.). I think I must be showing my age. Cheers. Dunc| ☺ 00:51, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
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What is the source of the suggestion that "some pictures of Jesus Christ produced around Borgia's lifetime were based on Cesare Borgia, and that this in turn has influenced images of Jesus produced since that time."? (from Wikipedia article on Ceare Borgia) --Cathstuart
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With respect to courts what does a "circuit bench" mean? eg. ABC High Court has a bench in XYZ and a circuit bench in LMN? =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:45, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
What rights does a person released on bail have? Can such a person stand for Public Office Elections while on bail? Under British Common Law? Thanks Dickson
Greetings: I was reading your yellow journalism {yellow journalism n. Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.]}on Genesis. I was intrigued by your unsubstantiated opinion {unsubstantiated adj : unsupported by nother evidence [syn: uncorroborated]}: “Genesis is both creation myth and a traditional history of the Israelites. “( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28Old_Testament%29) I would be so very happy to see your scientific research (observations and reproducible experimentation) which “backs” this unsubstantiated claim that Genesis is a “myth.”
myth n. 1. 1.A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth. 2. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth. 2. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia. 3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. 4.A fictitious story, person, or thing: “German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth” (Leon Wolff).
For your convenience I have attached the definition of the scientific method in case your biased propaganda {biased n. 1. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment./propaganda n. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.} doesn't include the definition.
scientific method n. The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis.
Thank you for proving my point that your Wikipedia is nothing but a propaganda factory . . . . where truth can be "edited" at the discretion of any propagandist. . . not dictated by facts . . . btw . . . .how can you be condescending to a propagandist?
yes, you've found us out, Wikipedia is a yellow journalism materialist blog, and will surely be punished by the LORD for its impertinence. You are too good for wasting your time with this crappy website and should visit more godly sites, like http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ dab (ᛏ) 07:30, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
You may be interested to become a member of the FES (ie, if you are not one already). As the table on the right shows, it is based on the same thing that you are arguing for. Tintin 10:47, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
I would like to apologize for our yellow journalism, please, good sir, give us your substantiated evidence of the story of Genesis which shows that it is not a myth, and we will get it in there right away. -- Ballchef 13:51, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Agnosticism - R Lee E ( talk, contribs) 22:27, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
You know, I suppose everyone thinks it's obvious, but reading the original complaint I'm not sure exactly what it's trying to say. Here are four statements:
Clearly the original poster disagrees with 1. But which of the remaining three is the original poster arguing for? Steve Summit ( talk) 01:00, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
If you still have problems with this page please winge here.
-- 205.188.116.14 14:18, 3 September 2005 (UTC)Greegings:
Rus' had 3 colors. Is the significance/meaning of these from Viking lore, or was it a specific development of Oleg and Olga?
Near Kiev...Czerwona/Krasnaya/Red Rus'. Near Grodno...Czarna/Chyornaya/Black Rus'. E. Belarus...Biala/Belaya/White Rus'.
What is/was the significance or "original" intentional meaning of Black, White, and Red, in this "specific" context?
Thank You, Dziekuje, Spasibo!
Tomasz Ryszardowicz Rajtar Tanya, Baba Jaga of Kawashaway
Was Joseph Cornell an emotionlist, imitationalist, or formalist?
Were the 20 ships authorized by congress by the Cruiser Act ever built? If so, what are their names? -- Neutrality talk 00:00, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
Who was the Governor General or Head of State in Jamaica and Canada in the year 1925?
Who invented the Hammer and sickle symbol, and was it used by any groups before the bolsheviks? Is it of Russian origin? After a google search I found many people asking this same question, but no answers (except for one guy who had a vague memory of being told it was created in 1922). The bellman 06:15, 2005 September 4 (UTC)
I have an online business. I deal with about 25 manufactuers. But I have two (although the are associated) seems to be practicing unfair price fixing and more.
They both: 1. Are setting prices and not allowing fair market trade. I am not allowed to price below their selling point. They are controlling the price of their products as me as a vendor and a competitor. They are even going so far as tell me that I can't offer free shippings or offer a free gift in leau of free shipping because it competes with them. 2. Asking me to sign an angreement to such as above.
Individually: 1. Not allowing me to advertise the product, even though I am the vendor and they the supplier. They also sell the product and don't want me advertsing the product on the internet as they don't want the competition.
Individually: 1. One misreapresented themselves as the wholesaler of all the products on their site, when in fact they only wholesaled one product. Emailed me their wholesale list and when I posted the products on my website with their descriptions and I set my own prices, threatened me with a lawsuit, again trying to make me conform to their prices or requiring me to remove their products from my site. They never informed me of their terms and conditions and certainly not their price setting practices.
I live in Illinois. Please advise.
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What Economic theories would best explain the trade potential between a large developing country and its underdeveloped neighbour?
Does anyone have any information on a group of people called the dellis? I was planning on writing an article on them, but I can't find any info on them. All I know is that they were a Turkish army unit in the 1700s that wore eagle feathers on their armor and were considered insane because they fought so daringly. Thanks. Rentastrawberry 22:58, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
Is it legal for minors to carry non-concealed weapons in the United states? -- anon
Hi there. Your website has a page about the flag of the Isle of Lewis and also one for the Isle of North Uist (both in the western isles of Scotland). I was hoping you could tell me where i can buy these flags.
please email me at <email removed> thanks
Peter
The phone number for the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board is 0845 2255121. Call them - they may be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help (perhaps a gift shop in Lewis / North Uist). Proto t c 11:58, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
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Highest medal issue to a policeman 1875 in the rain of Queen Victoria
Which country is/was this medal awarded in? And do you want to know details of the medal or the recipient? -- Ballchef 06:06, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm British, still resident there, and just watched the BBC News on TV. Covering Hurricane Katrina the correspondent said the hurricane is Bush's "second term surprise". The implication being that presidents have tended to get an event in the second term that is given this label.
Now, I'm sure it's just a nice journalistic conceit (as when looking for a face in clouds, it will not be long before you find one, so similarly it would be more surprising if something unexpected did not occur during a president's second term) but I thought it might be interesting to know what others have been in any case.
However, two logical Google searches didn't seem to tell me much.
So... is the phrase something that American wikipedians recognise? What other second term surprises have there been? -- bodnotbod 18:39, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
I think
For most informed people, 9/11 in Bush's first term was not a surprise, but a shock. Similarly, the damage to the Gulf of Mexico was not a surprise, but a shock. Some time in the next 10 years or so, terrorists will probably set off WMD in some major western city, which will not be a surprise, but a shock. Not a surprise, because we all know it is coming. A shock, because we can't predict that the disaster will be this storm, or that attack, which calendar date etc.
Many politicians do not get the news as rapidly as the people ... some are too busy to be glued to the TV, so the TV watchers can be disappointed in their leaders first reactions to the media questions. AlMac| (talk) 08:34, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
In 1983 I was a young cook in Gorizia, Italy. During the last "tappa" of the Giro d' italia cycling competition, somebody from the Visentini team, then second, tryied to bribe me and another cook in order to serve a laxative to Giuseppe Saronni. I turned the person to the authorities and prevented a scandal. Since then I have moved to the States and now have a child of my own. All my newspaper clippings went missing after the move and I don' t have anything to show to my daughter. Sadly she is learning how to win at school and in sport competitons by cheating and I would like to show her how the cheater is the real loser. If you can help me it would be deeply appreciated. Sincerely, Alessandro Bozzato P.S. it happened in Gorizia (Italy) in 1983 (66th giro d' Italia) at the Hotel ACI and Visentini was 2nd behind Beppe Saronni. The cheater was the owner (I believe) of the factory that supplied the weels for Visentini's bike. (Note that the athlete was unaware of the scheme)
1. What was the major cause of the civil war? Just before the civil war, what was the major attributes of the slaves in the South (Did they make more money? Were they able to see their family more? Did they move to more families in a shorter period of time? Or was there a lot of resistance?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ? ( talk • contribs) 5 Sept 2005
Sounds like you are trying to get someone to do your homework but, on your first question, the major cause, at some level, was regional difference. Most obviously, the South had a highly agricultural economy based on slave plantations, and the north had increasingly developed a more industrialized economy based on free labor (although some slave states, notably Maryland, never joined the confederacy). These basic differences also played out in other ways, such as different views on tariffs. And, on top of that, the constitution really was a bit ambiguous about whether states could secede. The war was precipitated by Lincoln's victory in the presidential election. While Lincoln himself was not clearly abolitionist, his party largely was, and the South anticipated that the Republican victory meant an attack on their entire way of life.
As for your second question, about the slaves, I honestly don't understand what you are asking. Did who make more money than what? etc. -- Jmabel | Talk 03:40, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
Most people on both sides considered the major attribute of a slave to be "unfree". The purpose of having slaves was for them to make money for the owner; it was uncommon for slaves to be paid. Resistance by whom? Resistance by slaves happens to be a debated issue, with the politically correct view being that there was much resistance (broadly interpreted), but acts of violent or effective public resistance by slaves to the system were rare. alteripse 01:26, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
1. What was the major reason the US entered into World War I and II? (was it to establish world power? economical reasons? border safety?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.182.90 ( talk • contribs) 14:04, 5 September 2005
World War II : because they were kind of...bombed... — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 20:33, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
1. What was the native americans in the northern plains during the 18th century mostly associate with (hunters/gatherers?, permanent villages? or one with nature?) 2 what as the primary purpose of the mass bay colony?
Uhunh to Nunh-huh (I've been wanting to say that): he is right. Get this book, ( ISBN 0684818868 ) and you will find your history course much more interesting. alteripse 01:36, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
Is there an article for state's witness King's evidence, turning state's evidence, ratting or grassing that I am missing somewhere or is this a good chance for a new article that will prolly be written before I end this sentence...? MeltBanana 20:28, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Dear Prof,
In a scrapbook maintained by my Great, Great, Great Great Grandfather James Morris Whiton, a business man from Boston who was in England and ParisFrance during the 1830s, is a draft of a letter to the King.
" Sire! The undersigned Citizens of the U.S. now in Paris participating in the common joy which is felt at the escape of your majesty from the murderous attempt which has lately been made upon your life--beg leave to offer to your Magesty & to your family, as well as to the French Nation, their sincere congratulations--and in doing this they cannot withhold their expression of their abhorrance of the depravity in which that attempt originated or of their cordial sympathy with the friends & relatives of those who unhappily fell victims to it.
They beg leave at the same time to express their....."
There is no reference in Wikepedia to this event, which I think must have been an attempted assassination in which Louis escaped harm but others were less fortunate.
If I knew when this event occured I would know more exactly when James Whiton was in Paris.
Nearby to the page on which this draft is pasted are a MEURICE'S HOTEL reckoning for December 26-31, 1834; and a bill from a COUTURIERRE EN ROBES, Melle Pierron at Rue de Michadiere ( undated ) and a formal invitation to dine at M & M Welles on July 30, 1835.
I hope you can more exactly pinpoint the date of this Letter to the King and tell me about the attempt on his life.
With thanks,
John Whiton Hutchinson
My question is "who decides whether or not the Supreme Court will hear or decide your case". Is that the Chief Justice's position?
Dick Grace dickgrace@aol.com
About ten thousand cases are appealed to SCOTUS each year. Under the Certiorari Act, passed in the 1920's at the behest of Chief Justice Taft, the Court enjoys large discretion in what cases it hears. Besides its original jurisdiction--e.g. lawsuits between states over the boundaries--there are almost no cases that the Court is obligated to review. (I believe the McConnell v. FEC campaign finance case was one Congress mandated it hear.) Eight of the nine justices--Stevens is the exception--pool the cases and have their clerks review and write memos on why the Court should hear a case. The best reason the Court has to hear a case is where the Courts of Appeal have come to different rulings on the same topic in different circuits and to promote uniformity, the Supreme Court has to step in. But any case that gets four votes to hear it is on the docket. At the beginning of the term, the justices meet and vote on which cases to hear out of the thousands that built up during the summer. As the term progresses, they will issue more decisions on what it will hear. The Court notes what cases it will hear in a printed order list distributed like its opinions and will be printed in the United States Reports. I hope this helps. 66.213.119.98 17:56, 6 September 2005 (UTC) (aka User:PedanticallySpeaking)
According to "The Brethren", the justices must have 4 votes to hear a case for it to be heard.
Where was Alexander the Great born in? Some sources say he's Greek, other Macedonian. After reading Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia#Naming dispute with Greece, I learn that the Macedonia region is a part of Greece too! So was ATG Macedonian-Macedonian or Greek-Macedonian as per today's boundaries? =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:10, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
I would like to know how to pronounce the French Sociologist name, 'Halbwachs' Should I pronounce 'Halbwachs' in French way, so [h] sound is mute, also [s] is mute, and what about the [b] sound in his name?
Could you let me know what is the right way to pronounce his name with the pronunciation symbols?
Thank you.
Does anyone remember canyon.mid that shipped with Windows 3.1 up until Windows 95 or 98? Curious as to who the original composer was. I always thought it was Tangerine Dream since it has that cheesy style they turned towards in the 80's and I know their Canyon Dreams album was made in the late 80s or early 90s, but I've since heard Canyon Dreams and now I know that canyon.mid has nothing to do with TD. So who exactly composed this piece of nostalgic stinky cheese that shipped with Windows before it stopped shipping in WinXP? -- I am not good at running 08:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
The date of birth of Edvin Hevonkoski, the Finnish sculptor, doesn't match the date I've found in an online biography (now linked to the article). Does anyone know a good / definitive source for this? Please reply to the article talk page (also). Azikala 13:27, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
In your page of information about Daniel Boone, just above "Noted Activities", there is this reference. "On December 31, 1747, Israel Boone married Mary S Wharton who was not herself a Quaker.....and so on.
I need to ask you if you can be very specific about the source of that information. From the work of other researchers, the date of the marriage and Israel's wife's non-Quaker affiliation are accurate. However, no one has ever discovered the name of Israel's wife ( who would be my 5th ggm)
I am trying to coroborate the authenticity of any theoretical name or to uncover the true identity of the unknown wife. I have a 5th cousin who is a direct female to female to female descendant and her mtDNA will be exactly the same as the unknown wife.
Can you authenticate your reference to Mary S Wharton?
Thanks very much.
Power D Custer Jr Okemos, MI
I.Q. (film) is a movie revolving around Albert Einstein's niece Elizabeth Boyd. Is she fictional ? Einstein's only sibling Maja, didn't have children, so is the neice from one of his cousins ? Jay 18:29, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
There's a wonderful quotation from Brewster, once Yale's president, that appears on his tombstone. It's about assuming the best and not the worst in people, but I'm at a loss for specific words to try to search for it on Google. If someone has a copy of Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, I believe it is in there. Any help? 66.213.119.98 17:50, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
Was their an even older name for 'philosophy' before the Greeks? Are there any examples of cultures older than the Greeks who used a word to describe what today we would refer to as philosophy?
--anon
When did Italy become first known as Italy or Italia? The HBO series "Rome" uses the name Italy.
How do people in your community particpate in their local government?
I'm looking for more information on the Anti-Fascist or Anti-Nationalist Circle. You have a brief description of it in an article of the band Strike Anywhere. What I am looking for is, a bit more of a in-depth meaning, and the origin of this symbol.
The symbol can be described as three arrows on a downward/right angle inside an enclosed circle.
thanks much,
--jamie.
Does anyone besides for myself consider Baz Luhrmann an Auteur film director? Is it necesary for a film director to have a much larger repertoire to be considered Auteur? -- Scapegoat pariah 09:14, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
What impact will Hurricane Katrina have on the legal system and statutes of limitations? Also, is there any law that governs loss of records by an attorney located in the hurricane area that would allow a suit to be filed for damages resulting from that loss of a client's records?
Where is our National Guard? The news reports say that we have over 300,000 Guard troops serving in the USA. News reports say that 18,000 to 20,000 troops are in and around New Orleans. Yet, these guards do not appear in news casts in any large numbers. One station had to show training footage when discussing the Guard helping in Louisianna. Are we being lied to about our troop strength?
For months now, the Armed Services have stated that recruitment is been down by ten percent. If it is only down by this small number, why is the military offering as much as $20,000 per recruit for specialty jobs? Is it possible that the reason we could not air lift food and supplies to New Orleans is because we do not have the skilled people to load and fly the helicopters?
Secretary of Defence, MacNamara, lied about the number of Viet Cong killed in Viet Nam. He wanted to give the American people the impression that we were winning the war. Is it possible that "Rummy" is falsifying our actual troop strength to make it look like we have enough personnel to wage wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and still protect the American people at home? Is the all volunteer Armed Services a failure in time of war? Will we need to implement the draft in order to have adquate troop strength? How can we find out the truth of the actual readiness of the American Armed Services? ````
It also depends by what "news" you are watching. I generally wouldn't trust TV news for anything. I would highly doubt that it would be possible to falsify military strength numbers without somebody noticing. As far as the 20,000 bonus is concerned, it's a drop in the bucket compared to training expenses and the money spent on the soldier over their three year contract. It's simply a chunk of cash to entice young kids without a ton of money to sign up. I believe the military has been offering large signing bonuses for a long time now.
Does anyone know what the copyright status of Microsoft Office clipart images is? Would it cause any problems if anyone used one on a book cover? - Mgm| (talk) 18:23, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
Whats the deal with divorcing parents? Can anyone of any age divorce their parents? How about in the UK? -- Wonderfool t (c) 22:00, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
Please tell me in which poem of Tennyson's the phrase "Nature red of tooth and claw" appears. Thank you. Rosemary Molloy paem@comcast.net
Taking a look at Pope, "The current pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger)". -- Commander Keane 03:07, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
I thought that the chief justice was the one with the highest seniority in the court...not whoever was nominated to the position. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 03:58, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
I know that there is no requirement that a US Supreme Court Justice be a lawyer, but has there ever been a justice who was not a lawyer? Zoe 21:26, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
You probably mean Con Dios? Via Google's cache I found:
O Ama con Dios O gran Dios mi Padre tolongan aco quered ayudarme amponin aco sedme favorable nang mayari ito porque esto se acabe at icao ang ang purihin y a vos os alaben.
82.210.117.215 08:35, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
( 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov )
Sirs: I find it STRIKING! that an essay on Henri Bergson's "Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience (Time and Free Will), 1889 is MISSING. Shocking. Flabberghasted. For me, this is none less then the second most influential work on philosophy in the western world. This essay essentially changed my life dramatically from the moment I read an arguibly poor translation. ( I have heard it had a similar effect on William James ). SO: What to do? 1) Learn the structure and flavor of expounding and refrencing philoposiphal thought on wikipedia. 2) Find out from 'Bibliothèque nationale de France' Who made the difinitive translation for both cross refrencing, and footnoting. 3) Practice both the wikipedia system merhanics, and writing along the guide lines. 4) submit a porposal for the article 5) recieve feedback on clairfications and corrections. 6) Include these in the update of the article.
One MUST consider that not only was this essay one of the most influential, but also one of the most controversial before the first world war, it caused riots in Paris.
Hi
I need to correctly cite the source of a quote:
"Ask me for poetry in motion, and I will show you the horse".
I understand this is by Ben Jonson, but can't find the source. Could anyone confirm this is indeed by him, please?
Thank you
Dea at The Competitive Edge
I was looking at Wikipedia's State, Capital, & Largest City section and it has St. Louis listed as Missouri's largest city. I believe, according to the 2000 census and 2005 projections, that Kansas City is both larger in population and square milage.
Could someone check on this and make the correction?
Thank You.
Brad Coppula
You appear to be right. Our articles for both cities indicate that Kansas City has the larger population, both in 2000 and now. You can make the change yourself, though. Which article were you referring to? Zoe 21:33, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
I've looked at this website's entries for the first US Navy jet aircraft. Both the F-1 Phantom and F-3 Fury are listed as the first. Looking at the entries and the US Navy Historical Center the correct answer is the F-1 Phantom is the first jet of the US Navy. It's dates for contract, first flight, first carrier deck landing and acceptance for operational use and assignment to a squadron all preceded that of the F-3 Fury. The Phantom had a short service life and was retired prior to the acceptance of the F-3 Fury and was replaced by the F-2 Banshee. The F-1 Phantom and it's sister the F-2 Banshee have stright wings and the F-3 Fury has sweept wings which were influenced by the Mersershmitt 262 Swallow enginers thre Operation Paperclip. -Nathan Ard
Hi there. I have ben attempting to do some research on the Babylonian-Assyrian Water Gods...Cannot find satisfactory answers to my questions...Specifically, during the time of "Adad", "Nanshe", and "Nusku"...who would have been a formidable God of the waters (rain, ocean, sea, rivers)...We have all heard about Neptune - (Poseidon)...but am particularily interest in the Gods of water who would be associated with ADAD. HELP!!!!!
Many thanks!
Martine Gibbons """" email: <email removed>
Does anyone know of a place online where one can find the complete text of the Great Gatsby in German? I would think that there must be some kind of repository for free classics like there is in English for the german-speaking population. Thanks in advance.
Refrence: http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/greatgatsby/
Are there any examples of governments imposed by conquering powers or imperialism that have been fairly successful?
The government imposed on the Confederate States of America by the United States government seems to be pretty successful. Zoe 21:36, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
Nearly every government in the world was established completely or largely as a result of conquest and/or imperialistic expansion: Canada, US, Mexico, and on south; Ireland, UK, France, and on through most of Europe; Morocco, Algeria, etc through most of Africa; Turkey, India, etc into Asia; Australia and Japan certainly . It's harder to think of exceptions than examples. Maybe Iceland, if there were no permanent settlements of Inuits there before the Norse. alteripse 14:13, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
which colonies adopted a theocracy as thie political organization?
i need informatrion on the C.D please
As we know, the B-29 were used exclusivly in the Pacific. My question is what were the requirements to be a pilot of that plane, specifically was prior combat B-17/24 exprience necessary? I know that Paul Tibbets flew in Europe, while the pilot of the Memphsis Belle, also flew over Japan. In other words was it a 'must' to qualify, or was it just a bonus.
Hi, I need a picture of a United States Air Force Officer that would be serving around Rome (if that makes a difference) during World War II. The reason I ask is that I have to make a 'movie trailer' for the book Catch-22 and I'm making a flash movie, for which I need a reference picture. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 00:26, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20050909.html
Did he let ghost-write his books? -- 84.176.195.148 09:29, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
The concept of civilized poor people
The New Orleans human tragedy makes me put some questions. Many poor people stayed in town. It was said they had no money or cars to go away. But one element was never discussed: the behaviour of – what I would like to name – the civilized poor people.
I found as follow: - civilized poor people have lost reflexes of bushmen and nomads; - they live in very little units, they have lost their clan with a chief and a counsel of the oldest, telling them what to do next; - civilized poor people learned already the rules of social Darwinism; - and they are told that it is their own fault to be poor; - civilized poor people living in an organized city with some richness (of others) have learned that it is normal that administrations have not much care for them; - they are just lost people without structure: no own inner structures how to manage the world, and no social structures around them, adapted to the new situation, to be safe with (as happened in New Orleans); - civilized poor people never go to places not prepared for them, they never leave a known place for an unknown place. They behave like these animals you find at night on the road running in the lights of your car, not able to run to the side of the road, into the dark
My statement: the richest level of this humanity find a PROFIT with this civilised poor people, giving them humans easy to be manipulated.
My questions: 1) What is YOUR definition of ‘civilized poor people’? Please add your view? 2) how do we can help poor people to develop themselves enough inner structure for the ability of self decision in a crisis? In addition: 3) how can we force the preparation good crisis managements worldwide? In all cities showing natural dangers? 4) In other words, how to stop the misuse of poor people? Thanks, Heidi
I couldn't find any information on Livonia, Michigan in the Wikifiles. Could this entry be added?
If anyone has a clue about this, see Talk:Cædmon regarding an undefined ("private use area") Unicode character. Also asking at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. -- Curps 15:23, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
Your information states that Alaska was purchased in 1867 for $7.2 mil, and that in 2002 dollars, this would be worth $86.7 mil. Do you know what the value would be in 2005 dollars, or how I could calculate this? Thank you Stephen B.
I am taking a course to get my bachelors in criminal justice. I need a certain answer to a question i cannot find anything about. The patriot act and what it allows law enfocement to do. Please help me. Crystal--CSSDWilson@netzero.com
Try the article:
USA PATRIOT Act You're welcome.
alteripse
17:03, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Below is an excerpt fromyour page re: tax cuts.
I am wondering would you have any additional information on: A) Implications of Economies of scale versus taxation policy.
B) Any updated inofrmation in regard to the impact of GW Bush's recent
tax cuts? i.e are they working? or are they much like Reagan's
C) Tax cuts and no reducedspending seems a budgetary nightmare? Any info to support that contention?
THANK YOU FOR A GRAND SITE. IT IS THE BEST, PERIOD!!!
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However, real (inflation-corrected) tax revenues dropped from 1981 to 1983 and did not surpass their 1981 level until 1985 (as shown in Table 1.3 in the Historical Tables of the 2006 U.S Budget). [1] Even this recovery was arguably helped by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, the Social Security Amendments of 1983, and the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, all of which were estimated to have a positive effect on revenues. [2] In addition, the federal deficit grew from 2.6% of GDP in 1981 to 6.0% of GDP in 1983. It began shrinking steadily after 1992, becoming a surplus in 1998. However, this was after tax bills in 1990 and 1993 which raised the top marginal tax rate. [3] Despite all of this apparent evidence to the contrary, there are some who credit the Reagan tax cuts with the eventual surpluses of the 1990s [4] Democratic Governor Bill Richardson in recent years has advocated tax cuts to spur job growth.
In the Frederic#Monarch section and in Kingdom of Prussia, the title of at least Frederick I of Prussia was King in Prussia, not King of Prussia. Anything I don't know?
Lee S. Svoboda 18:01, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the "Acts of War"? I think it's a document regarding conduct of officers during times of war.
Thank you, k1of7
I'm doing some work which involves a past U.S. congressmen — a Mr. Charles B. Smith (wonderfully generic name), who in 1917 was Chairman of the House Committee on Patents. That's all I really have on him. Any idea where I can find his party affiliation and what state he was from? -- Fastfission 21:00, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the definition/description of an Acrostic poem...I've been told that the title of the poem isn't the same as the one spelled out by the first letter of each line, which is the actual title and I've been told the title is written both as the main title and the encrypted one. Thankyou anyone who can help me with this. whtlgtng2491@yahoo.com
how do non-government places--car dealerships and other business for example-- know that it's time to fly a flag at half mast, and for how long? Some of the rules are kind of obvious, but some are a little more obscure, or maybe the business owner just hasn't been paying attention to the news. Yet, when when something happens (as the death of Chief Rehnquist last week), all the flags seem to instanteously be flown appropriately....
Just something I noticed this week.
Thanks! --Lis
my father gave me 5 acres of land 20 years ago, he said to where me and my son would always have a place to stay, i have since put a mobile home here and have built on to my house...i have invested alot of money in what is suppose to be my home...I was told from the beginning it was my home and every time they get mad at me they start telling me I have to leave, that they are gonna see what they can do to have me removed..the way i understood it was that once a person lived somewhere after so many years and under the assumption that it was their home, that it is their home...Does he have the right to make me leave my home?
You need a lawyer, who will ask you whether you have anything in writing. If not, your common law rights may be pretty minimal despite the "improvement" on the property. Good luck. alteripse 03:46, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Did Mr Scott produce only films, or did he also produce for the stage? I know he acted in both. Trying to disambiguate the use of the word Producer in his article. -- Rpyle731 talk 01:38, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
Jackson, Alabama is not very large, but it has a library: [14]. You could start by talking to the librarian. According to this site it has a local history and genealogy collection. The second source would be files of the local newspaper, the South Alabamian. Period papers might be held by the library or the current local newspaper. alteripse 05:10, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the difference in the construction of a grand piano and an upright grand piano?
Please provide a list of all members of Parliment who reside in or near Perth, W.A. Thank you, signed, Ned Wolf
I have given up all hope of where to find this, and it being Monday morning my brain is about to melt anyway.
I'm currently writing something which, in passing, mentions a court case in Delaware which ruled that a law stating it only applied to citizens of the state was unconstitutional. What I'm trying to find out is - what exactly does state citizenship mean? It seems to be defined fluidly - if someone live in Denver all their life they're obviously not a citizen of Illinois, but would they be considered one immediately on moving to IL? After residing there a fixed number of years? After doing [some specific bit of paperwork] there? Does it matter if they're an unaccompanied minor?
I understand this may vary between states; what's the general case, if any? Many thanks. Shimgray 10:51, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
There are no state citizenship papers. One is a resident, rather than a citizen, of a state. Generally when a state law wants to specify a resident for a benefit such as welfare or in-state tuition, or how soon you must get your driver license, or when you are eligible to run for state office, or where you must live to hold state office, each individual law will specify the "residency requirement" for that statutory purpose. alteripse 11:05, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Agreed, in this context the words are pretty interchangeable. If you asked most Americans to complete the following sentence: I am a citizen of ____ and resident of ____, I suspect over 90% of us would put United States in the first blank and a particular state in the second blank. Numbers might have been a bit reversed back about 150 years ago, at least in certain parts of the country. alteripse 12:41, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Resident does not mean the same thing as citizen since many residents (e.g., recent immigrants) are not citizens. I can't speak for the US, but in Canada, one is a Canadian citizen, but in order to qualify for certian benefits in a province, such as health care and voting, one has to be a Canadian citizen who has been resident in the province for a period of time, usually 3 - 6 months. So if I move from Ontario to Quebec, I cannot vote or obtain public health care in Quebec until I've lived there for a short while, even though I am a Canadian citizen. It may well be the same in the US. Ground Zero | t 17:35, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Good morning. Could you please tell me, what are the possible reasons a company would want an indemnity payment repaid?
Thank you for your help.
Shari D.
Can you provide a list of the farm teams; A, AA, & AAA, that The St. Louis Cardinals had in the 1930's. I specifically would like rosters, but would be happy to be given a further source to contact for that info. Ultimately looking for info on Joseph Stanley Conaway/pitcher; known either by Joe or Stan, born 1910, listing Moville or Kingsley, Iowa his home. Thanks for any info.
I am looking for the article or quote from the Kaiser where he planned to walk through the Eastern gate in Jerusalem. Also what prevented this from occuring? Thank you.
[Ha]s any president [ever] terminated [the] life sentence of a criminal? (orignal question by 67.68.51.237 at Wikipedia:Ask a question; modified slightly for clarity. Superm401 | Talk 03:21, September 13, 2005 (UTC))
Hello,
I am trying to find any information on a book titled "For Honor and Life" By William Westall.
It was published in 1894 by Harper & Brothers it is a Novel I can find his other books
I have searched all the archives and no one knows anything about this book.
Any information will be very helpful. I am a book dealer and I am trying to find out the value to this book
Thank you
Virginia Dennett
Old Country Books
Landaff, NH 03585
oldcountrybooks@adelphia.net
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08:09, 13 September 2005 (UTC))
I am looking for information about a city in Lithuania called Plunjan. It is very possible that the name has changed but I know it was called by this name in the early 20th century. Thankyou David
Can some one plz create an article on the song "Bodies" by Sex Pistols...thank--Matt
I badly need some information about this constituency. i had called several offices which related, until finally i get tired. This is for my assignment. Information that i need is, population(specifically for this constituency), infrastucture, some information about eligible voter like the races and its percentage, election result, any anything related. I had called 4 different offices. Their answer: we're busy. Mine: tired... Whilke my due date: this monday!!!
Is
feeling of
guilt culture-specific? Or are there some fundamental ones that occur to every human being that commits a
crime"moral error"? --
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First, congratulations. It´s a very good job. I think it should be important that you put in your informations, current events from music artists day by day, like birth, death and other things. Specially from artists around the world music. Thank you. César from Brazil. <email removed>
How would I find out when a given bill was signed into law by the President? That is, I have the Senate version of a bill (say, S.2342) and a House version of a bill (H.R. 9543), both of which are passed in their respective chambers. In the end, I get a Public Law, which says something like, "October 6, 1932 [S. 2342] -- [Public, No. 78]. Chap. 82 -- An Act Authorizing the doing such-and such. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at the discretion of so-and-so he may do such-and-such. Approve, October 6, 1932." Does that meant that it was signed by the President on October 6, 1932, or that it was finalized by both branches of Congress at that point (or by their little committee that works out differences between the bills)? Especially since the Senate version of the bill (the latter of the two to pass) in this instance seems to have passed it about month earlier. Thoughts? My memory of Government and Economics class from high school has not prepared me to feel confident in my answer on this, though I suspect the October date is when it was signed by the President (it wouldn't become a Public Law until then, right?). -- Fastfission 19:22, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
My 9 year old is doing a report on the Brothers Grimm and one of the questions is what religion were they. I have searched extensively and cannot find this information. Can you please tell me what Religion the Brothers Grimm were. Paula C.
Nice quick citation, but let's pick some nits. Notice what the question was: what was their religion? Their religion was Christianity. Reformed Lutheranism was a forced amalgamation of the Evangelische church (the Lutherans) and the Reformed church because Frederick or some one in charge early in the 19th century got tired of the government supporting two parallel protestant denominations and forced their consolidation. So it became uncommon in Germany by the mid-19th century for people to consider themselves purely Lutheran or purely Reformed as was still customary in the US. In fact, the Missouri Synod of he Lutheran Church was started by German immigrants who fled to avoid this consolidation. And the reason Nunh-hunh emphasized the importance of the region, is a reference to the formula that ended the Thirty Years' War: cuius regio eius religio. Which actually recognizes that denomination was sometimes referred to as religio back then, so it was a pretty good answer after all. alteripse 02:46, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
I recently received a one-time payment of $1600 for a job I did (this is in the U.S.,mind you). The people paying me it withheld 24% of it for taxes, about $300 federal and $80 state. This seems excessive to me -- did I screw up in my withholding form? Or is this a reasonable amount? (I don't earn very much per year, mind you, I'm a poor graduate student) Or has it just been that long since I received a normal paycheck that I've forgotten how deep the federal taxes gouge? -- Fastfission 02:30, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
It sounds about normal to me. I hear it's worse in Europe.. alteripse 02:32, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Bear in mind though, that in most European countries, health insurance is more or less included in taxes, not paid for separately, so you're not comparing apples to apples
I think a key point here is to remember that taxes withheld are only an approximation of the taxes that you have to pay. The employer may not know what your income is expected to be for the year, especially since it was a one-off job. When you file your tax return for the eyar, the amount of tax that you have to pay for the year will be calculated, and then the amount that you have already paid through withholdings will be deducted. The difference will be the amount that you have to pay, or more likely in this case, the amount that will be refunded to you. In other words, the employer may have deducted tax at a much higher rate than you will actually pay, and you will get a refund. And then you will send me a commission of 30% of that amount for giving you this advice. ;-) Ground Zero | t 15:22, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Withholdings are based on that payment being assumed to be the pay you would get for every pay period. $1,600 a pay period (26 pays a year is most common but depends on that company's practice) would put you somewhere into the 25% bracket, so given exemptions and so forth, that withholding is about right. You can check the IRS publication 15 (known as circular E) if you want the gory details. You could have trimmed down the withholding amount by filing a W4 with a high number of exemptions on it. Now that it's been done, you have to wait till you file your tax return to get any excess back. - Taxman Talk 20:21, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I know it's tricky to label specific newspapers Republican or Democrat, but what are the thee largest metropolitan and the three largest local newspapers with resp. a Republican and a Democrat 'leaning'? I'm asking this for a comparative research on political journalism in the US, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. As I will be in Washington from 9-15 October, I would like to speak to a number of political journalists from both press and TV (from CBS, NBC, CBS, FOX and PBS). If anyone could help me in any way - names, contacts - I would be very grateful. Thanking you in advance, Kees Br.
Prof.dr. Kees Brants, Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of Amsterdam, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
The Wall Street Journal is the most conservative of the list and frequently publishes editorials supportive of the administration. Problems with corporations and financial institutions are always viewed as individual anomalies in a basically good business system that needs no new restrictions or oversight or regulation of corporate actions. The New York Times is not radical but intellectually mildly liberal in its editorial stance. USA Today is sort of a new phenomenon in that it seems to strive for inoffensive blandness and only safe controversies. It has the same flavor as the news summaries on your internet provider: much more interested in not offending than in advocating anything. The San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, and Phildelphia Inquirer tend to be somewhat liberal/democratic in editorial perspective. Perhaps that sometimes true of the Washington Post, but maybe it is more variable. These are my opinions of course. alteripse 17:34, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand the thrust of your question; the survivors of the Andes flight disaster were Uruguayans whose plane crashed near the border of Chile and Argentina. The only connection to "Alive" is that the movie was filmed there. Keep in mind, however, that there is a necessity defense in common law, and Canada is a common-law country. -- Metropolitan90 02:07, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm looking for a description of a common Anime/Manga convention. When a character is embarassed or shocked, sometimes a "tear" shape will appear next to their head (similar in placement to a speech bubble). What is the correct name for this symbology? Where did it originate? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 14:40, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
When churches split over doctrine and become two separate organizations with doctrinal differences it is referred to as a schism. I don't think there is a comparable single term when two formerly distinct church organizations merge: merger, union, unification all may be used but they don't have the distinctive emotional flavor of the word schism. Sometimes the resulting new organization after the merger is termed a synod.
Lots of individual churches in a denomination combine due to changing demographics. The Roman Catholic Church in the US is combining many parishes in cities. Merging of 2 same denomination churches often occurs in towns in which the church attendance is dwindling. I am guessing this latter is not what you are asking about. alteripse 17:48, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Thank you in advance for helping me with this information... I love this site and have just recently been referred to it by another company. My question that I could not find an answer to is:
What type of flag would display skull and crossbones with blood dripping from the crossbones?
The flag in question that I viewed recently was approx. 1-2 foot length and width...hanging outside a home. I am not being judgmental just concerned...the single woman in her mid-40's that just recently purchased the home works for hospice and takes care of terminally ill children as a hospice nurse. The flag is white, the skull is also white with the black being inside the hollow of the skull eyes. Below are the black crossbones with what looks to be red blood dripping from them.
Again, thank you for being able to help me identify this flag, it's meaning and symbolism.
A. Taylor
How about some context? What city? What ethnic group? The flag is obviously meant as a public signal, so go ask her, (but run if she comes to the door with a parrot and an eye-patch...) alteripse 00:53, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
The netherlands is the only country in europe who has a national item that is connected with the country. Missouri has the bird kansas is the state of farming and so on. What is the national symbol for the netherlands
The coat of arms of the Netherlands is the official symbol and is pretty traditionally heraldic. The universally recognized symbols are windmills, wooden shoes, and tulips, all of which are "connected" with the country. Maybe one of our many Dutch contributors can tell us if any of these are more "official" than the others. I have to say that I just noticed that our Netherlands article is truly excellent, an exemplar for country articles with great maps. alteripse 02:25, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I just received one of those urban legend things in email claiming that Beethoven was black. A search on Google shows that there is much discussion of this topic, though the general result is, nobody really knows, but he doesn't look it. However, the email went on to say that Adolf Hitler removed Beethoven's baptism record from the church where it was recorded because he didn't want the great German (he was Dutch, but let's not quibble) composer to be tainted under the German racial purity laws. Anybody have anything to prove or disprove the Hitler point? I note that none of this is mentioned in our Beethoven article. User:Zoe| (talk) 23:59, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Think this through. The concept of "black" is of this century. Even the concept of race as we know it developed during and after Beethoven's lifetime. What do you think a baptismal record in an 18th century European church would have contained that proved otherwise? It sure didn't have a box marked Race. What does it mean now to claim he was "black"? If even one parent had been African it would have been remarked on by someone and there would be pretty obvious signs in the the way he was depicted by contemporaries. If a grandparent or greatgrandparent had been African it might not have been apparent in his features but then he would have been 75 or 87% European, so why call him "black" unless you are pushing a racist agenda of some sort? alteripse 00:49, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Have you looked at our Dodge Dart article?- gadfium 06:39, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Which news station used the headline "A nation united" or "A country united" in its coverage of the September 11 attacks? Wiwaxia 03:17, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
My 8th grade class did some research on Audie Murphy and then watched the movie, "To Hell and Back". A student of mine had two questions that I have not been able to answer and they are: 1. What happened to his siblings? Did he raise them when he got back from the war?
2. What happened to all his medals upon his death?
Thank you for your help.
Babs Huebner
Clark Middle School
huebnerb@usd204.k12.ks.us
What is the name of the vodka with the woman warrior riding a polar bear?
My questions is it seems that they where cannibals, but did they have some kind of main diet, where they hunter gather? also did they migrated with the heards or just stay in one area? Also there dewelling did they live in hunts are teepees? Thank you. Larry
There have been no known human societies for which human flesh was the "main diet" and it is difficult to conceive of a stable social structure based on consumption of human flesh as the main calorie or protein source because of the costs of obtaining or maintaining a supply. Here is a quickly accessible source for the belief that the Atakapa practiced some form of cannibalism. Evidence for what the anthropologists call ritual cannibalism has been found in a variety of societies on most of the continents. The last surviving, well-documented ritual cannibalism was practiced by the Fore people of New Guinea until the 1960s. alteripse 03:46, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Could you please tell me how Quick Response Strategy can work within a free zone?
Everywhere I look there are people collecting money for Huricane Katrina releif. I have to assume that due to public hysteria (and generosity) there is an abundance of funds for the reconstruction efforts. Is this accurate? Do organizations like the Red Cross have adequate, or more than adequate, funding to deal with the sitiuation?
I would asppreciate if you can give me informaqtion as to the role, if any, the United Way of America had during and after Second World War in helping refugees from that War,
Thanks,
Dr. Bernardo Benes 8877 Collins Ave. Apt. 808, Surfside,Fl.33154 305-785-7028
Here's the web site of United Way http://national.unitedway.org/ourwork/index.cfm I suspect that whatever work they did decades before the Internet was invented would not be written up any place on the Internet. AlMac| (talk) 03:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Where did sideburns originate?
We need help checking a deposition allegedly made on September 12, 1995 in Maureen K. Dean and John W. Dean v. St. Martin's Press et al in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 92 1807 (HHG), as cited in the John Dean article. See the article's talk page, and also the John Dean_about John Dean question above. Steve Summit ( talk) 02:04, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
What can you say about St. Francis xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola medal? I want know all information about this medals. Where are it? How much are it?
Islam's country of origin Answer: Islam orginiated on the Arabian Peninsular, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Contrary to popular belief, Islam was not founded by Muhamad. Muhamad was merely the messenger of God and conveyed his revelations to the people.
Can you point me in the right direction to find out what two bodies of water cover many of the southern states?
I'm confused. I looked up the southern states. It's supposed to be eleven. I found 13. Can you help me?
Stephanie
I have recently become aware that the IUD is a form of abortion in the Catholic church and I would like to know how does the church feel about other forms of birth control, is there scriptures or something in the Bible that say we are to not use birth control of any form or is that strictly enforced by Catholics only. My husband and I are having a hard time figuring this one out, he wants me use rhythm method and I say No way will I risk getting pregnant again. Can someone give me some insight on this? Thank you very Much. S. Burris
Answer: The Catholic church takes a fairly strong possition against artifical birth control. However natural methods are allowed. Natural methods include not only the rhythm method but also withdrawal. These methods used together would clearly reduce the risk of pregnancy.
However, to answer the rest of your question, nothing in scripture explicitly forbids birth control- that is a primarily catholic teaching. Many people think that the catholic church has way too many articles of dogma which have no scriptural basis. alteripse 03:22, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Monty Python sang a song about this called Every Sperm Is Sacred:
Let the heathen spill theirs,
On the dusty ground,
God shall make them pay for
Each sperm that can't be found.
Full lyrics here. More helpfully, perhaps, is that we have an article on the Rhythm method. -- bodnotbod 22:45, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
President Bush stated in his speech tonight that New Orleans (and other affect areas I assume) will be the biggest rebuilding project the world has ever seen. I was wondering if New Orleans is restored to at least its previous size or better (at least the same or more homes & businesses as pre-Katrina), and if indeed the land mass is improved to make New Orleans a safer city against hurricanes, will this be anything close to being the largest rebuilding project in terms of:
the Number of People resettled back into the city;
the amount of money spent to completely rebuild affected areas as compared to other civil works projects;
the land area recovered to pre-hurricane conditions.
Thanks for contributing.
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02:04, 16 September 2005 (UTC)Darryl S.
Usually there was a reason behind each test put to witches during periods of repression within the churches, I was wondering where burning came from.
bree
How did the Boxer Rebellion influence our relations with China?
What Document was signed in 1919 relating to thje GREAT war
Do you know which regiments were stationed here at this time? Thank you. Jane
Thanks Shimgray. I am researching an ancestor: William Reid b. 1818 in Scotland had a son born on Cape of Good Hope around 1852. In 1861 census Wiliam Reid senior is noted as a Chelsea Pensioner, living in Manchester with his wife Mary b. 1822 in Ireland, son William b. Cape of Good Hope 1852 and a second son George b. 1856 in Ireland. I thought if I could identify the regiment, I might find where in Scotland he came from. I have checked with war records, but no record of a birth to a military man around this time. William Senior's occupation was later stated as a shoemaker, so could he have been a servant to the battalion, rather than an actual soldier?
I know the info about being a chelsea pensioner suggests he was a soldier and this is contradicted by the fact that the son's birth isn't recorded as a military birth....perhaps he was illegtimate? To answer your q. the family was living in Hulme, Manchester in 1861. Obviously I can't be sure that the wife of William Reid snr, is also the mother of the two sons, tho the fact that she was born in Ireland and the youngest son was too, suggests that she is, at least, the mother of the youngest one.
Hello, thanks for your continued interest. Someone has offered to do a search when they next visit Kew and I have contacted the Chelsea Pensioners diret to see if I can get hold of milary records. Your suggestion about the elest son being adopted is a good one - I only requested a copy of a birth certificate from the GRO, perhaps a request for a marriage certifcate would be more fruitful.
I have a "short" list of famous writing couples: Hammett and Hellmann; Nichols and May. Any other suggestions? How about names of any lesser famous women writers who may have inspired/ghost written for their more famous husbands? Someone suggested Zelda Fitzgerald and F. Scott, but I can find only an argument for inspiring F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Can anyone advise on the exact description. I understand that the Articles of Merton where prior to the Magna Carta and were a form of conditions laid down by the Barons, the Articles being signed at Merton , south of London. anon
how are monsoons a boon to indian economy?
Agriculture is 20% of India's GDP (or simply 20% of Indian economy) compared to 1% for USA's economy. If monsoon does not occur, then agriculture's growth would be 0% and total economy would suffer by 1-3%. Now can you get it? Do you want more explanation?
aahh. Proto t c 14:38, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
How do you pronounce: Capote? Is the "e" silent? I had been introduced to him as "Cah-poht" but someone recently told me it was "Cah-poht-ee." Which is the correct pronunciation?
If you are asking about the fiction movie Boys from Brazil, the Nazi plot was to reincarnate Hitler by replicating his life, assassinating anyone who discovered the plot, and destroying any evidence that might lead to plot exposure. Murder is an inappropriate word to describe individual victims of an ideology that practices genocide on a global scale. AlMac| (talk) 18:12, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I suspect that the question refers to Mengele's infamous twin studies. Joseph Mengele had a perverse fascination with twins, and his "investigations", which were so poorly planned that they produced no useful information, and were marked by arbitrariness and unnecessary cruelty. "His work was mostly random trial and error, without hypotheses. Among his obsessions was trying to change eye color to blue. These attempts would often result in pain, infection, or blindness among the subjects. Convinced that the inmates at Auschwitz were less than human, Mengele kept his subjects naked so that he could measure and observe them more easily. He would inject, bleed, dismember, irradiate, or transfuse his twins, expose them to diseases, or perform unconventional surgical procedures on them without anesthesia. Mengele often killed one or both twins, dissected the bodies, and sent the results to Verschuer. Mengele's experiments involved over 1,500 pairs of twins. Only about 200 of these twins survived." [22]
Mengele looked upon the twins as lab animals rather than humans. His justification for killing some of them was the information that he imagined would be gained through their autopsies. It also disposed of those who could testify to his application of vivisection to humans.
I disagree with the opinion before mine. "Murder" is a perfectly appropriate word, and applies perfectly well to those victimized by Mengele in these "experiments". - Nunh-huh 00:02, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I agree. See also Otmar von Verschuer (Mengele's advisor) for more gristly twin stories.-- Fastfission 16:47, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Which is the best or most popular version of the Joe Cocker track "With a Little Help From My Friends" to download from the iTunes Music Store?
I am trying to get some research on the various types of mortgage loans in the US. For example, how many US homeowners have: _ FHA loans _ VA Loans _COnventionals loans _Home Equity loans _second mortgage
If anyone can help or forward me to information I would galdly appreciate it.Thanks Lance McCown
hi my name is ansar i need to know why the twin towers were so important before they got blown up my email is <email removed> just email me thanks
Probably best way to get an answer to this is to go to All Music Guide and do a song search on "dance". You'll find there's well over a thousand. I apologise for their absolutely appalling site design. -- bodnotbod 23:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
How did people, prior to the invention of nail clippers in 1896, trim their nails?
See Human penis size.- gadfium 22:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I am searching a proverb, and the name is on the tip of my tongue, as we say in Portugal LOL. I want the latin version please also - I know it refers to " to express what is commonly said is a hard thing to do.."
Best Regards.
José
When I was young, mother would sing: "Little man you're crying. I know why you're blue, someone stole your kiddy car away. Time to to to sleep now; little man you've had a busy day. Johnny won your marbles; tell you what we'll do, daddy'll get you new ones right away. Better go to sleep now, little man you've had a busy day. You've been playing soldiers, the battle has been won, the enemy is out of sight; so come along now soldier, put away your gun, war is over for tonight. Time to go to sleep now; time your day was through. Can't you hear your bugler softly say: 'Better go to sleep now. Little man you've had a busy day.'" I suppose the title would be "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day." I would love to see who wrote the words and music, and when it was written. I think it would have been in the '30's or '40's. By the way, she wasn't singing it to me, but to my baby brother, who was born in 1938.
Thanks for any help you can give. Ora Irby, sweetie3@hidden.net. Dallas, TX
Alice Walker, Eudora Welty - Nunh-huh 07:12, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I would like some information on the Estonian band The Meie Mees. I can't seem to find any info on it.
who was born at 415 monroe street,hoboken,new jersey in dec 12th 1915? trevor wilson u.k.
How have the cha-cha developed throughout the years?
Bold textWho makes the laws of a state?
Who makes the laws of a state?
AlMac| (talk) 21:31, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
The Legislature. - 83.129.19.18 22:38, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
how do I get the articles on the drama known as La Mujer de Lorenzo? - (unsigned)
I don't think we have any. Since it's a Spanish language television soap opera, I've searched for it in the Spanish language Wikipedia, but I don't think they have any articles on it either. - Nunh-huh 01:10, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you know of any applications of the organization change approach called Appreciative Inquiry to aboriginal organizations/communities in North America?
Are you sure you have your info right? An Aboriginal is an indigenous Australian, whilst a native inhabitant of north america is a native american. I wouldn't expect there to be many aboriginal communities in the states. -- Ballchef 14:42, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the theatre arts symbol?
There are diffarent parameters to which determine the rich,poor aspects.It can be in terms of percapita, human index etc.check out this site for interesting stats. ==www.nationmaster.com==
Is there a connection between the stone cicle of the giants in Israel and the continent of Alantis?
name of all four major canadian federal political parties and the name of their leaders ad put the parties in order from most political (left) to mainstream (right) and briefly explain why you placed each party where you did? Qubec Bloc, New Democratic party, Liberal party Conservative party. QB is the most left wing party. QB's basic purpose is to through legal means make Qubec an independent country. It is left wing because it supports socalistic economic measure, all private health care is legal in Qubec. On the social end this party is pro gay marriage and proabortion. It also advocates a leftwing foreign policy, and generally being the most antiAmerican Party. In addition this party tends to be more antimonarchist however they are moving away from this. The NDP is next in left wing, its positions on social, foreingn affairs, and economic issues mirror QB. However the NDP supports Canadian unity,and Canadian traditions such as the monarchy. The Liberal party is next on the left right compase. This party is mixture very leftwing people and fairly conservative people. Because its divided nature on areas as vast as missle defense, and abortion it doctrines are less clear than the other parties. However the liberal party definatily is to right of the two former parties, it campanigns on having a good relation with united states and also supports limited freemarket reforms in the National health insurance plane. However it is clearly left of center; national health insurance, and gay marriage are products of the forementioned party. Generally speaking it could be classified as a left of center status quo party. The conservative party is the most right leaning party. It is center right party similar to U.S. Republican party. It tends to support a strong national defense, anti gay marriage, generally anti abortion. It is also seen as the most proAmerican party.
canada has a very successful economy over the last several years. explain what characteristics of our "capitalist" approch and what part of our "socialist" approch has helped accomplish this in your opinion?
Was Idaho or Southern Idaho part of New Spain before becoming part of the United States? If yes, when?
Is jewish a race or a religion?
It is neither, it is a cultural and ethnic group; a race suggest common anscestory and relatedness. While genetic evidence shows that many Jews can them selves to a common ancestor such is not unviversal, since there was much intermarriage and conversion into the Jewish people. Also race is generally seen as involuntary. However a person can electivly become a Jew through conversion. By contrast a person cannot decside to become black. Jewish is not best defined as a religion. Though Jewishness is in addition cultural a religion not all Jews people are defined jews practice the Jewish religion. A large minority of Jews are areligious or even athiest. A smaller number are messianic Jews who combind the christian with Jewish law and culture. Jewish could be classified as a cutural or ethinic group. At its most inclusive level Jewish could be though of as an ethinic or cultural group. Such is because Jewish people observe a common culture, traditions and language(Hebrew).
Judaism is a relgion
Can the American President be a woman?
To be president need only be a native born American age 35 or older. At present time no woman has been presiden, however their have been woman presidental canidates. EG Elizabeth Dole.
"Never"? Women did not get the vote in the us until the 19th amendment in 1920. Obviously the masculine language of the constitution was taken seriously.
When the young Gyanendra of Nepal became king for two months, 1950 through 1951, who would have been the second in line to the throne? Probally his closest biological relative not in exile.
What adult fiction title was on the bestsellers' lists for the longest time during the year 2000?
--anon
In the article about Trajan it indicates that he was Roman and not of Italian descent, but in the related article of Hadrian it is not clear if he was Romanor Italian. I am just interested in that both men were born in the same city in Spain. Thank You
According to the Oxford Classical Dictionary and Michael Grant: Trajan was born in 53 at Italica in province of Baetica (originally Hispania Ulterior). Roman father M Ulpius Traianus, and Spanish mother. Paternal family originated in Tuder in Umbria in Italy. Hadrian was probably born in 76 at the same place. Father was P Aelius Hadrianus Afer, mother Domitia Paulian of Gades. Paternal family lived in Baetica also but originally came from Picenum in north east Italy. I think at least the paternal lineage for both was Roman/Italian. alteripse 12:06, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Both emperors were born in Italica, Trajan of spanish, nor Italian, descent: the Turdetanian Tra(h)ii, see
http://www.celtiberia.net/verimg.asp?id=1472 : Italica, signinum mosaic c. 100-60 B.C. with a M. Trahius, pr(aetor), probably of the Italica as colonia latina. I had proposed he is Trajan's third or fourth paternal grand-father, cf. Alicia M. CANTO, Las raíces béticas de Trajano. Los Traii de Itálica y otras novedades sobre su familia, Sevilla, 2003 (see journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=434412)
About Hadrian's birth in Italica, not in Rome as only the HA (and contradictory) states: - Alicia M. CANTO, Itálica, sedes natalis de Adriano. 31 textos históricos y argumentos para una secular polémica, Athenaeum vol. 92.2, 2004, pp. 367-408 ( http://dobc.unipv.it/dipscant/athenaeum/athenaeum.html http://dobc.unipv.it/dipscant/athenaeum/indici/2004.html)
About a true "spanish" dinasty, the "ulpio-aelia", 98-192 A.D.: - Alicia M. CANTO, «Saeculum Aelium, saeculum Hispanum: Promoción y poder de los hispanos en Roma», en: Hispania. El Legado de Roma. En el año de Trajano, Madrid-Zaragoza, Ministerio de Cultura, 1998, págs. 209-224; more recently: Alicia M. CANTO, «La dinastía Ulpio-Aelia (96-192 d.C.): ni tan 'Buenos', ni tan 'Adoptivos' ni tan 'Antoninos'», Gerión 21.1, 2003, pp. 263-305 ( http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistas/ghi/02130181/articulos/GERI0303120305A.PDF)
Why is it that religious Middle Eastern men, both Jews and Muslims, seem to feel that women's hair should be hidden, either under a head scarf (Muslim) or a wig (married Jewish Orthodox women)? Why is hair so important that it must be covered?
It is done for modesty. Muslim and Orthodox Jewish women are araid if they show their hair they will appear sexually provocative.
This was once a prominent feature of European Christian culture, too (for instance the wimple, or the bonnets that were reintroduced by the protestant reformation), and still influences dress in more traditional areas (i.e. the classic widow's garb includes a black shawl and/or veil). The idea that modesty involves covering the head is not unique to the Middle East. — Laura Scudder | Talk 08:27, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
i was wondering if some one could describe the forms of government in France in 1818? --Kim
What is the modern management theory, who were it's theorists?
I've read before that there are ancient writings on tree barks in South India. These writings were written thousands of years ago and can foretell the future of all our lives in this world. I can't seem to find any articles on it from the web. Please help. Thanks.
See Qin Shi Huang. Enochlau 08:52, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
what is cross border terrorism? what are the reasons for cross border terrorism? what are the solutions for cross border terrorism? what is the impact of cross border terrorism on the growth of a country?
I am doing an assignment on an Australian world heritage site and i cant find who is responsible for protecting each of the sites. Im not sure if it is either the UNESCO, the Australian government or another body. -- Stephanie morris 09:32, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
The country possessing the world heritage site is responsible for protecting it. There is no other enforcement except world opinion. Remember when the Taliban dynamited those ancient Buddhist cliff statues? Lots of complaints, no actions. alteripse 11:50, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Need more context here. Movement as in political movement, orchestral movement, body movement, bowel movement...? Quasi is equivalent to American vernacular "sort of" in most contexts. alteripse 16:59, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
According to the article on Romania, they liberated themselves in 1944 and then gave control to the Soviet Union in 1946; then they liberated themselves again in 1989. alteripse 12:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
can u tell me about the matriarchal culture of kerala and what is the status of old people in kerala?
Juan Miro? Who juanna know? alteripse 12:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Why do Christians need Jesus Christ to be God?
What a question! If I understand you correctly, you are already convinced that (1) Jesus is not God, (2) believing Jesus to be God is a patently false aspect of the Christian religion, (3) believing so satisfies some inexplicable "need" of Christians that makes no sense to you, and perhaps even (4) Christianity might be a much better (or at least more sensible) religion if Christians would just let that one go. And you want me to explain the "need" part of this because you are already sure about the other parts....
My answer: There are some questions which are formulated in a way that ensures the questioner will not be enlightened no matter what answer he gets. alteripse 16:26, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
percentage of christians,muslims,buddhists and hindus in usa
The overwelming majority of American perhaps 80% are christans. Muslims make up perhaps 3 or 4% maybe smaller Bubists and hindus perhaps have 1 million adherents each in the U.S.
How is the name of the Greek Courtesan Phryne pronounced
Thank you
Ron Tripp
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In English you can get away with something like "Proonie," but there is some debate over the degree to which phi is pronounced as an aspirant or fricative (e.g., Froonie). See Vox Graeca by Sidney Allen (Cambridge, 1987 3rd ed) for an authoritative discussion. alteripse 16:57, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
hello what are the chords of f major including 1 4 5?
Signed politely cameron coulter
please interpret the meaning of mold in to my life... Every place i live i see to it that everything is new and clean but after a few months here comes the mold and will scattered all over my place which made me and my family sick. This molds started last 1996 after i divorced with my husband, then all the problems came at the same time my father died after a few months my mother died, i lost my business, i lost my house. please help me i need an answer if this molds has something to do with my life thank you, kathleen
Wikipedia is a community of people dedicated to collect and orginize knowledge. Find a community to empower you. Most importantly, Viktor Franz, the founder of a subset of Psychology, called LogoTherapy wrote a book called 'Man's search for meaning." -- User:Artoftransformation
WHAT IS THE "BEECHING AXE"?
How did people live in the San Juan Island?
The Salish people are thought to have lived there for around 11,000 years.
They lived as most primitive coastal peoples did, fishing and so forth.
http://www.sanjuanislandsdirectory.com/history.htm
how can I find teen views of american presidents in the 1950's 68.23.103.201 18:18, 18 September 2005 (UTC) anon
hey, I need to write paper on the political issues in America. Could you list me the political issues that are currently occuring? and if possible, list me the sites that are related to political issues in America
List political issues. (I hope you don't mind me adding to your list, whoever made this)
If you just type these into google or wikipedia, your gona get a lot of info. Tobyk777 02:43, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
The United States Senate is likely going to approve President Bush's appointment of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He's been in the news a lot. His approval affects pretty much any issue that could potentially come before the Supreme Court in the next 30 to 40 years. -- Maxamegalon2000 13:33, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
It seems that while making pornography is legal in a lot of countries, legal prostitution is much rarer. Could a prostitute bypass prostitution laws by offering to make a pornographic film (albeit without any editing etc.) with any John, who then pays for the recording on video/DVD? Is it not necessary because enforcement of prostitution laws are lax? Are there usually stringent requirements for making pornography that would be more hassle than trying to avoid prosecution for prostitution? — Jeandré, 2005-09-18t20:59z
Do you know of any baseball players that are from Spain. This is for a report in my spanish class? I have not been able to find any info?? Thanks, Corey Smith
How long does the Governor have to veto or line item veto legislation once it has passed the house and senate? I'm particularly interested on AB1184, outlawing mandatory overtime for nurses inthe state of California.
Has the U.S. ever had economic sanctions on Indonesia? If so, when and why? I am planning a trip there and I want to know the situation. It would suck to get put on the No-Fly list, especially when my connecting flight is in L.A. Crisco 1492 14:50, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
In terms of population, what are the largest and smallest federal nations? India U.S Russia (Russia calls it self federal though this is debated) Brazil
Tobyk777 02:39, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Who is likely to become the Chancilor of Germany Schroder or Merkel?
How often are U.S. Supreme Court portraits taken? Thanks, Rebecca
I asm trying to figure out the current value of an ounce of gold. I searched the net, and tried many finance sites. Many had graphs and junk, but a lot of them were for wired stuff, like gold companies, or they didn't specify what incriemtn of gold the value was for. I tried the page here titled Gold and looked at the value section. It has some interesting stuff, but didn't tell me the vaule of gold, here and now at this present date. Tobyk777 02:32, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Kitco.com is also a great site for current prices and historical charts for most precious metals.
What was the main question facing the founding fathers while writing the constatution?
Answer: how balance state soverignty intrests with the need for a effective central government.
Watching the HBO series ROME reference was made to Marshall Law being imposed.I can not find the history of the term Marshall Law but find it hard to believe it was used during the Roman Empire.Do you know?
Yes, I think it's pretty unlikely that Marshall Law was declared in Rome.
Do you have a question about this military leader of the US Confederacy? AlMac| (talk) 06:54, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
What are the influences of Korea and China on Japan's culture?
See Yin and yang. Proto t c 09:05, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
where was lord franks born,and who were his parents?there appears to be no biog on this fairly famous law lord.
PLEASE RESEARCH FOR ME THE ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME MAKHUTO PREVIOUSLY MMAKHUTO THE MEANING OF THE SURNAME THE ROOTS OF THE SURNAME
REGARDS THABO MAKHUTO
tmmakhuto@dla.gov.za
I was once told, that Aristotle or another philosopher, categorized all stories into 7 different categories.
Could you please tell me what they are?
which psalm is thought to be the oldest psalm and which one is thoutht to be the most recent as far as the period of time.
I'm trying to find how the term "egg money" came about for a school project dealing with egg scales.
Hi, I am searching for a book, one that may not exist, called Sophia's Journey From Memel to Saxony," which Harry Haller is said to be reading in Steppenwolf. Ever heard of it other that in Steppenwolf?
---anon.
Nope but it may be worth asking on the German wikipedia. User:Andycjp:Andycjp 24th September 2005
Which artists have explored bag,as an art medium, or as an idea for art? What are their works?
I need a good reference (pictorial) book written in any language on Grotesques in wall decorations. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks, Isabel
I am trying to locate the origin of the phrase "The law is an ass"! Said,I believe by Mr. Micauber (?) in a W.S. Play named ????. I would appreciate any help. Peter.
Has there been a riot in canada?
I'm in an adversarial blog with conservatives over the unfairness & corruption shown by the Bush Adm. when they gave Halliburton no bid contracts in Iraq & now, in New Orleans. I've read this all over my information sources, like Public Citizen, for instance. But the conservatives say that's not true. They say the Army created "LOGCAP", meaning "Logistics Civil Augmentation Program" back in 1992, in which they have a bid process for contracts that may need to be done quickly, so they will already have a company ready to go when urgency would leave no time for a regular bid process. They say Halliburton won the bid in 1992, lost in 1997, & won again in 2001. They say that even though Halliburton lost the bid for this LOGCAP in 1997, Clinton still hired Halliburton to help in the Balkans, & that Al Gore had nothing but good things to say about Halliburton back then. I can't find anything abut "LOGCAP" anywhere, can you help? anonymous````
It is my understanding that onlt two ways exist to make an amendment law. After reading the Constitution I am confused as what these two ways are. Another question, is it true that the 18th Amendment is the only one to use the special ratifying committtees? If so how did that avoid much criticism? Thanks
AlMac| (talk) 18:13, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Does order exist in the international relations
Does order exist in the international relations
What is the difference between a government with a constitution and a constitutional government?
I would like to know who are the president on the paper bills
There are also larger bills still in circulation, but no longer printed:
These are all still legal tender, but the Treasury is gradually destroying them and replacing them with smaller bills. Now, the big question is, why is Salmon P. Chase on the $10000 bill?
From Wikipedia:
"The first U.S. federal currency was printed in 1862, during Chase's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, thus it was his responsibility to design the notes. In an effort to further his political career, his own face appeared on a variety of U.S. paper currency. Most recently, in order to honor the man who introduced the modern system of banknotes, it was on the $10,000 bill, printed from 1928 to 1946. This bill is no longer in circulation."
How successful was Charles as the king of Spain? Everything I've read on him, his mishandling of Castile, Finance,his problems with Francis the Ottomans the pope, the extent of his territories etc all seem to point to the conclusion that he wan't successful. I can't find any counter arguments, apart from things like the peace of cambrai, treaty of Madrid etc. Do you have any other suggestions?
What does the audio production term "hard pan effect with drone" mean? 131.156.79.53 19:13, 19 September 2005 (UTC)mary
What is the meaning of the audio production term, "stager" 131.156.79.53 19:23, 19 September 2005 (UTC)mary
what are the words to the song, Indiana Waltz?
Who wrote the Articles of Confederation and what was an outcome of this event? Please let me know as soon as possible and your time and feedback is deeply appreciated. Thank you soooooooo much.
Mckinlly, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush.
Hello,
I am trying to do some research on an actor in Europe, mostly in Germany and Austria. His real name was August Kühn and his stage name was Rolf Walders. He was born on 2/26/1888 and passed away on 7/17/1950. (He died on my birthday 7/17, and was born on 2/26 - the day I was almost killed in Viet Nam in 1969) He married his last wife approximately in 1940. He was an actor, comedian, singer, and played almost every instrument. He performed mostly in Berlin and in the area around his hometown of Vienna, Austria. At times he even travelled and performed in Northern Africa. He died on stage in Bad Reichenhall while he was performing.
He performed from approximately 1904 until his death and had his own troupe of vaudevilians. He was forced to perform for the Nazis four months out of every year from 1938-1943, but because of his making fun of Hitler in some of his performances, he was put on "Hitler's Hitlist." Hitler never found him because he did not hide out in his hometown of Vienna or other places where he was well knownü. He hid out right under Hitler's nose just a few miles from Hitler's vacation spot of Berchtesgaden, in Bad Reichenhall.
I visited Vienna and Berlin, but was not able to find out much about him. I still have a few of his writings, but very little.
Thanks for any help you can give me on this.
Gus Reichel (Son of Rolf/August) agreichel@hotmail.com
What Mediterranean city became the capital of Western Christianity?
Could you be referring to Rome, Italy, where the Vatican CityVatican is located, now the home of The Pope? AlMac| (talk) 03:42, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
What are the elements of a public policy review or cycle?
The Pope can be found here. My dream pope can be found [ here] -- Ballchef 12:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
In the United States, where I live, I see 'Ridley' typically as a last name among people of English descent, but never have I seen it used as a first name, even among people who don't know about the Metroid series's character Ridley (who was probably named after Ridley Scott anyways; see comment in Alien (film)). Does anyone know why/how film director Ridley Scott was given such an unusual name? ~GMH talk to me 03:34, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
how do you know when a subculture can be characterized as being independent of oppositional, and what are their characteristics?
I've read that Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of Mohammed via an ancestor Isabelle of Aragon. If this is so who were the ancestors between Isabelle and Mohammed? - Dee
Dee - that descent has certainly been claimed, but it relies on a very questionable identification of the mother of Sancha, wife of Roderigo Gonzalez de Lara and daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile. Alfonso had at least 5 wives, 2 mistresses, and one fiancée. Zaida would be a gateway ancestor between European and Arab royalty. The question is whether Alfonso VI of Castile had two wives, or a wife and a mistress, or one woman who was successively wife and mistress, named Isabella, and which was mother of his daughter Sancha. Zaida, baptized as Isabella, was the mother of Sancho, illegitimate son of King Alfonso, born during his marriage to Bertha. Sancha and Elvira, however, are reported as legitimate daughters of Alfonso, borne by his wife Queen Isabella (by the same source that names Zaida - it names his wives and their children including Isabella having Elvira and Sancha, and it then names his mistresses and their children, including Zaida/Isabella having Sancho, without giving any indication that the two were the same woman). It is only if Queen Isabella was identical to Zaida/Isabella that these Infantas are full siblings of Sancho, and that Sancha could possibly form a link between Mohammed and QEII. For other postulated lines - all with difficulties - trying to bridge the two, you may want to have a look at this. QEII is certainly a descendant of Alfonso VI of Castile, but it's not certain she descends from any of his wives/consorts/mistresses named Isabella. - Nunh-huh 06:22, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
How did Ngo Dinh DIem seize power in S. Vietnam and how did he keep this control untill Nove. 1963?? thanks...Girlygirl721@yahoo.com
He was the leader of non communist nationalist faction. He thus opposed the French and the Communists. This made him the ideal leader of South Vietnam. He thus was put in place by non communists vietnamese nationalists, (with the help of the U.S.). He kept power by controlling the police and useing repressive methods.
no question
FEMA is Acronym for USA's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Recent examples of its work at Hurricane Katrina and Talk:Hurricane Katrina. AlMac| (talk) 06:28, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
See FEMA. Bovlb 06:08, 20 September 2005 (UTC) FEMA is a U.S. goverment agency. Its basic job is to coordinate other agency during times of a disaster, espessally a natural disaster.
Please pick ONE of the four Reference Desks (not all four), and then state your question clearly. AlMac| (talk) 06:30, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the name of the Apostle Peter's wife?
What did realism mean within Modernsim? What was Realism about? How did photo realism contribute to modernism?
Where did Cross-Country racing begin?
check the napoleon article. Boneyard 11:28, 20 September 2005 (UTC) Napoleon was the the leader of France in the late 1700's and 1800's. He succeed in conquering many other Western European countries, reducing said countries to little more than Frech Colonies.
I would be very grateful if someone could tell me which nations have a state-run health service, similar to the NAtional Health Service in the United Kingdom.
What was the first immigration Statute ever passed as law?
Thank you
Who invinted the modern soccer ball and viagra?
We live in a house located at 2983 Zacata Road in Westmoreland County, Montross Virginia. We have a graveyard in the back of the house with four headstones.
My father who is terminally ill lives with us. He has seen these people in his room. I would like to get the history of these people to know who I am dealing with.
Suggestions
AlMac| (talk) 18:22, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm wondering where the phrase "Everything Old is New Again" originated.
Niki
Good Morning. Im Solomon cohen from Mexico city And this is an akward question but i hope you could help me out. I need to know if when a Kohen (jewish priest)wants to get married i know he has certain restrictons which are:he cant marry a divorcee or a non jewish or a woman with premarital relashionships.but i heard that on this last point there are some Orthodox Rabbis that allow this type of marriege.By any chance would you know the names of such Rabbis at least one of them?
I hope you can answer this.Thank you so much. And have a wonderfull day.
This from Kohen ≈ jossi ≈ 02:16, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Which is the largest country in the world in area? what is its area in sqr. kms?
Russia
how have mandatory minimum sentences affected the united states of america? They require crimminals convicted to serve a certain limit of time for a crime. These limits are set by statue, ie the Legislature. They thus take away judges broad sentencing powers.
What is the story behind Mussolini's death? Thelb4! | Talk to me 17:33, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Hello, The Schelde river was closed during several centuries by the Dutch (from 1585 to 1800) and from 1830 to 1860. There is no specific article about this.
Who was the British military leader in the American revolutionary war? - Aidan McCarthy,age 7
Thank you for responding.
How do I find out if Texas has a good form of democratic government?
Texas like anyother states is a democracy. It does differ in that the Executive is very decentralized, the Govenor is little more than a figure head.
What is the biggest island in pacific ocan?
I think New Guinea is. -- ViolentGreen 02:22, 21 September 2005 (UTC) New Guinea is the second largest island in the world after Greenland so that is correct although much of it adjoins the Torres Strait linking the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Capitalistroadster 07:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
I was wondering if you had any information about Solomon's knot. It is a religious symbol which i believe is derived from celtic knots. i would like some info into meaning and depictions of solomon's knot.
hi! i would like to have one complete informstion on fundamental concepts of accountancy. all about debits and credits
You might start by looking at the basics of Accounting of which Double-entry book-keeping is a a starting point of the record keeping. Nowadays much of this is done on computer. Basically, any business activity needs to be accounted for, typically done by placing the amounts of money into a General Journal, in which there are two equal and opposite entries, called debits (the pluses) and credits (the minuses).
AlMac| (talk) 01:48, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
What makes the Church of Chris different from other Christian churches. Also what Creeds do they chose to ignore that are importnat to most Christian churches?
where are the gardens ,alleys ,roads setteled from the palace ? --anon
What is the meaning of life? -- NGerda 03:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
I think it's 42. ~GMH talk to me 03:57, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
What moral panics are in motion in Australia this year?
Who are some notable people who have died of A.L.S (Lou Gehrig's Disease)?
What animal did Vasco Da Gama discover on December 1497?
How were the nazi's revolutionary?
information about the cultural life at the elizabethen era
There is just one question about the author J.R.R. Tolkien's books that I need to know:
Does the three volume of Lord of the Rings books can refer as trilogy?
Is there an accepted measure of national wealth as opposed to national income?
Dear Sir/Mdm,
Please give me the list of Latest Technologies used in Industries.
Thank You!
What is Tai' P'ing? It is suppose to be a chinese coin, but I need to know what does it mean and why it is important to that culture. - Anon
What was the primary motive for independence?
Do you know the campaign slogen for these presidents:George Washington, John Adams, Franklin Pierce, Woodrow Wilson, William Jefferson Blythe Clinton?
which mountains were called "the strong mountains" in the early 1800's?
What major effects did world war 1 have on germany?
How did the Renaissiance lead to the Columbian Exchange?
At San Pietro in Rome, there is the statue of "Moses" and the "Chains of St Peter". At the entrance to the church, on the left side, there is, what appears to be, a tombstone or monument to Clement VII. (I think the number is correct). The monument shows a skeleton with wings and a cycle. The feathers of the wings are dirty and crumbled and one wing appears to be broken. Does this send the message that this pope was not held in high regard and this is a way to "punish" his image for eternity? I would very much appreciate an explantion of this as none of the internet sites dealing with Clement or San Peitro mention this.
Thank you so very much.
There was a reprsentative, I believe who voted against both wars. What was her name and what state did she represent? Also, had she been a member of Congress, during the years between the wars?
Cairenn Day
given nyc current geograghy plus population growth patterns what do you think the city will be like in 20 years?
How has national government s power grown?
diversity words Can you define them??
Any help would be appreciated
What language are they used in?
In what context did you find these words? AlMac| (talk) 00:24, 22 September 2005 (UTC) These words are for a cultural /diversity class I am taking at Brock U. Canada - 4th yr Nursing.CK
As I browse through these resources, I not seeing any of the words on your list. AlMac| (talk) 04:19, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Why was Robert E. Lee chosen to be the commander of the Confederate army?
Aidan McCarthy,age 7
How was the earth formed? Aidan McCarthy,age 7
Thank you for responding. I understand now about how the earth was formed. Are you planning to be a librarian? I live in Massachusetts, USA. I love reading!!!!!!!!
ARE THERE ANY CASE STUDIES THAT HE MAY STUDIED OF A MORAL DILEMMA.
Would the composer Gustav Mahler have spoken Yiddish?
Why does the New Zealand flag have red stars instead of white stars?
Where do I find information on Government funding programs which encourage women to start small businesses?
Are you referring to the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings or some other incident? I checked the Madrid article and saw no reference to other bombings. I expect there were some during The Spanish Civil War. AlMac| (talk) 07:12, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
I am doing some research on monumental architecture on China and Greece and i had read some where that this had also provides defense from outside attack and an obstacle to internal rebellion, and now i can not find it. Can you help me to find this information
I need to find a search engine- for looking up authers and books writien in the 1800's- 1900's...for an american lit. assignment. If i can get some answers or some good searching links it would really help me- Im doing some independent studies homework- and without some good links its difficult to find information for my answers. If some one can help that would be great thanks Emily
Hello, I really need to know the Roman name (still used in 5 A.D.) for Nanterre, suburb of Paris. Differenet sourses read it in various ways, like: Nemetodurum, or Nimetodorum, or Nometodurum, and the like. It was mentioned in the Life of St.Genovefa of Paris written in Latin. If you should know the latin form of the name please let me know/ Thanks a lot!
I am looking for a good definition of the "Mashrek" region.
Regards
Ulrich Bunjes ulrich.bunjes@coe.int
You might wish to start with our Mashreq article which seems to be the more common spelling of Mashrek. It states "The Mashriq or Mashreq (Arabic: مشرق) is the region of Arabic-speaking countries to the east of Egypt. It is derived from the Arabic root sh-r-q (شرق) relating to the east or the sunrise, and essentially means "east"." You might wish to check our articles on the Middle East , the Levant or Arabia as well as on individual states. Hope this helps you Ulrich.
Capitalistroadster 10:47, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
See Art for a discussion, Arts for a list, or Category:Arts for another list. Ojw 11:29, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
DearSir/Madam
I am currently studying an MSc in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at Chester University. At present I am conducting research into Brazilian football, exploring aspects such as national identity, commercialisation and the overall global myth that Brazil conveys and upholds on the footballing world, and how we percieve that there is something special in the way that Brazilians play football.
However, to aid me in my studies significantly, I would be most grateful if you could provide me with some raw data. The data which I am looking for are the numbers of Brazilians that play professionally out side of their native homeland. For instance, how many Brazilians play football in the English Premiership, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and also the dutch and French leagues, and have these numbers increased since 2000? According to Vickery (2005) 900 players left Brazil in 2004 but where did these players go? How is this figure compared to 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 for example?
I would be most grateful if you could aid me in my studies, or if you can point me in the direction where I can gain access to such data.
Many Thanks,
Ben Bescoby benbescoby@hotmail.com
Among other things, it includes the highest peaks in the world. See our article on the Himalaya. Warofdreams talk 10:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Significance for what? Like all great mountain ranges, it is a climatic barrier; it is the habitat of a wide variety of unique flora and fauna; historically/economically, it was a trade barrier between Central Asia and India; its remoteness and inaccessability led to the development of a very unique indigenous culture, and for the same reason it also had some influence on the formation of Asian religions; it provides the setting for lots of works of literature and movies; and it provides great vistas and climbing facilities for tourists, which also affects the economy of the area. These are just some random things I could think of off the top of my head, a more specific question might yield a more specific answer. As Warofdreams said, it might be a good idea to have a look at the Himalaya article and work from there -- Ferkelparade π 10:58, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he died--anon
What do Americans eat for Breakfast, lunch and dinner? I am in India and I dont know much about eating habits in USA and Europe. Do Americans eat bread or burgers three times a day? Tell me in detail if you can. Here, I eat 'roti' all three times a day.
Note that the traditional breakfast takes a bit more time than most Americans spend. For comparison with "traditional" menus, here's what my housemates and I in Colorado might eat in a day:
I believe the last hamburger I ate was about six weeks ago, and it was homemade, the best kind. Poor students are more likely to eat ramen everyday than hamburgers, as there is a huge price difference, so hamburgers are by no means a staple food in the states. — Laura Scudder | Talk 16:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Are the co-founders of Google- namely Larry & Sergey married? Or, in the past, have they had any marriage? Are they in love with anyone?
how many states allow candidates to be endorsed by multiple political parites, like a candidate appears on the ballot under the Democratic, Republican and Independent parties?
The main example is in New York which has a system of electoral fusion allowing a candidate to be a nominee of multiple parties. It has a Conservative Party of New York and a Liberal Party of New York which can nominate candidates as well as other parties. Quite often, the Liberal Party of New York will support the Democrat candidate and the Conservative Party the Republican candidate. However, the Liberal Party has supported Liberal Republicans such as Rudolph Giuliani in his bid to become mayor of New York City.
These parties have also nominated their own candidates when disillusioned with the choice of the major party. In 1970, James L. Buckley was elected as a Senator for New York in the US Senate as a Conservative Party candidate and lost his re-election as a Republican. New York is the only state that I am aware of that allows ths system. Capitalistroadster 15:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Would you be able to find out how the one rescuer died at this event?
Depends what you want to vote for. For example, if you want to vote for a member of the Bundestag, then the Voting age article mentions a minimum age of 16 or 18, depending where you are (and minimum age of 18 for the candidates themselves). If you want to vote for something like Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, there's no age limit. Ojw 18:44, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
During the French Revolution, it is known that aristocrats fled to other countries. Is there a register of names that might have fled to the Colonies e.g. Pondicherry? Also, is there any record of name changes to hide identities?
name the long river that marks the boarder between Texas and Mexico?
Both of you, be nice. This is the reference desk. The name of the river is the Rio Grande. -- Essjay · Talk 21:21, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
What was the nyc area like before the United Nations built there? How has it improved or "not"improved since its start in 1947?
where did the jewish culture start, and where has it spread to around the world?
I was handed this site by a friend when I told him I would really like to know if my favorite author was still living. She hasn't put out a new book since 1998. I cannot find her on your site so here I am writing. Is horror/mystery writer Clare Mcnally still alive? And if so, how do I contact her and beg for a new book. I would really appriciate it if this could be answered. Also I would love to know where to get her out of print books. Can you help? Sincirely- Alexis savatagerules@excite.com
Contemporary Authors Online published by Galenet appears to indicate that she is still alive. Her contact details are according to that article are:
Agent: c/o Author Mail, Tor Books, Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 175 Fifth Ave., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10010.
By the way, we don't have an article on Clare McNally. We would welcome you writing an article on her if you would like too. Please look at Wikipedia:Introduction for more information as to how you can become an editor. I will add the name of Clare McNally to the list of requested articles at Wikipedia:Requested Articles.
Does anyone know who the treasurer of the DNC was at the time of the 1969 convention? I believe he was a senior exec at Paramount Pictures. Anyone know?
Thanks!
PHG
Did Thomas Jefferson play the piano?--Carmen
I'm trying to find the history on an antique clock.It has a jewelers label inside with the name of E.T.Allen 239 Bourough Road,Birkenhead.Is there any place I can find information about this?Thank You for any help you can give.Norman Mayberry U.S.A.
Thanks Gareth,Guess I should have said shop would have been there sometime in the mid to late 1800's
See Pacific Islands for a list of all the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term probably means different things in different places. For example, in New Zealand, "Pacific islands" means predominantly Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, and Fiji; ie places which have significant immigration to New Zealand. In the US, I suspect Midway and Guam would come to mind more readily (I'm not sure if Americans think of Hawaii as Pacific Islands). In France, the term might mean New Caledonia, Tahiti and Vanuatu.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
See Funk.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
See Protestant Reformation.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
what is the population of hillsboro, oregon as of 2005?
duncan? -- Jmabel | Talk 06:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
My birth Number is 6
My most first name corresponds with my birth number My midddle name corresponds with my birth number However, my last name does not
I can change my name in 2 ways. Change one letter in my last name so the whole name correponds with the birth number, or I can change one letter in my first name, which then the whole name corresponds with my birth number.
In this case, my first name is a perfect match.
Which is the best way to do this?
Current Name - Carlita Dias Weerasinha
Option 1 Calita Dias Weerasinha
Option 2 Carlita Dias Weersinha
Thank you
Nelson,
Thanks for the input on the name numbers, I am studying an ancient form of Numerology, and was using my name as an example. Cheers.
Is W.B.Yeats' works (poem) included 'the lake Isle. of Innisfree'?
Exactly when did FEMA "set up shop" in NYC re: 9/11? Thanks, Jenn
Does anyone here knows what the "J" in John J. Rambo stands for?-- nodutschke 11:55, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
A state legislature enacts a statue that prohibits the marketing of products through unsolicited telephone calls. Despite this new statue, the president of International marketing, Inc. (IMI), orders IMI telemarketers to place unsolicited calls. Paul, an IMI employee, is arrested for making a call. What is Paul’s best defense against a conviction under this statue? law question.
i think his best defense is duress. seeing that he was ordered to make the cal, knowing that there was /is a law prohibiting these type of telephone calls. he can claim that in fear of loosing his job he felt pressured into making the call, because loosing his job could put him in an finincial downfall
Unfortunately for most people
In the example, it depends on how the law is written, some stuff that used to be a civil matter is now a criminal matter. Corporate executives can now go to jail for what it can be shown they authorized, whether or not they realized it was a crime. If you going to do business in some geography, you need to know the rules for doing business in that geography. AlMac| (talk) 04:27, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
How do I get a copy of Eusebius' "Church History" (ca 300 CE)
What is the modern sculpture (fountain?) in Giardini Pubblici in Venice?
If the age of consent for having sex is 16, then, is there no way possible to have sex with people aged below 16? Is it not possible even if the child or their parents give permission? Does that mean that people below 16 can never dream of having sex until they are 16 even if they wish?
In some jurisdictions, it is legal for an adult to have sex with a minor, if there are only a couple of years difference in age -- for example, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old, but again, it depends on the jurisdiction. User:Zoe| (talk) 23:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
As others have said, it depends on the exact laws of the specific place in question. Here in the United Kingdom, the age of consent is 16 (17 in Northern Ireland), unless a "relationship of trust" exists (eg teacher/pupil) in which case it's 18. It is never legal in the UK for someone under 16 to have sex - though of course it is common for it to happen, and if the participants are close to legal age and the relationship is fully consenting then prosecutions are very rare.
We actually have an article on age of consent around the world. Note that Victoria, Australia (where I live) makes explicit what eseems to be the de facto practice in most Western countries: if the parties involved are approximately the same age, it's OK; the law only takes an interest where one party is sufficiently older than the other. -- Robert Merkel
who wrote the auguste piccarde artical
Who can swear affidavits abroad
can you find "the hammer of witches" in english and who wrote
Has the United States ever imposed a trade sanctions on Indonesia? If so, when and why? I have had no luck finding it in the Indonesia article. I also haven't had any luck in Google. Crisco 1492 17:46, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
See Genghis Khan.- gadfium 21:50, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Where can I find the procedures for how to Answer a Municipal code violation in civil court? I have a court date, but I have not received a Civil Complaint from the municipality. I have only received a ticket or pink slip at my door. Thank You, Marti Edwards
this song has lyrics such as "all i can say is that my life is pretty plain" and "all i can do is to pour some tea for two" it came out in the early 90s and the lead singer died of a drug overdose
I am looking for some articles on Dance and Philosophy and how the two relate to eachother. Dancing to fulfill my philosophical questions will help me understand my own ideas. To do this and begin on a tract I would like to find some articles of past research. If you have the time, or know how, could you locate on wikipedia any related facts on this subject. Dancing to interpret inner ideas.
My name is Evan thank you whatever happens.
We do not seem to have an article on Jose Corazon de Jesus. However, this website indicates that he was a notable Filipino poet see [26]. I will add him to the requested articles. Capitalistroadster 07:33, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
Just a curious question, i have noticed that the asian race (" mongoloids") tends to have physical body features like a flat face, snub nose, epicanthic fold (slanted eyes) rounded head, short stature and usually not a lot of facial or body hair, plus asians don't seem to get bald as much or as quickly as caucasians when they age (Some of these features are mentioned in the article on mongoloid). Not to be discriminatory or anything, but a lot of these features are commonly described as child-like or young-looking compared to caucasoids. In fact, I myself am an eastern asian student in canada and i find that a lot of Westerners underestimate my age. Indeed, this is true of many asians i know as well. The traits like flat face, rounded foreheads, no facial hair is linked to being a trait of youth. I know of the term in biology called neoteny and pedomorphosis which means when an organism retains child-like traits unto adulthood. So could one race of humans (east asians) be really more neotenous (child-like or young-looking) in physical appearance? and why would this be the case? Does anthropology or biology have an answer?
Dear Sir or Lady:
This is a great service your offer and I use it often. May I make a suggestion? Under Famous Cherokee, it seems appropritate that you might add the name Jerry Ellis. Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, site where Sequoyah invented the Cherokee alphabet, he, of Cherokee and British descent, was the first person in modern history to walk the 900 mile route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in 1989. His book about that journey, Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears (Delacorte Press, 1991) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and has been in print 14 years. Ellis has lectured aounrd the world about this book and this Ocotber is speaking in Harare, Africa at an international teachers conference. Forty nations are represented. For further info, please contact me at tanager AT tds.net. (His book, of course, is listed with reviews on Amazon.com.)
What is the name of the the martial arts that pinchs nerves or whatever and can kill people?
The common japanese name for " pressure point fighting" is kyusho' or kyusho jitsu - Drdisque 01:32, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Why do hedge funds affect oil prices?
I'm sure the recommended or maximum safe amound of cups of Coffee can be found on the article for Coffee or Caffeine. If not, someone will get to it. -- Ballchef 11:23, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
When I was originally learning Spanish many years ago, I was shown a Spanish poem, which I am trying to identify. All I remember of it are the first few lines. I have tried everything to locate the poem on the web, without success.
As far as I can remember, the first few lines were:
De aquel amor guardo siempre, como reliquia sagrada, una rosa y un suspiro, un recuerdo y una lagrima.
Misterios de mi ternura, guardo lo que nadie guarda.......
Can you help me? Many thanks.
Tom Garnier
I've just updated the page to show the winner who just won the Dutch final a few minutes ago. However, before the scores were announced, a few clips were shown with winners from other countries and it appears Latvia has also selected their finalist while the article doesn't show it. Unfortunately, my Latvian language knowledge sucks. Can someone tell me who won the final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia and what the name of their song was (both in Latvian and translated into English)? - Mgm| (talk) 19:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Hi
My history tutor used to pronounce it: Riseley (long 'i') with maybe just a hint of 'th' before the 's'.
Cheers.
See Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. Proto t c 13:14, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
From the last sentence of the Woolloomooloo, New South Wales artcile:
The area was ahead in the 2001 Australian census of Indooroopilly in Queensland as the suburb with the highest density of O's.
The article neither defines nor provides a link to a definition of what "O's" are in this question. Thryduulf 20:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
I have been asked to research the state of spanish theatre (1934) I have been using wikipedia to find information about the poet/playwrite Federico García Lorca, his life, the play 'Yerma' and the subject above. I have been able to find lots of useful information, including information about 19th century spain, but nothing specifically about spanish theatre. I know that others who have used general search engines have also found it difficult. Any information - or vague ideas! - anyone has on this subject would be extremely helpful. (asap!) Thanks, -- 213.122.62.160 20:15, 24 September 2005 (UTC)E.Jackson
To whome it may concern.... I am interested in getting information on migration and setteling of Sudhans in Kashmir. I did have some info on your this very knowlegeable website, but still i would really appreciate if I get more info. about Sudhan tribe in Azad kashmir, like how they came to the reigon and how they settled in there??? Thank you.
Sincerely. saghar@msn.com
I agree completely. See Federal Reserve Board. Superm401 | Talk 08:14, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Why 4th October,1582 is followed directly by October 15 in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain?
I've had a hard time verifying this: As part of Constantine's Christianizing the world, he made the following capital offenses for all Christians:
1. Circumcision 2. Converting to Judaism 3. Talmud Torah
This is either true or false. Every time I read "Judaism became weak" well I say "Duh". Are the actual decrees (all of them) of Constantine documented any place? How about the archives of the Holy See?
I wish I could see hard evidence of the above three. I can't find now where I read all this.
What song contains the lyrics "Love me, Love me. Say that you love me. Fool me, fool me, go on and fool me. Love me, love me, pretend that you love me. Need me, need me, just say that you need me". I hope that isnt a copy vio but after google searches and other search engines i cant find the name of the song or the artist. It only appears on peoples blogs. Job E 6 15:47, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
THE CARDIGANS--LOVEFOOL
what is the relationship between sociology and science?
Is giving false information to a police officer regarding a hit and run accident a felony? Say you lied and said you were the driver when in fact you were not, and admitted the truth, and received a citation to appear in court. Would that be considered a felony? If so, what would the punishment be for the state of NM?
I have just read the Maltese Falcon. In a book report, I need to give the information of what the "technical climax" of the story is. Please assist me with an explanation of the meaning of techinical climax.
Thank You!
I have a question, i am using some of your research and im trying to quote something and i have to use the authors name, and i dont know who the author(s) of this site is, so if you could please tell me how i would write this on a bibliography in MLA format..or just tell me the authors name. Thanks :)
See our aritcles on the Cold War and Bipolarity. WP 23:28, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
'Bold textItalic text-- 85.189.88.209 ( talk) 09:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)-- 85.189.88.209 ( talk) 09:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC) The G8 article states that the presidency is alternated between each member country yearly in the order which they joined (France, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, Russia). However, according to the article, Russia is president next year in 2006, between the United Kingdom and Germany (out of order) and when Russia should be president after Canada, in 2011, they seem to skip Russia and France becomes president. Anyone know the reasons why they aren't going in order? -- Colonel Cow 12:28, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
When the current "G8" was formed, it was not the G8, but the so called G7+1. At the time of the G7's creation, Russia was not considered a stable world economic and militry power. As the other memebers of the G7 all joined at about the same time, there is not irregularity in the host's order until 1996. Upon the behest of President Bill Clinton, Russia was invited to a seperate P8 after the G8 meeting in 1991. It then hosted a "Special summit on nuclear security" in 1996. This does not change the order of hostings, as it was a special summit, and France hosted the actual G7 in 1996. From 1998 onward, Russia entered in the slot between the United Kingdom and Germany, as an offical G8 summit member. This is why they had to wait until the next complete cycle in order to host. Rather than have Russia take priority over France, the cycle was completed and Russia basicly tacked onto the end. So Russia will host in 2006, and again for the 2014 G8 summit. I hope I answered your question. If you have any other questions about, or for me, you can post them on my user page, or email me at Dariusthegreat88 at gmail dot com. -- Darisuthegreat88/ Dariusthegreat88 15:37, 3 September 2005 (EST)
List of sculptors does not seem to have a candidate. MeltBanana 23:46, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
the name for saudi royal family member khalid bin sultan bin abdulaziz al-saud is mis-typed. see the page below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_bin_Sultan
his name is "khalid," not "khakid."
I am trying to find a list of the countires that currently do not have an extradition treaty with the US. I understand there to be at least 50. Can someone help me?
At the risk of sounding (whatever)...from the looks of it, our anonymous poster may not be very Wiki-savvy--therefore let's not forget the obvious of recommending that s/he check Extradition. ~ Dpr 07:09, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
I was having a conversation with a lawyer friend of mine a while back. She was telling me about a group of concerned citizens associated with an egalitarian & environmentalist NGO who decided one day to go and buy a lot of shares in Unilever or Altria or some corporation like that, just so they could turn up to the shareholders' meeting and ask the board 'difficult questions'. No doubt questions like 'why are you polluting such-and-such a river / why are you exploiting these labourors / etc'.
So my question is this: Is there a buzzword describing this? I thought I remembered my lawyer friend calling it something specific, but all I could think of is 'shareholder responsibility', which isn't really correct... it's more like 'a hostile exploitation of the corporation's quasi-democratic organisation used to pervert the course of their activities'. Is there a buzzword for that?? -- 81.154.236.221 23:49, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm writing a conspiracy theory story for my English project . I plan my story to be about the involvement of the Illuminati in the Bastille/French Revolution . Basically , it will be something like Dan Brown 's "The Da Vinci Code" novel .
Can I have information about :
a) The geography of the Bastille building and its surroundings during the revolution period.
b) The weaponry used in that period . (So that I can plan an action sequence in my novel)
c) The level of scientific progress achieved in that period . In particular , I would like to know whether they already used electricity at that time , their communication devises available and their common methods of transportation .
d) The activities of the Illuminati and the churches in France at that time .
e) The customs of the French people in that period . In particular , I would like to know what ordinary citizens wear as clothing , what their typical meals are , what are their typical jobs and also their typical habits in day-to-day life during that period .
f) The situation in America at that time . Also , what did the French know about Americans/Europeans/Asians at that time ?
Thank you very much for your help !
James Chan .
In which speech did JFK say and was it in regard to sending troops to Vietnam? "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable." John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), In a speech at the White House, 1962
Thanks
In a traditional (western) wedding, which is more common: that the father of the bride leads the bride down the aisle with her veil down, and then lifts it up for the groom, or he leads her down with the veil back, and then puts it over her face for the groom (who then lifts it up to kiss the bride)? Or some other variation? — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 08:19, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Good morning, afternoon or evening,
When I typed in Google search engine "Nikola Tesla" one of the pages I was refered to was Wikipedia, saying: Nikola Tesla was a Proud Croat! (I got the biggest kick out of the capital P) Well, where to begin? Do I really want to begin? Nikola Tesla was a Serb or a serb. He may have been proud or Proud. But he was not a Croat nor a croat. America is sometimes, if not often, spelled america.
Greetings:
I'm looking to clear up a discrepency re: the Rolling Stones Lips & Tongue logo. I'm writing an article about rock band logo design, and it is widely reported that Andy Warhol indeed designed the Rolling Stones iconic "Lips & Tongue" logo. He supposedly did the design when the Stones contract w/ Decca records expired and when they founded their own label -- the imaginatively titled Rolling Stones Records. This all happened during the recording of Sticky Fingers. The logo was originally intended to be the record label's logo... but was later co-opted as the band's.
I've found differing reports stating the Andy Warhol DID design the logo, and that he DIDN't design the logo. I actually called the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh to clarify, by the curator who knows the answer is on vacation for sometime.
Any help? Please?
Thanks so much.
Matthew Newton <removed e-mail>
How were portions of New Orleans built below sea level? Did these areas sink? Did they drain and/or excavate after building levees? Are below-sea-level-portions of the city built on drained parts of The Mississippi River or Lake Pontchartrain?
Any information would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Neil Higgins
I would like to know why Older Musicians that have played there entire lives always get ignored. I've play pro all my life making peanuts and contiualy turned down by the industry. It's all about the youngsters. No shows or chances for dedicated players to strive for. Older equils experience, The country industry atleast gives all artist there shot regardless of age. Talent is what should count but it dosen't. There are a lot of great players out there like myself that don't much apreciate being treated as old. All those yougsters will soon be in the same boat before they no it. The industry may not make mega millions from older players but there still should be a place for us. But still might but even so, Mega thousand can still be made and there are alot of us our hear that buy Classic Rock & Roll because most of us don't like todays music. New Classic style Rock & Roll could still do well if we were to be given the chance. A classic T.V. compition or something that gives all Musicians an equil change at being part of the Music world that we all love. I dought you or any others out there would apreciate being pushed aside for nothing but the young. The biggest problem is the promotors that do pay to play, by exploting the tons a Kid bands that will play for free. The promotors takes all the money. It's a racket. I book all my own gigs and do better for me and My Band Chalice then any of them have been able to do, And thats sad cause we still make peanuts. All i'm saying is that it would be very nice for someone out there with some power and insite to look outside the box and find way to for all Musicians. Especialy the ones that stay out there playing year after year. Hard working Musicians that could use the help for it's own industry. Thanks for listening. Peace. John Bone Davis
The Christopher "Chris" Wilson article says he's a current member of the band, the Good Charlotte article says he's a former member. Which is it? Zoe 20:04, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
What was the name of the person that was either a nomimee or near nominee for this position prior to Michael Chertoff's nomination? I think he was a friend of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. hydnjo talk 23:09, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Where can I obtain a picture of A.S. Douglas. I have searched a long time. The year is 1952.
A bit of history may be needed:
Help identify these members of Girls Aloud please. First off the easy ones I got, the ginger one and the blonde one:
and the ones I don't, one brunette, two highlighted "blondes", and they all look the same. Take your pic from Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh
(all images are on the commons, so could you note the results there please.). I think I must be showing my age. Cheers. Dunc| ☺ 00:51, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
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What is the source of the suggestion that "some pictures of Jesus Christ produced around Borgia's lifetime were based on Cesare Borgia, and that this in turn has influenced images of Jesus produced since that time."? (from Wikipedia article on Ceare Borgia) --Cathstuart
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With respect to courts what does a "circuit bench" mean? eg. ABC High Court has a bench in XYZ and a circuit bench in LMN? =Nichalp «Talk»= 05:45, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
What rights does a person released on bail have? Can such a person stand for Public Office Elections while on bail? Under British Common Law? Thanks Dickson
Greetings: I was reading your yellow journalism {yellow journalism n. Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.]}on Genesis. I was intrigued by your unsubstantiated opinion {unsubstantiated adj : unsupported by nother evidence [syn: uncorroborated]}: “Genesis is both creation myth and a traditional history of the Israelites. “( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28Old_Testament%29) I would be so very happy to see your scientific research (observations and reproducible experimentation) which “backs” this unsubstantiated claim that Genesis is a “myth.”
myth n. 1. 1.A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth. 2. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth. 2. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia. 3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. 4.A fictitious story, person, or thing: “German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth” (Leon Wolff).
For your convenience I have attached the definition of the scientific method in case your biased propaganda {biased n. 1. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment./propaganda n. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.} doesn't include the definition.
scientific method n. The principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to demonstrate the truth or falseness of the hypothesis, and a conclusion that validates or modifies the hypothesis.
Thank you for proving my point that your Wikipedia is nothing but a propaganda factory . . . . where truth can be "edited" at the discretion of any propagandist. . . not dictated by facts . . . btw . . . .how can you be condescending to a propagandist?
yes, you've found us out, Wikipedia is a yellow journalism materialist blog, and will surely be punished by the LORD for its impertinence. You are too good for wasting your time with this crappy website and should visit more godly sites, like http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ dab (ᛏ) 07:30, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
You may be interested to become a member of the FES (ie, if you are not one already). As the table on the right shows, it is based on the same thing that you are arguing for. Tintin 10:47, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
I would like to apologize for our yellow journalism, please, good sir, give us your substantiated evidence of the story of Genesis which shows that it is not a myth, and we will get it in there right away. -- Ballchef 13:51, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Agnosticism - R Lee E ( talk, contribs) 22:27, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
You know, I suppose everyone thinks it's obvious, but reading the original complaint I'm not sure exactly what it's trying to say. Here are four statements:
Clearly the original poster disagrees with 1. But which of the remaining three is the original poster arguing for? Steve Summit ( talk) 01:00, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
If you still have problems with this page please winge here.
-- 205.188.116.14 14:18, 3 September 2005 (UTC)Greegings:
Rus' had 3 colors. Is the significance/meaning of these from Viking lore, or was it a specific development of Oleg and Olga?
Near Kiev...Czerwona/Krasnaya/Red Rus'. Near Grodno...Czarna/Chyornaya/Black Rus'. E. Belarus...Biala/Belaya/White Rus'.
What is/was the significance or "original" intentional meaning of Black, White, and Red, in this "specific" context?
Thank You, Dziekuje, Spasibo!
Tomasz Ryszardowicz Rajtar Tanya, Baba Jaga of Kawashaway
Was Joseph Cornell an emotionlist, imitationalist, or formalist?
Were the 20 ships authorized by congress by the Cruiser Act ever built? If so, what are their names? -- Neutrality talk 00:00, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
Who was the Governor General or Head of State in Jamaica and Canada in the year 1925?
Who invented the Hammer and sickle symbol, and was it used by any groups before the bolsheviks? Is it of Russian origin? After a google search I found many people asking this same question, but no answers (except for one guy who had a vague memory of being told it was created in 1922). The bellman 06:15, 2005 September 4 (UTC)
I have an online business. I deal with about 25 manufactuers. But I have two (although the are associated) seems to be practicing unfair price fixing and more.
They both: 1. Are setting prices and not allowing fair market trade. I am not allowed to price below their selling point. They are controlling the price of their products as me as a vendor and a competitor. They are even going so far as tell me that I can't offer free shippings or offer a free gift in leau of free shipping because it competes with them. 2. Asking me to sign an angreement to such as above.
Individually: 1. Not allowing me to advertise the product, even though I am the vendor and they the supplier. They also sell the product and don't want me advertsing the product on the internet as they don't want the competition.
Individually: 1. One misreapresented themselves as the wholesaler of all the products on their site, when in fact they only wholesaled one product. Emailed me their wholesale list and when I posted the products on my website with their descriptions and I set my own prices, threatened me with a lawsuit, again trying to make me conform to their prices or requiring me to remove their products from my site. They never informed me of their terms and conditions and certainly not their price setting practices.
I live in Illinois. Please advise.
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What Economic theories would best explain the trade potential between a large developing country and its underdeveloped neighbour?
Does anyone have any information on a group of people called the dellis? I was planning on writing an article on them, but I can't find any info on them. All I know is that they were a Turkish army unit in the 1700s that wore eagle feathers on their armor and were considered insane because they fought so daringly. Thanks. Rentastrawberry 22:58, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
Is it legal for minors to carry non-concealed weapons in the United states? -- anon
Hi there. Your website has a page about the flag of the Isle of Lewis and also one for the Isle of North Uist (both in the western isles of Scotland). I was hoping you could tell me where i can buy these flags.
please email me at <email removed> thanks
Peter
The phone number for the Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board is 0845 2255121. Call them - they may be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help (perhaps a gift shop in Lewis / North Uist). Proto t c 11:58, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
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Highest medal issue to a policeman 1875 in the rain of Queen Victoria
Which country is/was this medal awarded in? And do you want to know details of the medal or the recipient? -- Ballchef 06:06, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm British, still resident there, and just watched the BBC News on TV. Covering Hurricane Katrina the correspondent said the hurricane is Bush's "second term surprise". The implication being that presidents have tended to get an event in the second term that is given this label.
Now, I'm sure it's just a nice journalistic conceit (as when looking for a face in clouds, it will not be long before you find one, so similarly it would be more surprising if something unexpected did not occur during a president's second term) but I thought it might be interesting to know what others have been in any case.
However, two logical Google searches didn't seem to tell me much.
So... is the phrase something that American wikipedians recognise? What other second term surprises have there been? -- bodnotbod 18:39, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
I think
For most informed people, 9/11 in Bush's first term was not a surprise, but a shock. Similarly, the damage to the Gulf of Mexico was not a surprise, but a shock. Some time in the next 10 years or so, terrorists will probably set off WMD in some major western city, which will not be a surprise, but a shock. Not a surprise, because we all know it is coming. A shock, because we can't predict that the disaster will be this storm, or that attack, which calendar date etc.
Many politicians do not get the news as rapidly as the people ... some are too busy to be glued to the TV, so the TV watchers can be disappointed in their leaders first reactions to the media questions. AlMac| (talk) 08:34, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
In 1983 I was a young cook in Gorizia, Italy. During the last "tappa" of the Giro d' italia cycling competition, somebody from the Visentini team, then second, tryied to bribe me and another cook in order to serve a laxative to Giuseppe Saronni. I turned the person to the authorities and prevented a scandal. Since then I have moved to the States and now have a child of my own. All my newspaper clippings went missing after the move and I don' t have anything to show to my daughter. Sadly she is learning how to win at school and in sport competitons by cheating and I would like to show her how the cheater is the real loser. If you can help me it would be deeply appreciated. Sincerely, Alessandro Bozzato P.S. it happened in Gorizia (Italy) in 1983 (66th giro d' Italia) at the Hotel ACI and Visentini was 2nd behind Beppe Saronni. The cheater was the owner (I believe) of the factory that supplied the weels for Visentini's bike. (Note that the athlete was unaware of the scheme)
1. What was the major cause of the civil war? Just before the civil war, what was the major attributes of the slaves in the South (Did they make more money? Were they able to see their family more? Did they move to more families in a shorter period of time? Or was there a lot of resistance?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ? ( talk • contribs) 5 Sept 2005
Sounds like you are trying to get someone to do your homework but, on your first question, the major cause, at some level, was regional difference. Most obviously, the South had a highly agricultural economy based on slave plantations, and the north had increasingly developed a more industrialized economy based on free labor (although some slave states, notably Maryland, never joined the confederacy). These basic differences also played out in other ways, such as different views on tariffs. And, on top of that, the constitution really was a bit ambiguous about whether states could secede. The war was precipitated by Lincoln's victory in the presidential election. While Lincoln himself was not clearly abolitionist, his party largely was, and the South anticipated that the Republican victory meant an attack on their entire way of life.
As for your second question, about the slaves, I honestly don't understand what you are asking. Did who make more money than what? etc. -- Jmabel | Talk 03:40, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
Most people on both sides considered the major attribute of a slave to be "unfree". The purpose of having slaves was for them to make money for the owner; it was uncommon for slaves to be paid. Resistance by whom? Resistance by slaves happens to be a debated issue, with the politically correct view being that there was much resistance (broadly interpreted), but acts of violent or effective public resistance by slaves to the system were rare. alteripse 01:26, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
1. What was the major reason the US entered into World War I and II? (was it to establish world power? economical reasons? border safety?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.182.90 ( talk • contribs) 14:04, 5 September 2005
World War II : because they were kind of...bombed... — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 20:33, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
1. What was the native americans in the northern plains during the 18th century mostly associate with (hunters/gatherers?, permanent villages? or one with nature?) 2 what as the primary purpose of the mass bay colony?
Uhunh to Nunh-huh (I've been wanting to say that): he is right. Get this book, ( ISBN 0684818868 ) and you will find your history course much more interesting. alteripse 01:36, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
Is there an article for state's witness King's evidence, turning state's evidence, ratting or grassing that I am missing somewhere or is this a good chance for a new article that will prolly be written before I end this sentence...? MeltBanana 20:28, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
Dear Prof,
In a scrapbook maintained by my Great, Great, Great Great Grandfather James Morris Whiton, a business man from Boston who was in England and ParisFrance during the 1830s, is a draft of a letter to the King.
" Sire! The undersigned Citizens of the U.S. now in Paris participating in the common joy which is felt at the escape of your majesty from the murderous attempt which has lately been made upon your life--beg leave to offer to your Magesty & to your family, as well as to the French Nation, their sincere congratulations--and in doing this they cannot withhold their expression of their abhorrance of the depravity in which that attempt originated or of their cordial sympathy with the friends & relatives of those who unhappily fell victims to it.
They beg leave at the same time to express their....."
There is no reference in Wikepedia to this event, which I think must have been an attempted assassination in which Louis escaped harm but others were less fortunate.
If I knew when this event occured I would know more exactly when James Whiton was in Paris.
Nearby to the page on which this draft is pasted are a MEURICE'S HOTEL reckoning for December 26-31, 1834; and a bill from a COUTURIERRE EN ROBES, Melle Pierron at Rue de Michadiere ( undated ) and a formal invitation to dine at M & M Welles on July 30, 1835.
I hope you can more exactly pinpoint the date of this Letter to the King and tell me about the attempt on his life.
With thanks,
John Whiton Hutchinson
My question is "who decides whether or not the Supreme Court will hear or decide your case". Is that the Chief Justice's position?
Dick Grace dickgrace@aol.com
About ten thousand cases are appealed to SCOTUS each year. Under the Certiorari Act, passed in the 1920's at the behest of Chief Justice Taft, the Court enjoys large discretion in what cases it hears. Besides its original jurisdiction--e.g. lawsuits between states over the boundaries--there are almost no cases that the Court is obligated to review. (I believe the McConnell v. FEC campaign finance case was one Congress mandated it hear.) Eight of the nine justices--Stevens is the exception--pool the cases and have their clerks review and write memos on why the Court should hear a case. The best reason the Court has to hear a case is where the Courts of Appeal have come to different rulings on the same topic in different circuits and to promote uniformity, the Supreme Court has to step in. But any case that gets four votes to hear it is on the docket. At the beginning of the term, the justices meet and vote on which cases to hear out of the thousands that built up during the summer. As the term progresses, they will issue more decisions on what it will hear. The Court notes what cases it will hear in a printed order list distributed like its opinions and will be printed in the United States Reports. I hope this helps. 66.213.119.98 17:56, 6 September 2005 (UTC) (aka User:PedanticallySpeaking)
According to "The Brethren", the justices must have 4 votes to hear a case for it to be heard.
Where was Alexander the Great born in? Some sources say he's Greek, other Macedonian. After reading Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia#Naming dispute with Greece, I learn that the Macedonia region is a part of Greece too! So was ATG Macedonian-Macedonian or Greek-Macedonian as per today's boundaries? =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:10, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
I would like to know how to pronounce the French Sociologist name, 'Halbwachs' Should I pronounce 'Halbwachs' in French way, so [h] sound is mute, also [s] is mute, and what about the [b] sound in his name?
Could you let me know what is the right way to pronounce his name with the pronunciation symbols?
Thank you.
Does anyone remember canyon.mid that shipped with Windows 3.1 up until Windows 95 or 98? Curious as to who the original composer was. I always thought it was Tangerine Dream since it has that cheesy style they turned towards in the 80's and I know their Canyon Dreams album was made in the late 80s or early 90s, but I've since heard Canyon Dreams and now I know that canyon.mid has nothing to do with TD. So who exactly composed this piece of nostalgic stinky cheese that shipped with Windows before it stopped shipping in WinXP? -- I am not good at running 08:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
The date of birth of Edvin Hevonkoski, the Finnish sculptor, doesn't match the date I've found in an online biography (now linked to the article). Does anyone know a good / definitive source for this? Please reply to the article talk page (also). Azikala 13:27, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
In your page of information about Daniel Boone, just above "Noted Activities", there is this reference. "On December 31, 1747, Israel Boone married Mary S Wharton who was not herself a Quaker.....and so on.
I need to ask you if you can be very specific about the source of that information. From the work of other researchers, the date of the marriage and Israel's wife's non-Quaker affiliation are accurate. However, no one has ever discovered the name of Israel's wife ( who would be my 5th ggm)
I am trying to coroborate the authenticity of any theoretical name or to uncover the true identity of the unknown wife. I have a 5th cousin who is a direct female to female to female descendant and her mtDNA will be exactly the same as the unknown wife.
Can you authenticate your reference to Mary S Wharton?
Thanks very much.
Power D Custer Jr Okemos, MI
I.Q. (film) is a movie revolving around Albert Einstein's niece Elizabeth Boyd. Is she fictional ? Einstein's only sibling Maja, didn't have children, so is the neice from one of his cousins ? Jay 18:29, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
There's a wonderful quotation from Brewster, once Yale's president, that appears on his tombstone. It's about assuming the best and not the worst in people, but I'm at a loss for specific words to try to search for it on Google. If someone has a copy of Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, I believe it is in there. Any help? 66.213.119.98 17:50, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
Was their an even older name for 'philosophy' before the Greeks? Are there any examples of cultures older than the Greeks who used a word to describe what today we would refer to as philosophy?
--anon
When did Italy become first known as Italy or Italia? The HBO series "Rome" uses the name Italy.
How do people in your community particpate in their local government?
I'm looking for more information on the Anti-Fascist or Anti-Nationalist Circle. You have a brief description of it in an article of the band Strike Anywhere. What I am looking for is, a bit more of a in-depth meaning, and the origin of this symbol.
The symbol can be described as three arrows on a downward/right angle inside an enclosed circle.
thanks much,
--jamie.
Does anyone besides for myself consider Baz Luhrmann an Auteur film director? Is it necesary for a film director to have a much larger repertoire to be considered Auteur? -- Scapegoat pariah 09:14, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
What impact will Hurricane Katrina have on the legal system and statutes of limitations? Also, is there any law that governs loss of records by an attorney located in the hurricane area that would allow a suit to be filed for damages resulting from that loss of a client's records?
Where is our National Guard? The news reports say that we have over 300,000 Guard troops serving in the USA. News reports say that 18,000 to 20,000 troops are in and around New Orleans. Yet, these guards do not appear in news casts in any large numbers. One station had to show training footage when discussing the Guard helping in Louisianna. Are we being lied to about our troop strength?
For months now, the Armed Services have stated that recruitment is been down by ten percent. If it is only down by this small number, why is the military offering as much as $20,000 per recruit for specialty jobs? Is it possible that the reason we could not air lift food and supplies to New Orleans is because we do not have the skilled people to load and fly the helicopters?
Secretary of Defence, MacNamara, lied about the number of Viet Cong killed in Viet Nam. He wanted to give the American people the impression that we were winning the war. Is it possible that "Rummy" is falsifying our actual troop strength to make it look like we have enough personnel to wage wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and still protect the American people at home? Is the all volunteer Armed Services a failure in time of war? Will we need to implement the draft in order to have adquate troop strength? How can we find out the truth of the actual readiness of the American Armed Services? ````
It also depends by what "news" you are watching. I generally wouldn't trust TV news for anything. I would highly doubt that it would be possible to falsify military strength numbers without somebody noticing. As far as the 20,000 bonus is concerned, it's a drop in the bucket compared to training expenses and the money spent on the soldier over their three year contract. It's simply a chunk of cash to entice young kids without a ton of money to sign up. I believe the military has been offering large signing bonuses for a long time now.
Does anyone know what the copyright status of Microsoft Office clipart images is? Would it cause any problems if anyone used one on a book cover? - Mgm| (talk) 18:23, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
Whats the deal with divorcing parents? Can anyone of any age divorce their parents? How about in the UK? -- Wonderfool t (c) 22:00, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
Please tell me in which poem of Tennyson's the phrase "Nature red of tooth and claw" appears. Thank you. Rosemary Molloy paem@comcast.net
Taking a look at Pope, "The current pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger)". -- Commander Keane 03:07, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
I thought that the chief justice was the one with the highest seniority in the court...not whoever was nominated to the position. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 03:58, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
I know that there is no requirement that a US Supreme Court Justice be a lawyer, but has there ever been a justice who was not a lawyer? Zoe 21:26, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
You probably mean Con Dios? Via Google's cache I found:
O Ama con Dios O gran Dios mi Padre tolongan aco quered ayudarme amponin aco sedme favorable nang mayari ito porque esto se acabe at icao ang ang purihin y a vos os alaben.
82.210.117.215 08:35, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
( 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov )
Sirs: I find it STRIKING! that an essay on Henri Bergson's "Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience (Time and Free Will), 1889 is MISSING. Shocking. Flabberghasted. For me, this is none less then the second most influential work on philosophy in the western world. This essay essentially changed my life dramatically from the moment I read an arguibly poor translation. ( I have heard it had a similar effect on William James ). SO: What to do? 1) Learn the structure and flavor of expounding and refrencing philoposiphal thought on wikipedia. 2) Find out from 'Bibliothèque nationale de France' Who made the difinitive translation for both cross refrencing, and footnoting. 3) Practice both the wikipedia system merhanics, and writing along the guide lines. 4) submit a porposal for the article 5) recieve feedback on clairfications and corrections. 6) Include these in the update of the article.
One MUST consider that not only was this essay one of the most influential, but also one of the most controversial before the first world war, it caused riots in Paris.
Hi
I need to correctly cite the source of a quote:
"Ask me for poetry in motion, and I will show you the horse".
I understand this is by Ben Jonson, but can't find the source. Could anyone confirm this is indeed by him, please?
Thank you
Dea at The Competitive Edge
I was looking at Wikipedia's State, Capital, & Largest City section and it has St. Louis listed as Missouri's largest city. I believe, according to the 2000 census and 2005 projections, that Kansas City is both larger in population and square milage.
Could someone check on this and make the correction?
Thank You.
Brad Coppula
You appear to be right. Our articles for both cities indicate that Kansas City has the larger population, both in 2000 and now. You can make the change yourself, though. Which article were you referring to? Zoe 21:33, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
I've looked at this website's entries for the first US Navy jet aircraft. Both the F-1 Phantom and F-3 Fury are listed as the first. Looking at the entries and the US Navy Historical Center the correct answer is the F-1 Phantom is the first jet of the US Navy. It's dates for contract, first flight, first carrier deck landing and acceptance for operational use and assignment to a squadron all preceded that of the F-3 Fury. The Phantom had a short service life and was retired prior to the acceptance of the F-3 Fury and was replaced by the F-2 Banshee. The F-1 Phantom and it's sister the F-2 Banshee have stright wings and the F-3 Fury has sweept wings which were influenced by the Mersershmitt 262 Swallow enginers thre Operation Paperclip. -Nathan Ard
Hi there. I have ben attempting to do some research on the Babylonian-Assyrian Water Gods...Cannot find satisfactory answers to my questions...Specifically, during the time of "Adad", "Nanshe", and "Nusku"...who would have been a formidable God of the waters (rain, ocean, sea, rivers)...We have all heard about Neptune - (Poseidon)...but am particularily interest in the Gods of water who would be associated with ADAD. HELP!!!!!
Many thanks!
Martine Gibbons """" email: <email removed>
Does anyone know of a place online where one can find the complete text of the Great Gatsby in German? I would think that there must be some kind of repository for free classics like there is in English for the german-speaking population. Thanks in advance.
Refrence: http://www.online-literature.com/fitzgerald/greatgatsby/
Are there any examples of governments imposed by conquering powers or imperialism that have been fairly successful?
The government imposed on the Confederate States of America by the United States government seems to be pretty successful. Zoe 21:36, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
Nearly every government in the world was established completely or largely as a result of conquest and/or imperialistic expansion: Canada, US, Mexico, and on south; Ireland, UK, France, and on through most of Europe; Morocco, Algeria, etc through most of Africa; Turkey, India, etc into Asia; Australia and Japan certainly . It's harder to think of exceptions than examples. Maybe Iceland, if there were no permanent settlements of Inuits there before the Norse. alteripse 14:13, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
which colonies adopted a theocracy as thie political organization?
i need informatrion on the C.D please
As we know, the B-29 were used exclusivly in the Pacific. My question is what were the requirements to be a pilot of that plane, specifically was prior combat B-17/24 exprience necessary? I know that Paul Tibbets flew in Europe, while the pilot of the Memphsis Belle, also flew over Japan. In other words was it a 'must' to qualify, or was it just a bonus.
Hi, I need a picture of a United States Air Force Officer that would be serving around Rome (if that makes a difference) during World War II. The reason I ask is that I have to make a 'movie trailer' for the book Catch-22 and I'm making a flash movie, for which I need a reference picture. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 00:26, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20050909.html
Did he let ghost-write his books? -- 84.176.195.148 09:29, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
The concept of civilized poor people
The New Orleans human tragedy makes me put some questions. Many poor people stayed in town. It was said they had no money or cars to go away. But one element was never discussed: the behaviour of – what I would like to name – the civilized poor people.
I found as follow: - civilized poor people have lost reflexes of bushmen and nomads; - they live in very little units, they have lost their clan with a chief and a counsel of the oldest, telling them what to do next; - civilized poor people learned already the rules of social Darwinism; - and they are told that it is their own fault to be poor; - civilized poor people living in an organized city with some richness (of others) have learned that it is normal that administrations have not much care for them; - they are just lost people without structure: no own inner structures how to manage the world, and no social structures around them, adapted to the new situation, to be safe with (as happened in New Orleans); - civilized poor people never go to places not prepared for them, they never leave a known place for an unknown place. They behave like these animals you find at night on the road running in the lights of your car, not able to run to the side of the road, into the dark
My statement: the richest level of this humanity find a PROFIT with this civilised poor people, giving them humans easy to be manipulated.
My questions: 1) What is YOUR definition of ‘civilized poor people’? Please add your view? 2) how do we can help poor people to develop themselves enough inner structure for the ability of self decision in a crisis? In addition: 3) how can we force the preparation good crisis managements worldwide? In all cities showing natural dangers? 4) In other words, how to stop the misuse of poor people? Thanks, Heidi
I couldn't find any information on Livonia, Michigan in the Wikifiles. Could this entry be added?
If anyone has a clue about this, see Talk:Cædmon regarding an undefined ("private use area") Unicode character. Also asking at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. -- Curps 15:23, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
Your information states that Alaska was purchased in 1867 for $7.2 mil, and that in 2002 dollars, this would be worth $86.7 mil. Do you know what the value would be in 2005 dollars, or how I could calculate this? Thank you Stephen B.
I am taking a course to get my bachelors in criminal justice. I need a certain answer to a question i cannot find anything about. The patriot act and what it allows law enfocement to do. Please help me. Crystal--CSSDWilson@netzero.com
Try the article:
USA PATRIOT Act You're welcome.
alteripse
17:03, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
Below is an excerpt fromyour page re: tax cuts.
I am wondering would you have any additional information on: A) Implications of Economies of scale versus taxation policy.
B) Any updated inofrmation in regard to the impact of GW Bush's recent
tax cuts? i.e are they working? or are they much like Reagan's
C) Tax cuts and no reducedspending seems a budgetary nightmare? Any info to support that contention?
THANK YOU FOR A GRAND SITE. IT IS THE BEST, PERIOD!!!
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However, real (inflation-corrected) tax revenues dropped from 1981 to 1983 and did not surpass their 1981 level until 1985 (as shown in Table 1.3 in the Historical Tables of the 2006 U.S Budget). [1] Even this recovery was arguably helped by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, the Social Security Amendments of 1983, and the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, all of which were estimated to have a positive effect on revenues. [2] In addition, the federal deficit grew from 2.6% of GDP in 1981 to 6.0% of GDP in 1983. It began shrinking steadily after 1992, becoming a surplus in 1998. However, this was after tax bills in 1990 and 1993 which raised the top marginal tax rate. [3] Despite all of this apparent evidence to the contrary, there are some who credit the Reagan tax cuts with the eventual surpluses of the 1990s [4] Democratic Governor Bill Richardson in recent years has advocated tax cuts to spur job growth.
In the Frederic#Monarch section and in Kingdom of Prussia, the title of at least Frederick I of Prussia was King in Prussia, not King of Prussia. Anything I don't know?
Lee S. Svoboda 18:01, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the "Acts of War"? I think it's a document regarding conduct of officers during times of war.
Thank you, k1of7
I'm doing some work which involves a past U.S. congressmen — a Mr. Charles B. Smith (wonderfully generic name), who in 1917 was Chairman of the House Committee on Patents. That's all I really have on him. Any idea where I can find his party affiliation and what state he was from? -- Fastfission 21:00, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the definition/description of an Acrostic poem...I've been told that the title of the poem isn't the same as the one spelled out by the first letter of each line, which is the actual title and I've been told the title is written both as the main title and the encrypted one. Thankyou anyone who can help me with this. whtlgtng2491@yahoo.com
how do non-government places--car dealerships and other business for example-- know that it's time to fly a flag at half mast, and for how long? Some of the rules are kind of obvious, but some are a little more obscure, or maybe the business owner just hasn't been paying attention to the news. Yet, when when something happens (as the death of Chief Rehnquist last week), all the flags seem to instanteously be flown appropriately....
Just something I noticed this week.
Thanks! --Lis
my father gave me 5 acres of land 20 years ago, he said to where me and my son would always have a place to stay, i have since put a mobile home here and have built on to my house...i have invested alot of money in what is suppose to be my home...I was told from the beginning it was my home and every time they get mad at me they start telling me I have to leave, that they are gonna see what they can do to have me removed..the way i understood it was that once a person lived somewhere after so many years and under the assumption that it was their home, that it is their home...Does he have the right to make me leave my home?
You need a lawyer, who will ask you whether you have anything in writing. If not, your common law rights may be pretty minimal despite the "improvement" on the property. Good luck. alteripse 03:46, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Did Mr Scott produce only films, or did he also produce for the stage? I know he acted in both. Trying to disambiguate the use of the word Producer in his article. -- Rpyle731 talk 01:38, September 12, 2005 (UTC)
Jackson, Alabama is not very large, but it has a library: [14]. You could start by talking to the librarian. According to this site it has a local history and genealogy collection. The second source would be files of the local newspaper, the South Alabamian. Period papers might be held by the library or the current local newspaper. alteripse 05:10, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the difference in the construction of a grand piano and an upright grand piano?
Please provide a list of all members of Parliment who reside in or near Perth, W.A. Thank you, signed, Ned Wolf
I have given up all hope of where to find this, and it being Monday morning my brain is about to melt anyway.
I'm currently writing something which, in passing, mentions a court case in Delaware which ruled that a law stating it only applied to citizens of the state was unconstitutional. What I'm trying to find out is - what exactly does state citizenship mean? It seems to be defined fluidly - if someone live in Denver all their life they're obviously not a citizen of Illinois, but would they be considered one immediately on moving to IL? After residing there a fixed number of years? After doing [some specific bit of paperwork] there? Does it matter if they're an unaccompanied minor?
I understand this may vary between states; what's the general case, if any? Many thanks. Shimgray 10:51, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
There are no state citizenship papers. One is a resident, rather than a citizen, of a state. Generally when a state law wants to specify a resident for a benefit such as welfare or in-state tuition, or how soon you must get your driver license, or when you are eligible to run for state office, or where you must live to hold state office, each individual law will specify the "residency requirement" for that statutory purpose. alteripse 11:05, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Agreed, in this context the words are pretty interchangeable. If you asked most Americans to complete the following sentence: I am a citizen of ____ and resident of ____, I suspect over 90% of us would put United States in the first blank and a particular state in the second blank. Numbers might have been a bit reversed back about 150 years ago, at least in certain parts of the country. alteripse 12:41, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Resident does not mean the same thing as citizen since many residents (e.g., recent immigrants) are not citizens. I can't speak for the US, but in Canada, one is a Canadian citizen, but in order to qualify for certian benefits in a province, such as health care and voting, one has to be a Canadian citizen who has been resident in the province for a period of time, usually 3 - 6 months. So if I move from Ontario to Quebec, I cannot vote or obtain public health care in Quebec until I've lived there for a short while, even though I am a Canadian citizen. It may well be the same in the US. Ground Zero | t 17:35, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Good morning. Could you please tell me, what are the possible reasons a company would want an indemnity payment repaid?
Thank you for your help.
Shari D.
Can you provide a list of the farm teams; A, AA, & AAA, that The St. Louis Cardinals had in the 1930's. I specifically would like rosters, but would be happy to be given a further source to contact for that info. Ultimately looking for info on Joseph Stanley Conaway/pitcher; known either by Joe or Stan, born 1910, listing Moville or Kingsley, Iowa his home. Thanks for any info.
I am looking for the article or quote from the Kaiser where he planned to walk through the Eastern gate in Jerusalem. Also what prevented this from occuring? Thank you.
[Ha]s any president [ever] terminated [the] life sentence of a criminal? (orignal question by 67.68.51.237 at Wikipedia:Ask a question; modified slightly for clarity. Superm401 | Talk 03:21, September 13, 2005 (UTC))
Hello,
I am trying to find any information on a book titled "For Honor and Life" By William Westall.
It was published in 1894 by Harper & Brothers it is a Novel I can find his other books
I have searched all the archives and no one knows anything about this book.
Any information will be very helpful. I am a book dealer and I am trying to find out the value to this book
Thank you
Virginia Dennett
Old Country Books
Landaff, NH 03585
oldcountrybooks@adelphia.net
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I am looking for information about a city in Lithuania called Plunjan. It is very possible that the name has changed but I know it was called by this name in the early 20th century. Thankyou David
Can some one plz create an article on the song "Bodies" by Sex Pistols...thank--Matt
I badly need some information about this constituency. i had called several offices which related, until finally i get tired. This is for my assignment. Information that i need is, population(specifically for this constituency), infrastucture, some information about eligible voter like the races and its percentage, election result, any anything related. I had called 4 different offices. Their answer: we're busy. Mine: tired... Whilke my due date: this monday!!!
Is
feeling of
guilt culture-specific? Or are there some fundamental ones that occur to every human being that commits a
crime"moral error"? --
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First, congratulations. It´s a very good job. I think it should be important that you put in your informations, current events from music artists day by day, like birth, death and other things. Specially from artists around the world music. Thank you. César from Brazil. <email removed>
How would I find out when a given bill was signed into law by the President? That is, I have the Senate version of a bill (say, S.2342) and a House version of a bill (H.R. 9543), both of which are passed in their respective chambers. In the end, I get a Public Law, which says something like, "October 6, 1932 [S. 2342] -- [Public, No. 78]. Chap. 82 -- An Act Authorizing the doing such-and such. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That at the discretion of so-and-so he may do such-and-such. Approve, October 6, 1932." Does that meant that it was signed by the President on October 6, 1932, or that it was finalized by both branches of Congress at that point (or by their little committee that works out differences between the bills)? Especially since the Senate version of the bill (the latter of the two to pass) in this instance seems to have passed it about month earlier. Thoughts? My memory of Government and Economics class from high school has not prepared me to feel confident in my answer on this, though I suspect the October date is when it was signed by the President (it wouldn't become a Public Law until then, right?). -- Fastfission 19:22, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
My 9 year old is doing a report on the Brothers Grimm and one of the questions is what religion were they. I have searched extensively and cannot find this information. Can you please tell me what Religion the Brothers Grimm were. Paula C.
Nice quick citation, but let's pick some nits. Notice what the question was: what was their religion? Their religion was Christianity. Reformed Lutheranism was a forced amalgamation of the Evangelische church (the Lutherans) and the Reformed church because Frederick or some one in charge early in the 19th century got tired of the government supporting two parallel protestant denominations and forced their consolidation. So it became uncommon in Germany by the mid-19th century for people to consider themselves purely Lutheran or purely Reformed as was still customary in the US. In fact, the Missouri Synod of he Lutheran Church was started by German immigrants who fled to avoid this consolidation. And the reason Nunh-hunh emphasized the importance of the region, is a reference to the formula that ended the Thirty Years' War: cuius regio eius religio. Which actually recognizes that denomination was sometimes referred to as religio back then, so it was a pretty good answer after all. alteripse 02:46, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
I recently received a one-time payment of $1600 for a job I did (this is in the U.S.,mind you). The people paying me it withheld 24% of it for taxes, about $300 federal and $80 state. This seems excessive to me -- did I screw up in my withholding form? Or is this a reasonable amount? (I don't earn very much per year, mind you, I'm a poor graduate student) Or has it just been that long since I received a normal paycheck that I've forgotten how deep the federal taxes gouge? -- Fastfission 02:30, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
It sounds about normal to me. I hear it's worse in Europe.. alteripse 02:32, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Bear in mind though, that in most European countries, health insurance is more or less included in taxes, not paid for separately, so you're not comparing apples to apples
I think a key point here is to remember that taxes withheld are only an approximation of the taxes that you have to pay. The employer may not know what your income is expected to be for the year, especially since it was a one-off job. When you file your tax return for the eyar, the amount of tax that you have to pay for the year will be calculated, and then the amount that you have already paid through withholdings will be deducted. The difference will be the amount that you have to pay, or more likely in this case, the amount that will be refunded to you. In other words, the employer may have deducted tax at a much higher rate than you will actually pay, and you will get a refund. And then you will send me a commission of 30% of that amount for giving you this advice. ;-) Ground Zero | t 15:22, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Withholdings are based on that payment being assumed to be the pay you would get for every pay period. $1,600 a pay period (26 pays a year is most common but depends on that company's practice) would put you somewhere into the 25% bracket, so given exemptions and so forth, that withholding is about right. You can check the IRS publication 15 (known as circular E) if you want the gory details. You could have trimmed down the withholding amount by filing a W4 with a high number of exemptions on it. Now that it's been done, you have to wait till you file your tax return to get any excess back. - Taxman Talk 20:21, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I know it's tricky to label specific newspapers Republican or Democrat, but what are the thee largest metropolitan and the three largest local newspapers with resp. a Republican and a Democrat 'leaning'? I'm asking this for a comparative research on political journalism in the US, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. As I will be in Washington from 9-15 October, I would like to speak to a number of political journalists from both press and TV (from CBS, NBC, CBS, FOX and PBS). If anyone could help me in any way - names, contacts - I would be very grateful. Thanking you in advance, Kees Br.
Prof.dr. Kees Brants, Amsterdam School of Communications Research, University of Amsterdam, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
The Wall Street Journal is the most conservative of the list and frequently publishes editorials supportive of the administration. Problems with corporations and financial institutions are always viewed as individual anomalies in a basically good business system that needs no new restrictions or oversight or regulation of corporate actions. The New York Times is not radical but intellectually mildly liberal in its editorial stance. USA Today is sort of a new phenomenon in that it seems to strive for inoffensive blandness and only safe controversies. It has the same flavor as the news summaries on your internet provider: much more interested in not offending than in advocating anything. The San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, and Phildelphia Inquirer tend to be somewhat liberal/democratic in editorial perspective. Perhaps that sometimes true of the Washington Post, but maybe it is more variable. These are my opinions of course. alteripse 17:34, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand the thrust of your question; the survivors of the Andes flight disaster were Uruguayans whose plane crashed near the border of Chile and Argentina. The only connection to "Alive" is that the movie was filmed there. Keep in mind, however, that there is a necessity defense in common law, and Canada is a common-law country. -- Metropolitan90 02:07, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm looking for a description of a common Anime/Manga convention. When a character is embarassed or shocked, sometimes a "tear" shape will appear next to their head (similar in placement to a speech bubble). What is the correct name for this symbology? Where did it originate? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 14:40, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
When churches split over doctrine and become two separate organizations with doctrinal differences it is referred to as a schism. I don't think there is a comparable single term when two formerly distinct church organizations merge: merger, union, unification all may be used but they don't have the distinctive emotional flavor of the word schism. Sometimes the resulting new organization after the merger is termed a synod.
Lots of individual churches in a denomination combine due to changing demographics. The Roman Catholic Church in the US is combining many parishes in cities. Merging of 2 same denomination churches often occurs in towns in which the church attendance is dwindling. I am guessing this latter is not what you are asking about. alteripse 17:48, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Thank you in advance for helping me with this information... I love this site and have just recently been referred to it by another company. My question that I could not find an answer to is:
What type of flag would display skull and crossbones with blood dripping from the crossbones?
The flag in question that I viewed recently was approx. 1-2 foot length and width...hanging outside a home. I am not being judgmental just concerned...the single woman in her mid-40's that just recently purchased the home works for hospice and takes care of terminally ill children as a hospice nurse. The flag is white, the skull is also white with the black being inside the hollow of the skull eyes. Below are the black crossbones with what looks to be red blood dripping from them.
Again, thank you for being able to help me identify this flag, it's meaning and symbolism.
A. Taylor
How about some context? What city? What ethnic group? The flag is obviously meant as a public signal, so go ask her, (but run if she comes to the door with a parrot and an eye-patch...) alteripse 00:53, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
The netherlands is the only country in europe who has a national item that is connected with the country. Missouri has the bird kansas is the state of farming and so on. What is the national symbol for the netherlands
The coat of arms of the Netherlands is the official symbol and is pretty traditionally heraldic. The universally recognized symbols are windmills, wooden shoes, and tulips, all of which are "connected" with the country. Maybe one of our many Dutch contributors can tell us if any of these are more "official" than the others. I have to say that I just noticed that our Netherlands article is truly excellent, an exemplar for country articles with great maps. alteripse 02:25, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I just received one of those urban legend things in email claiming that Beethoven was black. A search on Google shows that there is much discussion of this topic, though the general result is, nobody really knows, but he doesn't look it. However, the email went on to say that Adolf Hitler removed Beethoven's baptism record from the church where it was recorded because he didn't want the great German (he was Dutch, but let's not quibble) composer to be tainted under the German racial purity laws. Anybody have anything to prove or disprove the Hitler point? I note that none of this is mentioned in our Beethoven article. User:Zoe| (talk) 23:59, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
Think this through. The concept of "black" is of this century. Even the concept of race as we know it developed during and after Beethoven's lifetime. What do you think a baptismal record in an 18th century European church would have contained that proved otherwise? It sure didn't have a box marked Race. What does it mean now to claim he was "black"? If even one parent had been African it would have been remarked on by someone and there would be pretty obvious signs in the the way he was depicted by contemporaries. If a grandparent or greatgrandparent had been African it might not have been apparent in his features but then he would have been 75 or 87% European, so why call him "black" unless you are pushing a racist agenda of some sort? alteripse 00:49, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Have you looked at our Dodge Dart article?- gadfium 06:39, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
Which news station used the headline "A nation united" or "A country united" in its coverage of the September 11 attacks? Wiwaxia 03:17, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
My 8th grade class did some research on Audie Murphy and then watched the movie, "To Hell and Back". A student of mine had two questions that I have not been able to answer and they are: 1. What happened to his siblings? Did he raise them when he got back from the war?
2. What happened to all his medals upon his death?
Thank you for your help.
Babs Huebner
Clark Middle School
huebnerb@usd204.k12.ks.us
What is the name of the vodka with the woman warrior riding a polar bear?
My questions is it seems that they where cannibals, but did they have some kind of main diet, where they hunter gather? also did they migrated with the heards or just stay in one area? Also there dewelling did they live in hunts are teepees? Thank you. Larry
There have been no known human societies for which human flesh was the "main diet" and it is difficult to conceive of a stable social structure based on consumption of human flesh as the main calorie or protein source because of the costs of obtaining or maintaining a supply. Here is a quickly accessible source for the belief that the Atakapa practiced some form of cannibalism. Evidence for what the anthropologists call ritual cannibalism has been found in a variety of societies on most of the continents. The last surviving, well-documented ritual cannibalism was practiced by the Fore people of New Guinea until the 1960s. alteripse 03:46, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Could you please tell me how Quick Response Strategy can work within a free zone?
Everywhere I look there are people collecting money for Huricane Katrina releif. I have to assume that due to public hysteria (and generosity) there is an abundance of funds for the reconstruction efforts. Is this accurate? Do organizations like the Red Cross have adequate, or more than adequate, funding to deal with the sitiuation?
I would asppreciate if you can give me informaqtion as to the role, if any, the United Way of America had during and after Second World War in helping refugees from that War,
Thanks,
Dr. Bernardo Benes 8877 Collins Ave. Apt. 808, Surfside,Fl.33154 305-785-7028
Here's the web site of United Way http://national.unitedway.org/ourwork/index.cfm I suspect that whatever work they did decades before the Internet was invented would not be written up any place on the Internet. AlMac| (talk) 03:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Where did sideburns originate?
We need help checking a deposition allegedly made on September 12, 1995 in Maureen K. Dean and John W. Dean v. St. Martin's Press et al in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 92 1807 (HHG), as cited in the John Dean article. See the article's talk page, and also the John Dean_about John Dean question above. Steve Summit ( talk) 02:04, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
What can you say about St. Francis xavier and St. Ignatius of Loyola medal? I want know all information about this medals. Where are it? How much are it?
Islam's country of origin Answer: Islam orginiated on the Arabian Peninsular, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Contrary to popular belief, Islam was not founded by Muhamad. Muhamad was merely the messenger of God and conveyed his revelations to the people.
Can you point me in the right direction to find out what two bodies of water cover many of the southern states?
I'm confused. I looked up the southern states. It's supposed to be eleven. I found 13. Can you help me?
Stephanie
I have recently become aware that the IUD is a form of abortion in the Catholic church and I would like to know how does the church feel about other forms of birth control, is there scriptures or something in the Bible that say we are to not use birth control of any form or is that strictly enforced by Catholics only. My husband and I are having a hard time figuring this one out, he wants me use rhythm method and I say No way will I risk getting pregnant again. Can someone give me some insight on this? Thank you very Much. S. Burris
Answer: The Catholic church takes a fairly strong possition against artifical birth control. However natural methods are allowed. Natural methods include not only the rhythm method but also withdrawal. These methods used together would clearly reduce the risk of pregnancy.
However, to answer the rest of your question, nothing in scripture explicitly forbids birth control- that is a primarily catholic teaching. Many people think that the catholic church has way too many articles of dogma which have no scriptural basis. alteripse 03:22, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Monty Python sang a song about this called Every Sperm Is Sacred:
Let the heathen spill theirs,
On the dusty ground,
God shall make them pay for
Each sperm that can't be found.
Full lyrics here. More helpfully, perhaps, is that we have an article on the Rhythm method. -- bodnotbod 22:45, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
President Bush stated in his speech tonight that New Orleans (and other affect areas I assume) will be the biggest rebuilding project the world has ever seen. I was wondering if New Orleans is restored to at least its previous size or better (at least the same or more homes & businesses as pre-Katrina), and if indeed the land mass is improved to make New Orleans a safer city against hurricanes, will this be anything close to being the largest rebuilding project in terms of:
the Number of People resettled back into the city;
the amount of money spent to completely rebuild affected areas as compared to other civil works projects;
the land area recovered to pre-hurricane conditions.
Thanks for contributing.
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02:04, 16 September 2005 (UTC)Darryl S.
Usually there was a reason behind each test put to witches during periods of repression within the churches, I was wondering where burning came from.
bree
How did the Boxer Rebellion influence our relations with China?
What Document was signed in 1919 relating to thje GREAT war
Do you know which regiments were stationed here at this time? Thank you. Jane
Thanks Shimgray. I am researching an ancestor: William Reid b. 1818 in Scotland had a son born on Cape of Good Hope around 1852. In 1861 census Wiliam Reid senior is noted as a Chelsea Pensioner, living in Manchester with his wife Mary b. 1822 in Ireland, son William b. Cape of Good Hope 1852 and a second son George b. 1856 in Ireland. I thought if I could identify the regiment, I might find where in Scotland he came from. I have checked with war records, but no record of a birth to a military man around this time. William Senior's occupation was later stated as a shoemaker, so could he have been a servant to the battalion, rather than an actual soldier?
I know the info about being a chelsea pensioner suggests he was a soldier and this is contradicted by the fact that the son's birth isn't recorded as a military birth....perhaps he was illegtimate? To answer your q. the family was living in Hulme, Manchester in 1861. Obviously I can't be sure that the wife of William Reid snr, is also the mother of the two sons, tho the fact that she was born in Ireland and the youngest son was too, suggests that she is, at least, the mother of the youngest one.
Hello, thanks for your continued interest. Someone has offered to do a search when they next visit Kew and I have contacted the Chelsea Pensioners diret to see if I can get hold of milary records. Your suggestion about the elest son being adopted is a good one - I only requested a copy of a birth certificate from the GRO, perhaps a request for a marriage certifcate would be more fruitful.
I have a "short" list of famous writing couples: Hammett and Hellmann; Nichols and May. Any other suggestions? How about names of any lesser famous women writers who may have inspired/ghost written for their more famous husbands? Someone suggested Zelda Fitzgerald and F. Scott, but I can find only an argument for inspiring F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Can anyone advise on the exact description. I understand that the Articles of Merton where prior to the Magna Carta and were a form of conditions laid down by the Barons, the Articles being signed at Merton , south of London. anon
how are monsoons a boon to indian economy?
Agriculture is 20% of India's GDP (or simply 20% of Indian economy) compared to 1% for USA's economy. If monsoon does not occur, then agriculture's growth would be 0% and total economy would suffer by 1-3%. Now can you get it? Do you want more explanation?
aahh. Proto t c 14:38, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
How do you pronounce: Capote? Is the "e" silent? I had been introduced to him as "Cah-poht" but someone recently told me it was "Cah-poht-ee." Which is the correct pronunciation?
If you are asking about the fiction movie Boys from Brazil, the Nazi plot was to reincarnate Hitler by replicating his life, assassinating anyone who discovered the plot, and destroying any evidence that might lead to plot exposure. Murder is an inappropriate word to describe individual victims of an ideology that practices genocide on a global scale. AlMac| (talk) 18:12, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I suspect that the question refers to Mengele's infamous twin studies. Joseph Mengele had a perverse fascination with twins, and his "investigations", which were so poorly planned that they produced no useful information, and were marked by arbitrariness and unnecessary cruelty. "His work was mostly random trial and error, without hypotheses. Among his obsessions was trying to change eye color to blue. These attempts would often result in pain, infection, or blindness among the subjects. Convinced that the inmates at Auschwitz were less than human, Mengele kept his subjects naked so that he could measure and observe them more easily. He would inject, bleed, dismember, irradiate, or transfuse his twins, expose them to diseases, or perform unconventional surgical procedures on them without anesthesia. Mengele often killed one or both twins, dissected the bodies, and sent the results to Verschuer. Mengele's experiments involved over 1,500 pairs of twins. Only about 200 of these twins survived." [22]
Mengele looked upon the twins as lab animals rather than humans. His justification for killing some of them was the information that he imagined would be gained through their autopsies. It also disposed of those who could testify to his application of vivisection to humans.
I disagree with the opinion before mine. "Murder" is a perfectly appropriate word, and applies perfectly well to those victimized by Mengele in these "experiments". - Nunh-huh 00:02, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I agree. See also Otmar von Verschuer (Mengele's advisor) for more gristly twin stories.-- Fastfission 16:47, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Which is the best or most popular version of the Joe Cocker track "With a Little Help From My Friends" to download from the iTunes Music Store?
I am trying to get some research on the various types of mortgage loans in the US. For example, how many US homeowners have: _ FHA loans _ VA Loans _COnventionals loans _Home Equity loans _second mortgage
If anyone can help or forward me to information I would galdly appreciate it.Thanks Lance McCown
hi my name is ansar i need to know why the twin towers were so important before they got blown up my email is <email removed> just email me thanks
Probably best way to get an answer to this is to go to All Music Guide and do a song search on "dance". You'll find there's well over a thousand. I apologise for their absolutely appalling site design. -- bodnotbod 23:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
How did people, prior to the invention of nail clippers in 1896, trim their nails?
See Human penis size.- gadfium 22:47, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
I am searching a proverb, and the name is on the tip of my tongue, as we say in Portugal LOL. I want the latin version please also - I know it refers to " to express what is commonly said is a hard thing to do.."
Best Regards.
José
When I was young, mother would sing: "Little man you're crying. I know why you're blue, someone stole your kiddy car away. Time to to to sleep now; little man you've had a busy day. Johnny won your marbles; tell you what we'll do, daddy'll get you new ones right away. Better go to sleep now, little man you've had a busy day. You've been playing soldiers, the battle has been won, the enemy is out of sight; so come along now soldier, put away your gun, war is over for tonight. Time to go to sleep now; time your day was through. Can't you hear your bugler softly say: 'Better go to sleep now. Little man you've had a busy day.'" I suppose the title would be "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day." I would love to see who wrote the words and music, and when it was written. I think it would have been in the '30's or '40's. By the way, she wasn't singing it to me, but to my baby brother, who was born in 1938.
Thanks for any help you can give. Ora Irby, sweetie3@hidden.net. Dallas, TX
Alice Walker, Eudora Welty - Nunh-huh 07:12, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
I would like some information on the Estonian band The Meie Mees. I can't seem to find any info on it.
who was born at 415 monroe street,hoboken,new jersey in dec 12th 1915? trevor wilson u.k.
How have the cha-cha developed throughout the years?
Bold textWho makes the laws of a state?
Who makes the laws of a state?
AlMac| (talk) 21:31, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
The Legislature. - 83.129.19.18 22:38, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
how do I get the articles on the drama known as La Mujer de Lorenzo? - (unsigned)
I don't think we have any. Since it's a Spanish language television soap opera, I've searched for it in the Spanish language Wikipedia, but I don't think they have any articles on it either. - Nunh-huh 01:10, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Do you know of any applications of the organization change approach called Appreciative Inquiry to aboriginal organizations/communities in North America?
Are you sure you have your info right? An Aboriginal is an indigenous Australian, whilst a native inhabitant of north america is a native american. I wouldn't expect there to be many aboriginal communities in the states. -- Ballchef 14:42, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the theatre arts symbol?
There are diffarent parameters to which determine the rich,poor aspects.It can be in terms of percapita, human index etc.check out this site for interesting stats. ==www.nationmaster.com==
Is there a connection between the stone cicle of the giants in Israel and the continent of Alantis?
name of all four major canadian federal political parties and the name of their leaders ad put the parties in order from most political (left) to mainstream (right) and briefly explain why you placed each party where you did? Qubec Bloc, New Democratic party, Liberal party Conservative party. QB is the most left wing party. QB's basic purpose is to through legal means make Qubec an independent country. It is left wing because it supports socalistic economic measure, all private health care is legal in Qubec. On the social end this party is pro gay marriage and proabortion. It also advocates a leftwing foreign policy, and generally being the most antiAmerican Party. In addition this party tends to be more antimonarchist however they are moving away from this. The NDP is next in left wing, its positions on social, foreingn affairs, and economic issues mirror QB. However the NDP supports Canadian unity,and Canadian traditions such as the monarchy. The Liberal party is next on the left right compase. This party is mixture very leftwing people and fairly conservative people. Because its divided nature on areas as vast as missle defense, and abortion it doctrines are less clear than the other parties. However the liberal party definatily is to right of the two former parties, it campanigns on having a good relation with united states and also supports limited freemarket reforms in the National health insurance plane. However it is clearly left of center; national health insurance, and gay marriage are products of the forementioned party. Generally speaking it could be classified as a left of center status quo party. The conservative party is the most right leaning party. It is center right party similar to U.S. Republican party. It tends to support a strong national defense, anti gay marriage, generally anti abortion. It is also seen as the most proAmerican party.
canada has a very successful economy over the last several years. explain what characteristics of our "capitalist" approch and what part of our "socialist" approch has helped accomplish this in your opinion?
Was Idaho or Southern Idaho part of New Spain before becoming part of the United States? If yes, when?
Is jewish a race or a religion?
It is neither, it is a cultural and ethnic group; a race suggest common anscestory and relatedness. While genetic evidence shows that many Jews can them selves to a common ancestor such is not unviversal, since there was much intermarriage and conversion into the Jewish people. Also race is generally seen as involuntary. However a person can electivly become a Jew through conversion. By contrast a person cannot decside to become black. Jewish is not best defined as a religion. Though Jewishness is in addition cultural a religion not all Jews people are defined jews practice the Jewish religion. A large minority of Jews are areligious or even athiest. A smaller number are messianic Jews who combind the christian with Jewish law and culture. Jewish could be classified as a cutural or ethinic group. At its most inclusive level Jewish could be though of as an ethinic or cultural group. Such is because Jewish people observe a common culture, traditions and language(Hebrew).
Judaism is a relgion
Can the American President be a woman?
To be president need only be a native born American age 35 or older. At present time no woman has been presiden, however their have been woman presidental canidates. EG Elizabeth Dole.
"Never"? Women did not get the vote in the us until the 19th amendment in 1920. Obviously the masculine language of the constitution was taken seriously.
When the young Gyanendra of Nepal became king for two months, 1950 through 1951, who would have been the second in line to the throne? Probally his closest biological relative not in exile.
What adult fiction title was on the bestsellers' lists for the longest time during the year 2000?
--anon
In the article about Trajan it indicates that he was Roman and not of Italian descent, but in the related article of Hadrian it is not clear if he was Romanor Italian. I am just interested in that both men were born in the same city in Spain. Thank You
According to the Oxford Classical Dictionary and Michael Grant: Trajan was born in 53 at Italica in province of Baetica (originally Hispania Ulterior). Roman father M Ulpius Traianus, and Spanish mother. Paternal family originated in Tuder in Umbria in Italy. Hadrian was probably born in 76 at the same place. Father was P Aelius Hadrianus Afer, mother Domitia Paulian of Gades. Paternal family lived in Baetica also but originally came from Picenum in north east Italy. I think at least the paternal lineage for both was Roman/Italian. alteripse 12:06, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Both emperors were born in Italica, Trajan of spanish, nor Italian, descent: the Turdetanian Tra(h)ii, see
http://www.celtiberia.net/verimg.asp?id=1472 : Italica, signinum mosaic c. 100-60 B.C. with a M. Trahius, pr(aetor), probably of the Italica as colonia latina. I had proposed he is Trajan's third or fourth paternal grand-father, cf. Alicia M. CANTO, Las raíces béticas de Trajano. Los Traii de Itálica y otras novedades sobre su familia, Sevilla, 2003 (see journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=434412)
About Hadrian's birth in Italica, not in Rome as only the HA (and contradictory) states: - Alicia M. CANTO, Itálica, sedes natalis de Adriano. 31 textos históricos y argumentos para una secular polémica, Athenaeum vol. 92.2, 2004, pp. 367-408 ( http://dobc.unipv.it/dipscant/athenaeum/athenaeum.html http://dobc.unipv.it/dipscant/athenaeum/indici/2004.html)
About a true "spanish" dinasty, the "ulpio-aelia", 98-192 A.D.: - Alicia M. CANTO, «Saeculum Aelium, saeculum Hispanum: Promoción y poder de los hispanos en Roma», en: Hispania. El Legado de Roma. En el año de Trajano, Madrid-Zaragoza, Ministerio de Cultura, 1998, págs. 209-224; more recently: Alicia M. CANTO, «La dinastía Ulpio-Aelia (96-192 d.C.): ni tan 'Buenos', ni tan 'Adoptivos' ni tan 'Antoninos'», Gerión 21.1, 2003, pp. 263-305 ( http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistas/ghi/02130181/articulos/GERI0303120305A.PDF)
Why is it that religious Middle Eastern men, both Jews and Muslims, seem to feel that women's hair should be hidden, either under a head scarf (Muslim) or a wig (married Jewish Orthodox women)? Why is hair so important that it must be covered?
It is done for modesty. Muslim and Orthodox Jewish women are araid if they show their hair they will appear sexually provocative.
This was once a prominent feature of European Christian culture, too (for instance the wimple, or the bonnets that were reintroduced by the protestant reformation), and still influences dress in more traditional areas (i.e. the classic widow's garb includes a black shawl and/or veil). The idea that modesty involves covering the head is not unique to the Middle East. — Laura Scudder | Talk 08:27, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
i was wondering if some one could describe the forms of government in France in 1818? --Kim
What is the modern management theory, who were it's theorists?
I've read before that there are ancient writings on tree barks in South India. These writings were written thousands of years ago and can foretell the future of all our lives in this world. I can't seem to find any articles on it from the web. Please help. Thanks.
See Qin Shi Huang. Enochlau 08:52, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
what is cross border terrorism? what are the reasons for cross border terrorism? what are the solutions for cross border terrorism? what is the impact of cross border terrorism on the growth of a country?
I am doing an assignment on an Australian world heritage site and i cant find who is responsible for protecting each of the sites. Im not sure if it is either the UNESCO, the Australian government or another body. -- Stephanie morris 09:32, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
The country possessing the world heritage site is responsible for protecting it. There is no other enforcement except world opinion. Remember when the Taliban dynamited those ancient Buddhist cliff statues? Lots of complaints, no actions. alteripse 11:50, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Need more context here. Movement as in political movement, orchestral movement, body movement, bowel movement...? Quasi is equivalent to American vernacular "sort of" in most contexts. alteripse 16:59, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
According to the article on Romania, they liberated themselves in 1944 and then gave control to the Soviet Union in 1946; then they liberated themselves again in 1989. alteripse 12:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
can u tell me about the matriarchal culture of kerala and what is the status of old people in kerala?
Juan Miro? Who juanna know? alteripse 12:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Why do Christians need Jesus Christ to be God?
What a question! If I understand you correctly, you are already convinced that (1) Jesus is not God, (2) believing Jesus to be God is a patently false aspect of the Christian religion, (3) believing so satisfies some inexplicable "need" of Christians that makes no sense to you, and perhaps even (4) Christianity might be a much better (or at least more sensible) religion if Christians would just let that one go. And you want me to explain the "need" part of this because you are already sure about the other parts....
My answer: There are some questions which are formulated in a way that ensures the questioner will not be enlightened no matter what answer he gets. alteripse 16:26, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
percentage of christians,muslims,buddhists and hindus in usa
The overwelming majority of American perhaps 80% are christans. Muslims make up perhaps 3 or 4% maybe smaller Bubists and hindus perhaps have 1 million adherents each in the U.S.
How is the name of the Greek Courtesan Phryne pronounced
Thank you
Ron Tripp
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In English you can get away with something like "Proonie," but there is some debate over the degree to which phi is pronounced as an aspirant or fricative (e.g., Froonie). See Vox Graeca by Sidney Allen (Cambridge, 1987 3rd ed) for an authoritative discussion. alteripse 16:57, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
hello what are the chords of f major including 1 4 5?
Signed politely cameron coulter
please interpret the meaning of mold in to my life... Every place i live i see to it that everything is new and clean but after a few months here comes the mold and will scattered all over my place which made me and my family sick. This molds started last 1996 after i divorced with my husband, then all the problems came at the same time my father died after a few months my mother died, i lost my business, i lost my house. please help me i need an answer if this molds has something to do with my life thank you, kathleen
Wikipedia is a community of people dedicated to collect and orginize knowledge. Find a community to empower you. Most importantly, Viktor Franz, the founder of a subset of Psychology, called LogoTherapy wrote a book called 'Man's search for meaning." -- User:Artoftransformation
WHAT IS THE "BEECHING AXE"?
How did people live in the San Juan Island?
The Salish people are thought to have lived there for around 11,000 years.
They lived as most primitive coastal peoples did, fishing and so forth.
http://www.sanjuanislandsdirectory.com/history.htm
how can I find teen views of american presidents in the 1950's 68.23.103.201 18:18, 18 September 2005 (UTC) anon
hey, I need to write paper on the political issues in America. Could you list me the political issues that are currently occuring? and if possible, list me the sites that are related to political issues in America
List political issues. (I hope you don't mind me adding to your list, whoever made this)
If you just type these into google or wikipedia, your gona get a lot of info. Tobyk777 02:43, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
The United States Senate is likely going to approve President Bush's appointment of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He's been in the news a lot. His approval affects pretty much any issue that could potentially come before the Supreme Court in the next 30 to 40 years. -- Maxamegalon2000 13:33, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
It seems that while making pornography is legal in a lot of countries, legal prostitution is much rarer. Could a prostitute bypass prostitution laws by offering to make a pornographic film (albeit without any editing etc.) with any John, who then pays for the recording on video/DVD? Is it not necessary because enforcement of prostitution laws are lax? Are there usually stringent requirements for making pornography that would be more hassle than trying to avoid prosecution for prostitution? — Jeandré, 2005-09-18t20:59z
Do you know of any baseball players that are from Spain. This is for a report in my spanish class? I have not been able to find any info?? Thanks, Corey Smith
How long does the Governor have to veto or line item veto legislation once it has passed the house and senate? I'm particularly interested on AB1184, outlawing mandatory overtime for nurses inthe state of California.
Has the U.S. ever had economic sanctions on Indonesia? If so, when and why? I am planning a trip there and I want to know the situation. It would suck to get put on the No-Fly list, especially when my connecting flight is in L.A. Crisco 1492 14:50, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
In terms of population, what are the largest and smallest federal nations? India U.S Russia (Russia calls it self federal though this is debated) Brazil
Tobyk777 02:39, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Who is likely to become the Chancilor of Germany Schroder or Merkel?
How often are U.S. Supreme Court portraits taken? Thanks, Rebecca
I asm trying to figure out the current value of an ounce of gold. I searched the net, and tried many finance sites. Many had graphs and junk, but a lot of them were for wired stuff, like gold companies, or they didn't specify what incriemtn of gold the value was for. I tried the page here titled Gold and looked at the value section. It has some interesting stuff, but didn't tell me the vaule of gold, here and now at this present date. Tobyk777 02:32, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Kitco.com is also a great site for current prices and historical charts for most precious metals.
What was the main question facing the founding fathers while writing the constatution?
Answer: how balance state soverignty intrests with the need for a effective central government.
Watching the HBO series ROME reference was made to Marshall Law being imposed.I can not find the history of the term Marshall Law but find it hard to believe it was used during the Roman Empire.Do you know?
Yes, I think it's pretty unlikely that Marshall Law was declared in Rome.
Do you have a question about this military leader of the US Confederacy? AlMac| (talk) 06:54, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
What are the influences of Korea and China on Japan's culture?
See Yin and yang. Proto t c 09:05, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
where was lord franks born,and who were his parents?there appears to be no biog on this fairly famous law lord.
PLEASE RESEARCH FOR ME THE ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME MAKHUTO PREVIOUSLY MMAKHUTO THE MEANING OF THE SURNAME THE ROOTS OF THE SURNAME
REGARDS THABO MAKHUTO
tmmakhuto@dla.gov.za
I was once told, that Aristotle or another philosopher, categorized all stories into 7 different categories.
Could you please tell me what they are?
which psalm is thought to be the oldest psalm and which one is thoutht to be the most recent as far as the period of time.
I'm trying to find how the term "egg money" came about for a school project dealing with egg scales.
Hi, I am searching for a book, one that may not exist, called Sophia's Journey From Memel to Saxony," which Harry Haller is said to be reading in Steppenwolf. Ever heard of it other that in Steppenwolf?
---anon.
Nope but it may be worth asking on the German wikipedia. User:Andycjp:Andycjp 24th September 2005
Which artists have explored bag,as an art medium, or as an idea for art? What are their works?
I need a good reference (pictorial) book written in any language on Grotesques in wall decorations. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks, Isabel
I am trying to locate the origin of the phrase "The law is an ass"! Said,I believe by Mr. Micauber (?) in a W.S. Play named ????. I would appreciate any help. Peter.
Has there been a riot in canada?
I'm in an adversarial blog with conservatives over the unfairness & corruption shown by the Bush Adm. when they gave Halliburton no bid contracts in Iraq & now, in New Orleans. I've read this all over my information sources, like Public Citizen, for instance. But the conservatives say that's not true. They say the Army created "LOGCAP", meaning "Logistics Civil Augmentation Program" back in 1992, in which they have a bid process for contracts that may need to be done quickly, so they will already have a company ready to go when urgency would leave no time for a regular bid process. They say Halliburton won the bid in 1992, lost in 1997, & won again in 2001. They say that even though Halliburton lost the bid for this LOGCAP in 1997, Clinton still hired Halliburton to help in the Balkans, & that Al Gore had nothing but good things to say about Halliburton back then. I can't find anything abut "LOGCAP" anywhere, can you help? anonymous````
It is my understanding that onlt two ways exist to make an amendment law. After reading the Constitution I am confused as what these two ways are. Another question, is it true that the 18th Amendment is the only one to use the special ratifying committtees? If so how did that avoid much criticism? Thanks
AlMac| (talk) 18:13, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
Does order exist in the international relations
Does order exist in the international relations
What is the difference between a government with a constitution and a constitutional government?
I would like to know who are the president on the paper bills
There are also larger bills still in circulation, but no longer printed:
These are all still legal tender, but the Treasury is gradually destroying them and replacing them with smaller bills. Now, the big question is, why is Salmon P. Chase on the $10000 bill?
From Wikipedia:
"The first U.S. federal currency was printed in 1862, during Chase's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, thus it was his responsibility to design the notes. In an effort to further his political career, his own face appeared on a variety of U.S. paper currency. Most recently, in order to honor the man who introduced the modern system of banknotes, it was on the $10,000 bill, printed from 1928 to 1946. This bill is no longer in circulation."
How successful was Charles as the king of Spain? Everything I've read on him, his mishandling of Castile, Finance,his problems with Francis the Ottomans the pope, the extent of his territories etc all seem to point to the conclusion that he wan't successful. I can't find any counter arguments, apart from things like the peace of cambrai, treaty of Madrid etc. Do you have any other suggestions?
What does the audio production term "hard pan effect with drone" mean? 131.156.79.53 19:13, 19 September 2005 (UTC)mary
What is the meaning of the audio production term, "stager" 131.156.79.53 19:23, 19 September 2005 (UTC)mary
what are the words to the song, Indiana Waltz?
Who wrote the Articles of Confederation and what was an outcome of this event? Please let me know as soon as possible and your time and feedback is deeply appreciated. Thank you soooooooo much.
Mckinlly, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush.
Hello,
I am trying to do some research on an actor in Europe, mostly in Germany and Austria. His real name was August Kühn and his stage name was Rolf Walders. He was born on 2/26/1888 and passed away on 7/17/1950. (He died on my birthday 7/17, and was born on 2/26 - the day I was almost killed in Viet Nam in 1969) He married his last wife approximately in 1940. He was an actor, comedian, singer, and played almost every instrument. He performed mostly in Berlin and in the area around his hometown of Vienna, Austria. At times he even travelled and performed in Northern Africa. He died on stage in Bad Reichenhall while he was performing.
He performed from approximately 1904 until his death and had his own troupe of vaudevilians. He was forced to perform for the Nazis four months out of every year from 1938-1943, but because of his making fun of Hitler in some of his performances, he was put on "Hitler's Hitlist." Hitler never found him because he did not hide out in his hometown of Vienna or other places where he was well knownü. He hid out right under Hitler's nose just a few miles from Hitler's vacation spot of Berchtesgaden, in Bad Reichenhall.
I visited Vienna and Berlin, but was not able to find out much about him. I still have a few of his writings, but very little.
Thanks for any help you can give me on this.
Gus Reichel (Son of Rolf/August) agreichel@hotmail.com
What Mediterranean city became the capital of Western Christianity?
Could you be referring to Rome, Italy, where the Vatican CityVatican is located, now the home of The Pope? AlMac| (talk) 03:42, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
What are the elements of a public policy review or cycle?
The Pope can be found here. My dream pope can be found [ here] -- Ballchef 12:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
In the United States, where I live, I see 'Ridley' typically as a last name among people of English descent, but never have I seen it used as a first name, even among people who don't know about the Metroid series's character Ridley (who was probably named after Ridley Scott anyways; see comment in Alien (film)). Does anyone know why/how film director Ridley Scott was given such an unusual name? ~GMH talk to me 03:34, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
how do you know when a subculture can be characterized as being independent of oppositional, and what are their characteristics?
I've read that Queen Elizabeth is a descendant of Mohammed via an ancestor Isabelle of Aragon. If this is so who were the ancestors between Isabelle and Mohammed? - Dee
Dee - that descent has certainly been claimed, but it relies on a very questionable identification of the mother of Sancha, wife of Roderigo Gonzalez de Lara and daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile. Alfonso had at least 5 wives, 2 mistresses, and one fiancée. Zaida would be a gateway ancestor between European and Arab royalty. The question is whether Alfonso VI of Castile had two wives, or a wife and a mistress, or one woman who was successively wife and mistress, named Isabella, and which was mother of his daughter Sancha. Zaida, baptized as Isabella, was the mother of Sancho, illegitimate son of King Alfonso, born during his marriage to Bertha. Sancha and Elvira, however, are reported as legitimate daughters of Alfonso, borne by his wife Queen Isabella (by the same source that names Zaida - it names his wives and their children including Isabella having Elvira and Sancha, and it then names his mistresses and their children, including Zaida/Isabella having Sancho, without giving any indication that the two were the same woman). It is only if Queen Isabella was identical to Zaida/Isabella that these Infantas are full siblings of Sancho, and that Sancha could possibly form a link between Mohammed and QEII. For other postulated lines - all with difficulties - trying to bridge the two, you may want to have a look at this. QEII is certainly a descendant of Alfonso VI of Castile, but it's not certain she descends from any of his wives/consorts/mistresses named Isabella. - Nunh-huh 06:22, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
How did Ngo Dinh DIem seize power in S. Vietnam and how did he keep this control untill Nove. 1963?? thanks...Girlygirl721@yahoo.com
He was the leader of non communist nationalist faction. He thus opposed the French and the Communists. This made him the ideal leader of South Vietnam. He thus was put in place by non communists vietnamese nationalists, (with the help of the U.S.). He kept power by controlling the police and useing repressive methods.
no question
FEMA is Acronym for USA's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Recent examples of its work at Hurricane Katrina and Talk:Hurricane Katrina. AlMac| (talk) 06:28, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
See FEMA. Bovlb 06:08, 20 September 2005 (UTC) FEMA is a U.S. goverment agency. Its basic job is to coordinate other agency during times of a disaster, espessally a natural disaster.
Please pick ONE of the four Reference Desks (not all four), and then state your question clearly. AlMac| (talk) 06:30, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the name of the Apostle Peter's wife?
What did realism mean within Modernsim? What was Realism about? How did photo realism contribute to modernism?
Where did Cross-Country racing begin?
check the napoleon article. Boneyard 11:28, 20 September 2005 (UTC) Napoleon was the the leader of France in the late 1700's and 1800's. He succeed in conquering many other Western European countries, reducing said countries to little more than Frech Colonies.
I would be very grateful if someone could tell me which nations have a state-run health service, similar to the NAtional Health Service in the United Kingdom.
What was the first immigration Statute ever passed as law?
Thank you
Who invinted the modern soccer ball and viagra?
We live in a house located at 2983 Zacata Road in Westmoreland County, Montross Virginia. We have a graveyard in the back of the house with four headstones.
My father who is terminally ill lives with us. He has seen these people in his room. I would like to get the history of these people to know who I am dealing with.
Suggestions
AlMac| (talk) 18:22, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
I'm wondering where the phrase "Everything Old is New Again" originated.
Niki
Good Morning. Im Solomon cohen from Mexico city And this is an akward question but i hope you could help me out. I need to know if when a Kohen (jewish priest)wants to get married i know he has certain restrictons which are:he cant marry a divorcee or a non jewish or a woman with premarital relashionships.but i heard that on this last point there are some Orthodox Rabbis that allow this type of marriege.By any chance would you know the names of such Rabbis at least one of them?
I hope you can answer this.Thank you so much. And have a wonderfull day.
This from Kohen ≈ jossi ≈ 02:16, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
Which is the largest country in the world in area? what is its area in sqr. kms?
Russia
how have mandatory minimum sentences affected the united states of america? They require crimminals convicted to serve a certain limit of time for a crime. These limits are set by statue, ie the Legislature. They thus take away judges broad sentencing powers.
What is the story behind Mussolini's death? Thelb4! | Talk to me 17:33, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Hello, The Schelde river was closed during several centuries by the Dutch (from 1585 to 1800) and from 1830 to 1860. There is no specific article about this.
Who was the British military leader in the American revolutionary war? - Aidan McCarthy,age 7
Thank you for responding.
How do I find out if Texas has a good form of democratic government?
Texas like anyother states is a democracy. It does differ in that the Executive is very decentralized, the Govenor is little more than a figure head.
What is the biggest island in pacific ocan?
I think New Guinea is. -- ViolentGreen 02:22, 21 September 2005 (UTC) New Guinea is the second largest island in the world after Greenland so that is correct although much of it adjoins the Torres Strait linking the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Capitalistroadster 07:50, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
I was wondering if you had any information about Solomon's knot. It is a religious symbol which i believe is derived from celtic knots. i would like some info into meaning and depictions of solomon's knot.
hi! i would like to have one complete informstion on fundamental concepts of accountancy. all about debits and credits
You might start by looking at the basics of Accounting of which Double-entry book-keeping is a a starting point of the record keeping. Nowadays much of this is done on computer. Basically, any business activity needs to be accounted for, typically done by placing the amounts of money into a General Journal, in which there are two equal and opposite entries, called debits (the pluses) and credits (the minuses).
AlMac| (talk) 01:48, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
What makes the Church of Chris different from other Christian churches. Also what Creeds do they chose to ignore that are importnat to most Christian churches?
where are the gardens ,alleys ,roads setteled from the palace ? --anon
What is the meaning of life? -- NGerda 03:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
I think it's 42. ~GMH talk to me 03:57, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
What moral panics are in motion in Australia this year?
Who are some notable people who have died of A.L.S (Lou Gehrig's Disease)?
What animal did Vasco Da Gama discover on December 1497?
How were the nazi's revolutionary?
information about the cultural life at the elizabethen era
There is just one question about the author J.R.R. Tolkien's books that I need to know:
Does the three volume of Lord of the Rings books can refer as trilogy?
Is there an accepted measure of national wealth as opposed to national income?
Dear Sir/Mdm,
Please give me the list of Latest Technologies used in Industries.
Thank You!
What is Tai' P'ing? It is suppose to be a chinese coin, but I need to know what does it mean and why it is important to that culture. - Anon
What was the primary motive for independence?
Do you know the campaign slogen for these presidents:George Washington, John Adams, Franklin Pierce, Woodrow Wilson, William Jefferson Blythe Clinton?
which mountains were called "the strong mountains" in the early 1800's?
What major effects did world war 1 have on germany?
How did the Renaissiance lead to the Columbian Exchange?
At San Pietro in Rome, there is the statue of "Moses" and the "Chains of St Peter". At the entrance to the church, on the left side, there is, what appears to be, a tombstone or monument to Clement VII. (I think the number is correct). The monument shows a skeleton with wings and a cycle. The feathers of the wings are dirty and crumbled and one wing appears to be broken. Does this send the message that this pope was not held in high regard and this is a way to "punish" his image for eternity? I would very much appreciate an explantion of this as none of the internet sites dealing with Clement or San Peitro mention this.
Thank you so very much.
There was a reprsentative, I believe who voted against both wars. What was her name and what state did she represent? Also, had she been a member of Congress, during the years between the wars?
Cairenn Day
given nyc current geograghy plus population growth patterns what do you think the city will be like in 20 years?
How has national government s power grown?
diversity words Can you define them??
Any help would be appreciated
What language are they used in?
In what context did you find these words? AlMac| (talk) 00:24, 22 September 2005 (UTC) These words are for a cultural /diversity class I am taking at Brock U. Canada - 4th yr Nursing.CK
As I browse through these resources, I not seeing any of the words on your list. AlMac| (talk) 04:19, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Why was Robert E. Lee chosen to be the commander of the Confederate army?
Aidan McCarthy,age 7
How was the earth formed? Aidan McCarthy,age 7
Thank you for responding. I understand now about how the earth was formed. Are you planning to be a librarian? I live in Massachusetts, USA. I love reading!!!!!!!!
ARE THERE ANY CASE STUDIES THAT HE MAY STUDIED OF A MORAL DILEMMA.
Would the composer Gustav Mahler have spoken Yiddish?
Why does the New Zealand flag have red stars instead of white stars?
Where do I find information on Government funding programs which encourage women to start small businesses?
Are you referring to the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings or some other incident? I checked the Madrid article and saw no reference to other bombings. I expect there were some during The Spanish Civil War. AlMac| (talk) 07:12, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
I am doing some research on monumental architecture on China and Greece and i had read some where that this had also provides defense from outside attack and an obstacle to internal rebellion, and now i can not find it. Can you help me to find this information
I need to find a search engine- for looking up authers and books writien in the 1800's- 1900's...for an american lit. assignment. If i can get some answers or some good searching links it would really help me- Im doing some independent studies homework- and without some good links its difficult to find information for my answers. If some one can help that would be great thanks Emily
Hello, I really need to know the Roman name (still used in 5 A.D.) for Nanterre, suburb of Paris. Differenet sourses read it in various ways, like: Nemetodurum, or Nimetodorum, or Nometodurum, and the like. It was mentioned in the Life of St.Genovefa of Paris written in Latin. If you should know the latin form of the name please let me know/ Thanks a lot!
I am looking for a good definition of the "Mashrek" region.
Regards
Ulrich Bunjes ulrich.bunjes@coe.int
You might wish to start with our Mashreq article which seems to be the more common spelling of Mashrek. It states "The Mashriq or Mashreq (Arabic: مشرق) is the region of Arabic-speaking countries to the east of Egypt. It is derived from the Arabic root sh-r-q (شرق) relating to the east or the sunrise, and essentially means "east"." You might wish to check our articles on the Middle East , the Levant or Arabia as well as on individual states. Hope this helps you Ulrich.
Capitalistroadster 10:47, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
See Art for a discussion, Arts for a list, or Category:Arts for another list. Ojw 11:29, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
no question
DearSir/Madam
I am currently studying an MSc in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise at Chester University. At present I am conducting research into Brazilian football, exploring aspects such as national identity, commercialisation and the overall global myth that Brazil conveys and upholds on the footballing world, and how we percieve that there is something special in the way that Brazilians play football.
However, to aid me in my studies significantly, I would be most grateful if you could provide me with some raw data. The data which I am looking for are the numbers of Brazilians that play professionally out side of their native homeland. For instance, how many Brazilians play football in the English Premiership, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and also the dutch and French leagues, and have these numbers increased since 2000? According to Vickery (2005) 900 players left Brazil in 2004 but where did these players go? How is this figure compared to 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 for example?
I would be most grateful if you could aid me in my studies, or if you can point me in the direction where I can gain access to such data.
Many Thanks,
Ben Bescoby benbescoby@hotmail.com
Among other things, it includes the highest peaks in the world. See our article on the Himalaya. Warofdreams talk 10:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Significance for what? Like all great mountain ranges, it is a climatic barrier; it is the habitat of a wide variety of unique flora and fauna; historically/economically, it was a trade barrier between Central Asia and India; its remoteness and inaccessability led to the development of a very unique indigenous culture, and for the same reason it also had some influence on the formation of Asian religions; it provides the setting for lots of works of literature and movies; and it provides great vistas and climbing facilities for tourists, which also affects the economy of the area. These are just some random things I could think of off the top of my head, a more specific question might yield a more specific answer. As Warofdreams said, it might be a good idea to have a look at the Himalaya article and work from there -- Ferkelparade π 10:58, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he died--anon
What do Americans eat for Breakfast, lunch and dinner? I am in India and I dont know much about eating habits in USA and Europe. Do Americans eat bread or burgers three times a day? Tell me in detail if you can. Here, I eat 'roti' all three times a day.
Note that the traditional breakfast takes a bit more time than most Americans spend. For comparison with "traditional" menus, here's what my housemates and I in Colorado might eat in a day:
I believe the last hamburger I ate was about six weeks ago, and it was homemade, the best kind. Poor students are more likely to eat ramen everyday than hamburgers, as there is a huge price difference, so hamburgers are by no means a staple food in the states. — Laura Scudder | Talk 16:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Are the co-founders of Google- namely Larry & Sergey married? Or, in the past, have they had any marriage? Are they in love with anyone?
how many states allow candidates to be endorsed by multiple political parites, like a candidate appears on the ballot under the Democratic, Republican and Independent parties?
The main example is in New York which has a system of electoral fusion allowing a candidate to be a nominee of multiple parties. It has a Conservative Party of New York and a Liberal Party of New York which can nominate candidates as well as other parties. Quite often, the Liberal Party of New York will support the Democrat candidate and the Conservative Party the Republican candidate. However, the Liberal Party has supported Liberal Republicans such as Rudolph Giuliani in his bid to become mayor of New York City.
These parties have also nominated their own candidates when disillusioned with the choice of the major party. In 1970, James L. Buckley was elected as a Senator for New York in the US Senate as a Conservative Party candidate and lost his re-election as a Republican. New York is the only state that I am aware of that allows ths system. Capitalistroadster 15:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Would you be able to find out how the one rescuer died at this event?
Depends what you want to vote for. For example, if you want to vote for a member of the Bundestag, then the Voting age article mentions a minimum age of 16 or 18, depending where you are (and minimum age of 18 for the candidates themselves). If you want to vote for something like Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, there's no age limit. Ojw 18:44, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
During the French Revolution, it is known that aristocrats fled to other countries. Is there a register of names that might have fled to the Colonies e.g. Pondicherry? Also, is there any record of name changes to hide identities?
name the long river that marks the boarder between Texas and Mexico?
Both of you, be nice. This is the reference desk. The name of the river is the Rio Grande. -- Essjay · Talk 21:21, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
What was the nyc area like before the United Nations built there? How has it improved or "not"improved since its start in 1947?
where did the jewish culture start, and where has it spread to around the world?
I was handed this site by a friend when I told him I would really like to know if my favorite author was still living. She hasn't put out a new book since 1998. I cannot find her on your site so here I am writing. Is horror/mystery writer Clare Mcnally still alive? And if so, how do I contact her and beg for a new book. I would really appriciate it if this could be answered. Also I would love to know where to get her out of print books. Can you help? Sincirely- Alexis savatagerules@excite.com
Contemporary Authors Online published by Galenet appears to indicate that she is still alive. Her contact details are according to that article are:
Agent: c/o Author Mail, Tor Books, Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 175 Fifth Ave., 14th Floor, New York, NY 10010.
By the way, we don't have an article on Clare McNally. We would welcome you writing an article on her if you would like too. Please look at Wikipedia:Introduction for more information as to how you can become an editor. I will add the name of Clare McNally to the list of requested articles at Wikipedia:Requested Articles.
Does anyone know who the treasurer of the DNC was at the time of the 1969 convention? I believe he was a senior exec at Paramount Pictures. Anyone know?
Thanks!
PHG
Did Thomas Jefferson play the piano?--Carmen
I'm trying to find the history on an antique clock.It has a jewelers label inside with the name of E.T.Allen 239 Bourough Road,Birkenhead.Is there any place I can find information about this?Thank You for any help you can give.Norman Mayberry U.S.A.
Thanks Gareth,Guess I should have said shop would have been there sometime in the mid to late 1800's
See Pacific Islands for a list of all the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term probably means different things in different places. For example, in New Zealand, "Pacific islands" means predominantly Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, and Fiji; ie places which have significant immigration to New Zealand. In the US, I suspect Midway and Guam would come to mind more readily (I'm not sure if Americans think of Hawaii as Pacific Islands). In France, the term might mean New Caledonia, Tahiti and Vanuatu.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
See Funk.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
See Protestant Reformation.- gadfium 03:20, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
what is the population of hillsboro, oregon as of 2005?
duncan? -- Jmabel | Talk 06:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
My birth Number is 6
My most first name corresponds with my birth number My midddle name corresponds with my birth number However, my last name does not
I can change my name in 2 ways. Change one letter in my last name so the whole name correponds with the birth number, or I can change one letter in my first name, which then the whole name corresponds with my birth number.
In this case, my first name is a perfect match.
Which is the best way to do this?
Current Name - Carlita Dias Weerasinha
Option 1 Calita Dias Weerasinha
Option 2 Carlita Dias Weersinha
Thank you
Nelson,
Thanks for the input on the name numbers, I am studying an ancient form of Numerology, and was using my name as an example. Cheers.
Is W.B.Yeats' works (poem) included 'the lake Isle. of Innisfree'?
Exactly when did FEMA "set up shop" in NYC re: 9/11? Thanks, Jenn
Does anyone here knows what the "J" in John J. Rambo stands for?-- nodutschke 11:55, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
A state legislature enacts a statue that prohibits the marketing of products through unsolicited telephone calls. Despite this new statue, the president of International marketing, Inc. (IMI), orders IMI telemarketers to place unsolicited calls. Paul, an IMI employee, is arrested for making a call. What is Paul’s best defense against a conviction under this statue? law question.
i think his best defense is duress. seeing that he was ordered to make the cal, knowing that there was /is a law prohibiting these type of telephone calls. he can claim that in fear of loosing his job he felt pressured into making the call, because loosing his job could put him in an finincial downfall
Unfortunately for most people
In the example, it depends on how the law is written, some stuff that used to be a civil matter is now a criminal matter. Corporate executives can now go to jail for what it can be shown they authorized, whether or not they realized it was a crime. If you going to do business in some geography, you need to know the rules for doing business in that geography. AlMac| (talk) 04:27, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
How do I get a copy of Eusebius' "Church History" (ca 300 CE)
What is the modern sculpture (fountain?) in Giardini Pubblici in Venice?
If the age of consent for having sex is 16, then, is there no way possible to have sex with people aged below 16? Is it not possible even if the child or their parents give permission? Does that mean that people below 16 can never dream of having sex until they are 16 even if they wish?
In some jurisdictions, it is legal for an adult to have sex with a minor, if there are only a couple of years difference in age -- for example, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old, but again, it depends on the jurisdiction. User:Zoe| (talk) 23:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
As others have said, it depends on the exact laws of the specific place in question. Here in the United Kingdom, the age of consent is 16 (17 in Northern Ireland), unless a "relationship of trust" exists (eg teacher/pupil) in which case it's 18. It is never legal in the UK for someone under 16 to have sex - though of course it is common for it to happen, and if the participants are close to legal age and the relationship is fully consenting then prosecutions are very rare.
We actually have an article on age of consent around the world. Note that Victoria, Australia (where I live) makes explicit what eseems to be the de facto practice in most Western countries: if the parties involved are approximately the same age, it's OK; the law only takes an interest where one party is sufficiently older than the other. -- Robert Merkel
who wrote the auguste piccarde artical
Who can swear affidavits abroad
can you find "the hammer of witches" in english and who wrote
Has the United States ever imposed a trade sanctions on Indonesia? If so, when and why? I have had no luck finding it in the Indonesia article. I also haven't had any luck in Google. Crisco 1492 17:46, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
What is the record time that a llama has ever gone?
See Genghis Khan.- gadfium 21:50, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
Where can I find the procedures for how to Answer a Municipal code violation in civil court? I have a court date, but I have not received a Civil Complaint from the municipality. I have only received a ticket or pink slip at my door. Thank You, Marti Edwards
this song has lyrics such as "all i can say is that my life is pretty plain" and "all i can do is to pour some tea for two" it came out in the early 90s and the lead singer died of a drug overdose
I am looking for some articles on Dance and Philosophy and how the two relate to eachother. Dancing to fulfill my philosophical questions will help me understand my own ideas. To do this and begin on a tract I would like to find some articles of past research. If you have the time, or know how, could you locate on wikipedia any related facts on this subject. Dancing to interpret inner ideas.
My name is Evan thank you whatever happens.
We do not seem to have an article on Jose Corazon de Jesus. However, this website indicates that he was a notable Filipino poet see [26]. I will add him to the requested articles. Capitalistroadster 07:33, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
Just a curious question, i have noticed that the asian race (" mongoloids") tends to have physical body features like a flat face, snub nose, epicanthic fold (slanted eyes) rounded head, short stature and usually not a lot of facial or body hair, plus asians don't seem to get bald as much or as quickly as caucasians when they age (Some of these features are mentioned in the article on mongoloid). Not to be discriminatory or anything, but a lot of these features are commonly described as child-like or young-looking compared to caucasoids. In fact, I myself am an eastern asian student in canada and i find that a lot of Westerners underestimate my age. Indeed, this is true of many asians i know as well. The traits like flat face, rounded foreheads, no facial hair is linked to being a trait of youth. I know of the term in biology called neoteny and pedomorphosis which means when an organism retains child-like traits unto adulthood. So could one race of humans (east asians) be really more neotenous (child-like or young-looking) in physical appearance? and why would this be the case? Does anthropology or biology have an answer?
Dear Sir or Lady:
This is a great service your offer and I use it often. May I make a suggestion? Under Famous Cherokee, it seems appropritate that you might add the name Jerry Ellis. Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, site where Sequoyah invented the Cherokee alphabet, he, of Cherokee and British descent, was the first person in modern history to walk the 900 mile route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in 1989. His book about that journey, Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears (Delacorte Press, 1991) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and has been in print 14 years. Ellis has lectured aounrd the world about this book and this Ocotber is speaking in Harare, Africa at an international teachers conference. Forty nations are represented. For further info, please contact me at tanager AT tds.net. (His book, of course, is listed with reviews on Amazon.com.)
What is the name of the the martial arts that pinchs nerves or whatever and can kill people?
The common japanese name for " pressure point fighting" is kyusho' or kyusho jitsu - Drdisque 01:32, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Why do hedge funds affect oil prices?
I'm sure the recommended or maximum safe amound of cups of Coffee can be found on the article for Coffee or Caffeine. If not, someone will get to it. -- Ballchef 11:23, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
When I was originally learning Spanish many years ago, I was shown a Spanish poem, which I am trying to identify. All I remember of it are the first few lines. I have tried everything to locate the poem on the web, without success.
As far as I can remember, the first few lines were:
De aquel amor guardo siempre, como reliquia sagrada, una rosa y un suspiro, un recuerdo y una lagrima.
Misterios de mi ternura, guardo lo que nadie guarda.......
Can you help me? Many thanks.
Tom Garnier
I've just updated the page to show the winner who just won the Dutch final a few minutes ago. However, before the scores were announced, a few clips were shown with winners from other countries and it appears Latvia has also selected their finalist while the article doesn't show it. Unfortunately, my Latvian language knowledge sucks. Can someone tell me who won the final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Latvia and what the name of their song was (both in Latvian and translated into English)? - Mgm| (talk) 19:01, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
Hi
My history tutor used to pronounce it: Riseley (long 'i') with maybe just a hint of 'th' before the 's'.
Cheers.
See Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. Proto t c 13:14, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
From the last sentence of the Woolloomooloo, New South Wales artcile:
The area was ahead in the 2001 Australian census of Indooroopilly in Queensland as the suburb with the highest density of O's.
The article neither defines nor provides a link to a definition of what "O's" are in this question. Thryduulf 20:06, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
I have been asked to research the state of spanish theatre (1934) I have been using wikipedia to find information about the poet/playwrite Federico García Lorca, his life, the play 'Yerma' and the subject above. I have been able to find lots of useful information, including information about 19th century spain, but nothing specifically about spanish theatre. I know that others who have used general search engines have also found it difficult. Any information - or vague ideas! - anyone has on this subject would be extremely helpful. (asap!) Thanks, -- 213.122.62.160 20:15, 24 September 2005 (UTC)E.Jackson
To whome it may concern.... I am interested in getting information on migration and setteling of Sudhans in Kashmir. I did have some info on your this very knowlegeable website, but still i would really appreciate if I get more info. about Sudhan tribe in Azad kashmir, like how they came to the reigon and how they settled in there??? Thank you.
Sincerely. saghar@msn.com
I agree completely. See Federal Reserve Board. Superm401 | Talk 08:14, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Why 4th October,1582 is followed directly by October 15 in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain?
I've had a hard time verifying this: As part of Constantine's Christianizing the world, he made the following capital offenses for all Christians:
1. Circumcision 2. Converting to Judaism 3. Talmud Torah
This is either true or false. Every time I read "Judaism became weak" well I say "Duh". Are the actual decrees (all of them) of Constantine documented any place? How about the archives of the Holy See?
I wish I could see hard evidence of the above three. I can't find now where I read all this.
What song contains the lyrics "Love me, Love me. Say that you love me. Fool me, fool me, go on and fool me. Love me, love me, pretend that you love me. Need me, need me, just say that you need me". I hope that isnt a copy vio but after google searches and other search engines i cant find the name of the song or the artist. It only appears on peoples blogs. Job E 6 15:47, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
THE CARDIGANS--LOVEFOOL
what is the relationship between sociology and science?
Is giving false information to a police officer regarding a hit and run accident a felony? Say you lied and said you were the driver when in fact you were not, and admitted the truth, and received a citation to appear in court. Would that be considered a felony? If so, what would the punishment be for the state of NM?
I have just read the Maltese Falcon. In a book report, I need to give the information of what the "technical climax" of the story is. Please assist me with an explanation of the meaning of techinical climax.
Thank You!
I have a question, i am using some of your research and im trying to quote something and i have to use the authors name, and i dont know who the author(s) of this site is, so if you could please tell me how i would write this on a bibliography in MLA format..or just tell me the authors name. Thanks :)
See our aritcles on the Cold War and Bipolarity. WP 23:28, 25 September 2005 (UTC)