I'm trying to find that picture of a woman wearing a hat... you know the one. She's naked, but you only see her from the shoulders up (though there's apparently an "original" in which she's all naked). It's often used to demonstrate image manipulation software, etc. Thanks.
It's probably an odd question, but I'd really like to know. Ancient Egyptian could simply use the drawing of a cat to represent the word cat, but suppose they used the hieroglyphs to represent the sounds of the ancient word for cat, what glyphs would they use? Mgm| (talk) 11:28, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)
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which must have sounded remarkably like 'miaow'! Gareth Hughes 23:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ will be the tallest rollercoaster in the world when it debuts this year. The current record holder (for the next couple of months anyways) is the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point outside of Sandusky, Ohio. -- DaveC 19:08, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
When hydrolyzing protein with alkali (or acid), is the hydrolysis of the peptide bonds completely random, or are the bonds between certain amino acids more (or less) susceptible to lysis? ike9898 18:40, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)
Different bonds have different energies. Also, different areas are exposed and more vulnerable according to the tertiary structure of the protein. alteripse 03:14, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
If the concentration and amount of acid or base is large enough you may just break the thing down to its individual amino acids. Certain bonds are indeed more susceptible to breaking, but as Alterprise said, which part of the protein is exposed to it plays a role as well. Mgm| (talk) 15:33, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
Please help me with these questions and explain each step to me....
1.Find the square roots of (i)6 - 4*2^½ (ii)7 + 2*6^½ (iii)17 - 4*15^½
Ans: (i) ±(2 - 2^½) (ii) ±(1 + 6^½) (iii) ±(5^½ - 2*3^½)
2(a) If (a - b*5^½)² = 49 - 12*5^½ , find the values of a and b.
Ans: a= ±2, b=±3
(b) Find the square roots of 19 + 6*2^½
Ans: ±(1 + 3*2^½)
-- Sasuke1990Sasuke
Can you tell me the author or authors of the page on "Articles of Confederation" and "Declaration of Independence"? I would like to cite these works, by author, if possible in a bibliography. My paper is due in 10 days, so a timely response would be appreciated.
Thank you.
cindi.mitchell cox.net
In the Party Games (Xmas special) of Yes, Minister, the minister said theat he got away with drunk driving because he had a "silver badge". What is (or was) a "silver badge"?
A silver badge probably designates a police officer, don't you think? alteripse 15:04, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
From when to when was the Boston Evening Transcript published? Was this indeed an afternoon-only newspaper, colloquially referred to as the Boston Transcript, or were there separate papers? (I'm not talking about the collection of genealogy columns extracted from it, which is also called the Boston Transcript). JRM 14:54, 2005 Mar 12 (UTC)
I'm told that a few years ago a governor of Connecticut proposed that all the New England states should join into one big state. It was rejected because there is strength in differences. I am asked: which governor? RJFJR 19:00, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
I read that the name Thiokol is a portmanteaux of the greek words for sulfur and glue. What are the greek words for sulfur and glue (I'm hoping to add this to the article)? Thanks. -- John Fader ( talk | contribs) 20:37, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
There appears to be conflict between the entries for Philip Neame and Albert Hill. The Neame entry states that he is the only VC recipient to win an Olympic Gold Medal. The Hill entry shows him as winning 2 Olympic Gold Medals (four years earlier than Neame).
Hey guys,
I recently discovered a fantastic
origami model. It is a
modular origami work made of simple line units which connect together to form 60 degree angles. The units are used to create five interlocking
tetrahedra (triangular pyramids) which together form a
dodecahedron.
Here
[4] is a picture because the shape is hard to imagine.
Now what I want to do (because I'm crazy ;-) is to make a picture on each face (A
pentagonalisation of the Wikipedia logo, most probably). As the faces are not formed from a 2d surface, you cannot just print the picture onto the dodecahedron. Instead, you would have to take the picture and break it up into the different sections and print each onto the parts of the units which constitute the face. However, as the units are at angles and as such parts of the unit which form the face are further than others, you need to distort the sections of the picture so that when viewed from the correct angle and distance the composite image is formed.
Mathematically/Logically, I can see that there is no reason this isn't possible, all it would take is some mathematical transformation of the sections based upon the geometry of the model. However, I can't think how to begin solving the problem. Do me proud, Wikipedians!
nsh 23:58, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
I found an excellent definition and I want to cite the website. Where can I find this information? -Cortney
Assuming you mean you want to cite Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. If you mean to say that you are writing a Wikipedia article and want to make a citation in it, see Wikipedia:Cite sources. -- Jmabel | Talk 21:24, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
I read up on Cleopatra on Wikipedia and did not find anything about her legacy as a great beauty/seductress - maybe something about that should be added by someone who is knowledgable about Egyptian history etc. BUT my question is was she a great beauty? I have heard that she was quite plain and not very attractive but that she was seductive and confident and therefore exerted sex appeal and THAT alone is what has made her so famous for her looks. Does anybody know which is true was she beautiful or did she just have sex appeal?
What's the name of , and/or who is the artist who painted, that picture of an oriential woman with green skin that was very popular in the 1970s? Jooler 22:07, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
How big was the French colonial empire at its peak, like in terms of square km and population? Not as big as the British one, thats for sure-- Wonderfool (talk) (contribs) (email) 11:46, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern, Recently I edited "European Script" changing "Romanian archaeologist Torma Zsófia" to "Hungarian archaeologist Torma Zsófia" without naming my sources.
Here they are: Uj Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon (Neues ungarisches biographisches Lexikon in 6 Bd. Bd.4 ( ISBN 9635478917); also please see Hungarian Science and Technical workshop: Torma Zsófia (Magyar Tudomány és Tecnikatörténeti Mühely: Torma Zsófia)
The confusion is probably due to the fact that Transylvania today belongs to Romania while at the time of her working was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Her last name actually has a meaning in Hungarian (horseradish), and still a pretty common name in Hungary. More data about Torma Zsófia: Born in Csicsókeresztúr in 1840. She started excavating the area of the Maros (Mures) flood zone in 1875, extended her work later to the caves of Nándor. In 1876 she was asked to organize and supervise the "Archeological Artifacts found in Hunyad County" for the International Conference of Archaeology and Anthropology held in Budapest, 1876. She found at Tordos the remains of a cca. 4500 years old prehistoric culture, with the well-known written tablets. See her article about this in the "Ethnographische Analogien, Jena 1894.” She had a role in founding the Kolozsvári (Cluj-Napoca) Muzeum, which inherited her archeological findings after her death. (called the Torma Zsófia Collection) She is considered to be the first Hungarian female archaeologist, although a self-made. Her life is well documented and published in 1941 by Márton Roska archaeologist and ethnographist. Her letters was collected and published by Pál Gyulai (1972).
Judith v. Hetenyi JVHxy@aol.com
I saw a spelling-alphabet (similar to the NATO phonetic alphabet) that had letters such as the one above. Can anyone explain?-- 212.100.250.208 17:22, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
DJ Clayworth 18:12, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, but I don't get all of them. Could someone please write an explanation of all of the letters from this website? Sorry to cause trouble.--anon
-- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 19:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I think that would be:
(both of them stretching the pun N for lope a bit). DJ Clayworth 15:16, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Where will I find a WP article on the one-child law in China (modern day)?--anon
I was reading about The Scream and how Andy Warhol made a series of silk prints in the 80's of many of the works of Edvard Munch. The page stated that "The idea was to desacralize the painting by devaluating its originality and making it into a mass-reproducible object." Why would Warhol want to devalue or desacralize such a great work? I can understand wanting to mass-reproduce the painting so that the masses could enjoy it but why would Warhol want to desacralize and devalue such a great work?
Also, on the page about the Mona Lisa it said: "Warhol thus consecrated her as a modern icon, similar to Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley. At the same time, his use of a stencil process and crude colors implies a criticism of the debasement of aesthetic values in a society of mass production and mass consumption. Today the Mona Lisa is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads." So Warhol criticized degrading great works by mass production and mass consumption but then he directly contributed to the degradation of many great works of art? I don't understand. Since Wikipedians are smart people, could somebody clarify all the questions I brought up - I hope it wasn't too hard to follow. Thanks! --anon
This is probably a long shot, but here goes: has anyone ever heard of a small handheld printer machine that you can roll over some text, and it will copy it and print it out right there? (From a small roll that is part of the machine). I swear I heard about something like this years ago and I'm wondering if the idea caught on or not.
Cheers me dears, Mjklin 21:42, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)
(Originally mis-posted to the talk page.)
I'm curious to know when the word "creationism" was first used in its modern sense. Creation beliefs date to time immemorial, but it seems to me that the idea of creationism must be post-Darwin. -- FOo 21:59, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but it would be worth finding out if it was in common use at the time of the Scopes "Monkey Trial". -- Jmabel | Talk 06:56, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
1847 BUCH tr. Hagenbach's Hist. Doctr. II. 1 The theory designated Creationism..was now more precisely defined. 1872 LIDDON Elem. Relig. iii. 102 The other and more generally received doctrine is known as Creationism. Each soul is an immediate work of the Creator. 1880 GRAY Nat. Sc. & Relig. 89 The true issue as regards design is not between Darwinism and direct Creationism.
Do anyone ever done anything that mixed fractals and Go? I am wishing to do something like that someday (any year now, no rush). -- Alexandre Van de Sande 22:34, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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I've recently installed Red Hat Linux (with many other GNU tools), and was told that "40GB is more than Linux needs". Mind you, this is spread over 4 partitions - root (/), /swap, /home and /usr - so how much do I need for each? What will each have in it? Does Linux need that much? For reference, the partition sizes are:
with 80GB left over for use by Windows (which is on a seperate HDD; the extra 80GB is for more programs). What should I do? Alphax τ ε χ 05:18, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
Mind you, "/root" is different from "/". "/swap" should be large and 2G should be sufficient. "/usr" should also be large, but probably should be larger than "/home", which will have your files and other stuff. Now, be mindful that directories such as "/etc" and "/bin" will go under "/" if they have no other partition - this should be fine. Since "/etc", "/bin", "/var", etc. will not be necessarily big (unless you want to do server-type stuff), you shouldn't need to make "/var" so large. So, you shouldn't need to dedicate a lot of stuff for "/". HTH Dysprosia 10:14, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm going to try and re-install SUSE. Alphax τ ε χ 22:53, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
With all these recent developments towards hypersonic speeds many articles were printed in news papers. not one of them explained SONIC BOOM.can anybody tell me what it is?
Rohan
Hallo
I'm in Grade 10 and I'm currently doing a history project where I have to make a Canadian and world timeline of the year 1985. I've found Wikipedia very useful in doing this but I need more specific dates. For example, Wiipedia gives the grammy winners for this yead but doesn't give the exact date on which the grammy's were actually held. Here's an example of what I need:
-The exact date of sports events such as the day when the Stanley Cup Final (Hockey) took place -The release date of music albums by artists -The day of the Grammy's and Oscars
Thanks for your time-Uzair
We have 1985 in Canada for Canada-specific events as well. Adam Bishop 22:51, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I have just been to a presentation on "Change Management". In one part of the session the presenter mentioned a technique called "Moderation" which seemed to be a form of leadership training designed to help elicit better information either from meetings or the workforce in general. Unfortunately I did not have an opportunity to ask the presenter for more information and I have not had any luck with search engines etc. Can anyone out there help point me in the right direction??? question asked by Philipn
I do not think Larry Ellison should be listed as a Jew...
Moved from village pump by Trilobite 16:38, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC).
Where to I find any reference to "Ham County, Germany?"
Whereabouts is this place supposed to be? Where have you heard the name? I can find no evidence that such a place exists, and in any case, Germany doesn't really have an equivalent to the concept of a county as used in either the UK or USA. Is it a Kreis or Gemeinde that you are looking for perhaps? If so there doesn't appear to be one by the name Ham. Could you make your question a little more specific maybe? — Trilobite (Talk) 16:38, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This TV Guide cover has a lady in it, as you can plainly see. What is her name? I know that I know her, but I'm too young to remember the show. She isn't Mary Tyler Moore, but that's the only name that comes to mind. -- user:zanimum
Although I don't really have the palate for such things, it seems like common knowledge that wine, particularly red, continues to mature after it's been bottled. What process is at work here, and does it work for other alcoholic beverages? It doesn't seem like I should be able to turn my 12 year old Scotch into 18 year old Scotch with nothing but patience, and many beers are not worth drinking a couple of months after purchase. -- DaveC 20:28, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Which conference has the most teams participating in the NCAA men's tournament? The only one I know for sure is the PAC 10 Conference with 4 out of 10 teams in the tournament (Arizona, Stanford, Washington, and UCLA).
i have gotten a new dog from a friend I want to know is there any way to change his name. If so how do I go about doing this.
A few math questions I'm having trouble with. Can you explain how do them, and explain their answers? Thanks. --Anon
Simplify.
Expand
Solve for x
now cube both sides:
Thanks, Alphax τ ε χ 05:16, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
This week I've been trying to download the video from the video section of Sclubbers.com (the current file is for the song "Back off" by Jay Asforis from S Club 8 in the television program "I dream"). Somehow downloading isn't working. While I have a cable connection, it takes ages to download ca. 30% when the download times out. Is it a connection or site problem?
If it's a site problem, could someone provide me with a video of the song, I have it on video already, and it's not otherwise available here in the Netherlands.
$ wget sclubbers.com --20:15:41-- http://sclubbers.com/ => `index.html' Resolving sclubbers.com... 12.168.33.202 Connecting to sclubbers.com[12.168.33.202]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] [ <=> ] 12,740 647.36B/s 20:16:17 (647.36 B/s) - `index.html' saved [12740]
$ wget sclubbers.com/videos/idream012.zip --20:20:32-- http://sclubbers.com/videos/idream012.zip => `idream012.zip' Resolving sclubbers.com... 12.168.33.202 Connecting to sclubbers.com[12.168.33.202]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 18,850,710 [application/x-zip-compressed] 1% [ ] 225,267 1.24K/s ETA 3:25:10
I seem to remember that there's a particular breed of domestic cat that actually enjoys swimming and water in general. If this is true, could you tell me what breed(s) that is? Thanks much. -- — I. Neschek | talk 21:29, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Can someone recommend some free software that will remind me to take periodic breaks from my screen and keyboard etc? -- bodnotbod 23:39, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
The U.S. patent no. 6,319,530 teaches a "Method of photocopying an image onto an edible web for decorating iced baked goods". In plain English, this invention enables one to inkjet print a food-grade color photograph on a birthday cake's surface.
I think we can write an article for this interesting technology. -- Toytoy 01:41, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)
An anon left this question on Jimbo's talk page, but I said I'd copy it to here: Do you know where I can find a List of countries by size of military? JamesMLane 05:12, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
What, please is longest word in english language?--anon
Try Longest word in English.- gadfium 08:19, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (45 letters; a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles) is the longest word in any English-language dictionary. (It is also spelled -koniosis.) the longest in second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (29 letters; an estimation of something as worthless) is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
HONORIFICABILITUDINITATIBUS (27 letters) is the longest word used by Shakespeare. It appears in Love's Labor's Lost, Act V, Scene I, and is spoken by Costard:
O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words. I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon.
SMILES is supposed to be the longest word in the dictionary because "there's a mile between the two S's." Randal J. --The above from [ Word Trivia].
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll Llantysiliogogogoch" Now it has been officially shortened to LlanfairPwll. It translates as:
"Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave."
This is a railway stop in Wales, UK. ( Image) Schlüggell | Talk 20:57, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
(Moved here from Wikipedia:Village pump.)
I need some info on the Union navy Jacks from the civil war. The ones i need are the 34 star navy jack, the 35 star navy jack, and the 36 star navy jack. Can you give me info or point me towards a goood site to find info. Thanks
I took this photograph today at Narrabeen Lake, a lake near where I live in Sydney, Australia. Can anyone identify what species of duck it is? DO' И eil 12:56, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)
Hello
I hope you can help I am looking to set up my own website and I would like to add your map of the London Boroughs to it please could you let me know if this would be ok.
Best wishes
L
You might be looking for ion. JRM 15:39, 2005 Mar 20 (UTC)
Sorry, I did not find how to reach a person, so I guess this will. Please, check the entry "Martin McGuiness" and notice the photo. To me (I have no British or Irish connections) this seems an inoffensive joke. But to others it might not, and it is obviously misleading to people who did not read much about Northern Ireland. I suggest you look into the matter.
What is some thought on the meaning of Kasey Chambers's "The Captain"? Neutrality talk 06:56, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
It seems most flavours of Unix/Linux/BSD etc have a similar folder structure in root: I always see folders called /etc, /usr/, /bin, and so on. What do these all mean? Is there a standard for this, and if so, what? -- Tarquin 13:37, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've heard bout special bread, nicknamed "christ bread" wich was some sort of eadible fungus in ressemblance of a bread. Every morning you ate half of it (baked I guess) and pour some milk (or sugar, i am not sure) on the remaining. On the enxt morning, you shall find the bread grown to the original size. It seem to work lot like home grown yogurt. I've found greek bred called christ's ( Christopsomo), but I don't think it's the same thing.
Thanks -- Alexandre Van de Sande 20:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've learnt in probability that you turn AND in multiplication nd OR in addition. Like:
Well I've learnt something wrong, as those numbers don't add 1. Then, The odds of getting a "6" in six faced dice after rolling it six times?
I should have paid more ttention to some classes when i ws in high school... thanks again -- Alexandre Van de Sande 20:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Try Smoddy ( t g e c) 20:15, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
How is a sentance in the English language constructed? I remember reading somewhere that a sentance consisted of bits (eg. phrases) that the smaller bits were either themselves or a smaller bit. For example,
has a descriptor, noun, verb, descriptor, and another noun. Alphax τ ε χ 23:44, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
One might look up "diagramming sentences" to help out. Also, try this for word order: Subject + Verb is basic: "Susan reads". Here's another: Article [The], adjective[small], subject[girl] + verb [hit], article [the], object [baseball], adverb[hard].
I am doing a paper for psych & downloaded your article on jeffrey dahmer as my sk of choice & want to know who wrote this article so i can ref it correctly? nikki. i know you don't want email addy's but i need the answer quick & wondered if you mind emailing it to me as its only a one liner? thanks Nikki.... nikaubrey@yahoo.com.au
Is there such a thing? Alphax τ ε χ 01:31, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
I am researching my family history. I know that my Greatgrandfather was born in Hesse-Kassel. Is there a web page that I can go to, to find an address to write to try to obtain his birth record?
Dana Williams user124501@aol.com
Has anyone got an idea why I'm getting redirected to http://www.www.gmail.com.org when I try to reach my email? Are they the victim of hackers or is the computer network I'm using infected by spyware? Mgm| (talk) 11:37, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
I've heard it said that all mammals can swim. Is this true? Are there any that can't and which? (bats spring to mind) - Tarquin 13:19, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The first rule of biology is that there is an exception to every rule... so my hunch is no. ( chinchillas can't their fur wet, though they might be able to swim in an emergency). Then again, all species of mammal were once fish. Dunc| ☺ 17:31, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC) although by that argument most mammals should be able to breathe underwater too. alteripse 18:32, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm a mammal, and I can't swim.- Mr Adequate 00:13, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I saw a documentary on a no fence zoo with Gorillas on a viewable island. Show said gorillas can't swim. They DON'T swim off the island at any rate, and its only a dozen feet or so. 4.250.33.254 20:27, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
See Electrical generator. -- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 16:54, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I would like to upload the following file types:
But when I try to upload, they are not recognized as valid "Image" files.
Thanks in advance!
What is the "dust" on their wings made of? Any kind of moth is OK, but your generic brownish New England moth is OK, too.
Would it be considered toxic to eat? (Accidental ingestion). Non-nutrative stuff that would not harm you? Silica? Organic?
Just a trivia question, not a medical emergency.
Thanks! -- Inquiryworks 22:21, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Scales made mainly of protein. Probably downright nutritious. No toxic elements to people. Most insects that contain poison are dosed for the size of the usual bird or small animal predator, and are brightly colored to boot (presumably the selection bias is stronger if the predator gets a chance to learn to recognize and avoid them). So, as (I presume) you are a lot bigger than their usual predators you can eat moths to your hearts content... alteripse 04:07, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
PS, you can take comfort in the fact that your brain contains the usual cultural programming about moths: [13] Downright spooky. alteripse 04:11, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Are there any state capitals in the United States that are not also the county seats of the county that they are located in? -- Neutrality talk 02:47, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
I have to correct the content of Frederick's work as I have an original London Lyrics and it is complete at only 33 pages. I have also read online at poet history sites that there are actually 12 editions of London Lyrics.....including one that is a single edition illustrated by an artist and kept for himself. This one that I have is special in that it is illustrated with four pages based on water color drawings by W. Hatherell, R.I., End-papers by Robert Hope, David McKay, Philadelphia is the publisher I believe and the printer was T and A Constable, Edinburgh. The original cover clearly has green leafed vines going up both sides with an oval in the upper center showing a man carrying a lady in a forested/flowery scene.
contents to my copy of this London Lyrics are:
Latin uses the following grammar:
<ACTOR/ACTEE> <ACTION>.
For example, in Latin one would write:
"Femina Marcum videt"
Which means "a woman sees Marcus"
Is it true that sanskrit also uses a similar grammar?
Which other languages also use this sort of word order?
I'm no linguist, just curious.
davidzuccaro 06:48, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
please tell me the attire of the late greek soldiers when they go to war...what they wear and what they don't wear...please also give some pictures of them or tell me what website i can go to view them...
-- Sasuke1990Sasuke
governig dynamics: what is it? the movie was not complete.
Does anyone know if the version of "there she goes" by Sixpence None the Richer is the only version to be sung by a woman? As far as I know, there are other versions sung by The La's, Velvet Underground and REM, none of which I believe were sung by a woman (though could be wrong in the case of VU). Thanks! — Asbestos | Talk 11:35, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I was printing a copy of the United States Bill of Rights and found Amendment VIII is obviously not correct. Please review and update. Thank you.
What animal is this image:Gangtokzoo.jpg. Please let me know cause I'd like to add it in a relavent page. Nichalp 20:01, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
Why is the Australian state of Tasmania always associated with incest? -- Alexs letterbox 07:29, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
HOW DO YOU FIND GEAR BOX RATIO IF ID PLATE IS MISSING ON A MACHINE?
Drive some fixed distance at some fixed rpm, for each gear (try 1 Km at 2000 rpm). You can then figure out the ratio. (I'm too lazy to think up a formula though, anyone else up to it?)
Kim Bruning 18:59, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I read once that during the French Revolution all copyrights on published works were rescinded (assumedly in the name of égalité), but there followed such a decline in quality that the authorities were forced to reinstitute it. Does this have any basis in fact? Mjklin 18:45, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
I am trying to find a city in Italy Provincia di Matera I am traveling to Europe in September and I am trying to locate this town because this is where my grandparents came from with my father aunt and uncle they arrived in the United states in 1923 my dad was 2 yrs old and has never been back. I am trying to see if I can figure out how to travel there but I keep running up against many road blocks. My dad is not in the best of health and my aunt and uncle are also requesting that I find the house my grandfather built but he died and my grandmother turned the house over to her sister Vincenza Motta, my family is very bad about names and I keep running into road blocks on how to find anyone from the old country and I am not even sure if we have any living relatives but I am hoping to find a contact to see if through records I can find the town take some pictures to show my family, I want nothing more than to see the place where it all started. I am hoping you can point me in some direction as to how I can locate this city. Anything you can do would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Danette Fornabaio. you can e-mail me at fornabiod@bellsouth.net
The four front types are warm, cold, stationary and occluded. See wind and weather front for a complete answer. -- FP 04:10, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
I want to know where I can get a wristwatch which shows the date in the Jalaali calendar (that is, the Persian calendar). - Juuitchan
Can anyone tell me Raymond V. Damadian's full middle name? Thanks in advance. -- FP 04:12, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
i live in sydney australia and have a hole in my lawn approximately 50 mm (2 inches) in diameter and 400 mm (16 inches) deep can anyone give me an answer to what kind of creature may have created this before my kids discover it for me
tim
i would like to make a phrase with name Fritz
I just read the play "Antigone" and was wondering if there is any historical accuracy in it. For instance, did the character Antigone really exist? -Rhudrediel
Does anyone know of any links to online C++ proficiency tests? I'm been a C++ programmer for years, but I'm looking for a new job at the moment. I went for an interview today where they gave me a written C++ test and much to my embarrassment I found myself floored by some basic tests, designed to trip you up with the kind of errors that you rarely encounter when programming in the real world. Jimying 17:18, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Mothers name of William Thomas Terry Jr. ,born September 12, 1854 in Mississippi. Mother was member of Choctaw Nation. Where and or how do find this information. Thank you, Judy and Joyce May (Terry and Perry family names)
OK, here's the situation. I am a fan of Star Wars, and like some things about the SE, but not all (obviously). I have ripped all three of the OT movies onto a hard disc from DVD in both editions, so I have, for example, Episode IV in original, and in special edition. I would like to go through them, scene by scene, and create my own edit based on which scenes I prefer. What is the best software to use for this? Is there any free software I could use? Thanks!
In reading about Jewish people, I often see "G-D" and wonder if this is different from "God." Can anyone help me understand the difference in these two terms? Thanks.
Steve Clark
Last night on The West Wing, one of the episodes with John Goodman as acting president, a character says the Speaker of the House is next in line after the Vice President in the current law because " Harry Truman liked to drink bourbon with Sam Rayburn." It was my understanding Truman pushed for the change--previously the Secretary of State was next after the Veep--because he believed the job ought to be held by an elected official. Truman's first SecState, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., had never held elective office, one reason Truman replaced him with James Byrnes. Anyone know if The West Wing dialogue has any basis in fact or is just some screenwriter blowing smoke? PedanticallySpeaking 18:59, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
Mwalcoff 09:53, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've been blocking on this puzzle for about an hour now, and I'm obviously missing something. As soon as I need to carry over tenths things start to fall apart, because my starting assumption is that A =< 2, but that isn't true if that's dependant on another calculation. How should I go about solving this thing? -- Mgm| (talk) 22:39, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
I am developing a freeware SHMUP game and will release it as open source, however I still want to separate the enemy AI and other gameworld specific tasks into a separate module for easy modification (and neatness -- so it doesn't ALL have to be stuffed into one central executable), but don't have the experience to decide how to structure this virtual-machine setup based on other factors (ie, should I go for text-based script interpreting or a compiled dynamic library, etc). Many games nowadays use this architecture but there must be many ways to structure it, and I want to know the right one -- I've seen games use a LISP interpreter, .DLL files, threaded processes, and even Java for their virtual machine AI systems, but deciding (and implementing into the existing framework) is the hard part.
Could anyone recommend some literature for software programming that covers, extensively, the creation of custom scripting and/or virtual machines for software development (specifically game and simulation development)? I am 6 and a half years into a computer science major, so I am past the "(noun) For Dummies" stage in my life, but still not yet quite fluent enough to "get" highly-theoretical writings written for eggheads with Ph.Ds. So preferably literature that's written for college-level educated programmers :). I looked at some GameDev.net articles and forums but none of the sources on that site dig as deeply into this subject as I would like. -- 69.234.183.71 05:26, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I think the reason you can't find much written is that it's not a subject that's been properly analysed, with most companies chosing a variety of ad-hoc solutions. In addition to Lua, there was QuakeC, UnrealScript, Java (the "vampire the masquerade game", and some others), and goodness knows what else. The following are some things you'll need to think about, all engineering tradeoffs based on your problem space (note, dear language bigots, if you find I've made a mistatement in the capabilities of your favorite language, cut me some slack - it's the basic principles I'm taling about, not whether v1.5.2b has monoid generators or whatever):
Best of luck. -- John Fader ( talk | contribs) 02:21, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
When and where was Robert Fagles born? Neutrality talk 07:22, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
check your e-mail -- Alterego 07:35, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
I'm trying to find that picture of a woman wearing a hat... you know the one. She's naked, but you only see her from the shoulders up (though there's apparently an "original" in which she's all naked). It's often used to demonstrate image manipulation software, etc. Thanks.
It's probably an odd question, but I'd really like to know. Ancient Egyptian could simply use the drawing of a cat to represent the word cat, but suppose they used the hieroglyphs to represent the sounds of the ancient word for cat, what glyphs would they use? Mgm| (talk) 11:28, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)
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which must have sounded remarkably like 'miaow'! Gareth Hughes 23:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ will be the tallest rollercoaster in the world when it debuts this year. The current record holder (for the next couple of months anyways) is the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point outside of Sandusky, Ohio. -- DaveC 19:08, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
When hydrolyzing protein with alkali (or acid), is the hydrolysis of the peptide bonds completely random, or are the bonds between certain amino acids more (or less) susceptible to lysis? ike9898 18:40, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)
Different bonds have different energies. Also, different areas are exposed and more vulnerable according to the tertiary structure of the protein. alteripse 03:14, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
If the concentration and amount of acid or base is large enough you may just break the thing down to its individual amino acids. Certain bonds are indeed more susceptible to breaking, but as Alterprise said, which part of the protein is exposed to it plays a role as well. Mgm| (talk) 15:33, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
Please help me with these questions and explain each step to me....
1.Find the square roots of (i)6 - 4*2^½ (ii)7 + 2*6^½ (iii)17 - 4*15^½
Ans: (i) ±(2 - 2^½) (ii) ±(1 + 6^½) (iii) ±(5^½ - 2*3^½)
2(a) If (a - b*5^½)² = 49 - 12*5^½ , find the values of a and b.
Ans: a= ±2, b=±3
(b) Find the square roots of 19 + 6*2^½
Ans: ±(1 + 3*2^½)
-- Sasuke1990Sasuke
Can you tell me the author or authors of the page on "Articles of Confederation" and "Declaration of Independence"? I would like to cite these works, by author, if possible in a bibliography. My paper is due in 10 days, so a timely response would be appreciated.
Thank you.
cindi.mitchell cox.net
In the Party Games (Xmas special) of Yes, Minister, the minister said theat he got away with drunk driving because he had a "silver badge". What is (or was) a "silver badge"?
A silver badge probably designates a police officer, don't you think? alteripse 15:04, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
From when to when was the Boston Evening Transcript published? Was this indeed an afternoon-only newspaper, colloquially referred to as the Boston Transcript, or were there separate papers? (I'm not talking about the collection of genealogy columns extracted from it, which is also called the Boston Transcript). JRM 14:54, 2005 Mar 12 (UTC)
I'm told that a few years ago a governor of Connecticut proposed that all the New England states should join into one big state. It was rejected because there is strength in differences. I am asked: which governor? RJFJR 19:00, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
I read that the name Thiokol is a portmanteaux of the greek words for sulfur and glue. What are the greek words for sulfur and glue (I'm hoping to add this to the article)? Thanks. -- John Fader ( talk | contribs) 20:37, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
There appears to be conflict between the entries for Philip Neame and Albert Hill. The Neame entry states that he is the only VC recipient to win an Olympic Gold Medal. The Hill entry shows him as winning 2 Olympic Gold Medals (four years earlier than Neame).
Hey guys,
I recently discovered a fantastic
origami model. It is a
modular origami work made of simple line units which connect together to form 60 degree angles. The units are used to create five interlocking
tetrahedra (triangular pyramids) which together form a
dodecahedron.
Here
[4] is a picture because the shape is hard to imagine.
Now what I want to do (because I'm crazy ;-) is to make a picture on each face (A
pentagonalisation of the Wikipedia logo, most probably). As the faces are not formed from a 2d surface, you cannot just print the picture onto the dodecahedron. Instead, you would have to take the picture and break it up into the different sections and print each onto the parts of the units which constitute the face. However, as the units are at angles and as such parts of the unit which form the face are further than others, you need to distort the sections of the picture so that when viewed from the correct angle and distance the composite image is formed.
Mathematically/Logically, I can see that there is no reason this isn't possible, all it would take is some mathematical transformation of the sections based upon the geometry of the model. However, I can't think how to begin solving the problem. Do me proud, Wikipedians!
nsh 23:58, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)
I found an excellent definition and I want to cite the website. Where can I find this information? -Cortney
Assuming you mean you want to cite Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. If you mean to say that you are writing a Wikipedia article and want to make a citation in it, see Wikipedia:Cite sources. -- Jmabel | Talk 21:24, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
I read up on Cleopatra on Wikipedia and did not find anything about her legacy as a great beauty/seductress - maybe something about that should be added by someone who is knowledgable about Egyptian history etc. BUT my question is was she a great beauty? I have heard that she was quite plain and not very attractive but that she was seductive and confident and therefore exerted sex appeal and THAT alone is what has made her so famous for her looks. Does anybody know which is true was she beautiful or did she just have sex appeal?
What's the name of , and/or who is the artist who painted, that picture of an oriential woman with green skin that was very popular in the 1970s? Jooler 22:07, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
How big was the French colonial empire at its peak, like in terms of square km and population? Not as big as the British one, thats for sure-- Wonderfool (talk) (contribs) (email) 11:46, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern, Recently I edited "European Script" changing "Romanian archaeologist Torma Zsófia" to "Hungarian archaeologist Torma Zsófia" without naming my sources.
Here they are: Uj Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon (Neues ungarisches biographisches Lexikon in 6 Bd. Bd.4 ( ISBN 9635478917); also please see Hungarian Science and Technical workshop: Torma Zsófia (Magyar Tudomány és Tecnikatörténeti Mühely: Torma Zsófia)
The confusion is probably due to the fact that Transylvania today belongs to Romania while at the time of her working was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Her last name actually has a meaning in Hungarian (horseradish), and still a pretty common name in Hungary. More data about Torma Zsófia: Born in Csicsókeresztúr in 1840. She started excavating the area of the Maros (Mures) flood zone in 1875, extended her work later to the caves of Nándor. In 1876 she was asked to organize and supervise the "Archeological Artifacts found in Hunyad County" for the International Conference of Archaeology and Anthropology held in Budapest, 1876. She found at Tordos the remains of a cca. 4500 years old prehistoric culture, with the well-known written tablets. See her article about this in the "Ethnographische Analogien, Jena 1894.” She had a role in founding the Kolozsvári (Cluj-Napoca) Muzeum, which inherited her archeological findings after her death. (called the Torma Zsófia Collection) She is considered to be the first Hungarian female archaeologist, although a self-made. Her life is well documented and published in 1941 by Márton Roska archaeologist and ethnographist. Her letters was collected and published by Pál Gyulai (1972).
Judith v. Hetenyi JVHxy@aol.com
I saw a spelling-alphabet (similar to the NATO phonetic alphabet) that had letters such as the one above. Can anyone explain?-- 212.100.250.208 17:22, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
DJ Clayworth 18:12, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, but I don't get all of them. Could someone please write an explanation of all of the letters from this website? Sorry to cause trouble.--anon
-- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 19:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I think that would be:
(both of them stretching the pun N for lope a bit). DJ Clayworth 15:16, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Where will I find a WP article on the one-child law in China (modern day)?--anon
I was reading about The Scream and how Andy Warhol made a series of silk prints in the 80's of many of the works of Edvard Munch. The page stated that "The idea was to desacralize the painting by devaluating its originality and making it into a mass-reproducible object." Why would Warhol want to devalue or desacralize such a great work? I can understand wanting to mass-reproduce the painting so that the masses could enjoy it but why would Warhol want to desacralize and devalue such a great work?
Also, on the page about the Mona Lisa it said: "Warhol thus consecrated her as a modern icon, similar to Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley. At the same time, his use of a stencil process and crude colors implies a criticism of the debasement of aesthetic values in a society of mass production and mass consumption. Today the Mona Lisa is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads." So Warhol criticized degrading great works by mass production and mass consumption but then he directly contributed to the degradation of many great works of art? I don't understand. Since Wikipedians are smart people, could somebody clarify all the questions I brought up - I hope it wasn't too hard to follow. Thanks! --anon
This is probably a long shot, but here goes: has anyone ever heard of a small handheld printer machine that you can roll over some text, and it will copy it and print it out right there? (From a small roll that is part of the machine). I swear I heard about something like this years ago and I'm wondering if the idea caught on or not.
Cheers me dears, Mjklin 21:42, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)
(Originally mis-posted to the talk page.)
I'm curious to know when the word "creationism" was first used in its modern sense. Creation beliefs date to time immemorial, but it seems to me that the idea of creationism must be post-Darwin. -- FOo 21:59, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but it would be worth finding out if it was in common use at the time of the Scopes "Monkey Trial". -- Jmabel | Talk 06:56, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
1847 BUCH tr. Hagenbach's Hist. Doctr. II. 1 The theory designated Creationism..was now more precisely defined. 1872 LIDDON Elem. Relig. iii. 102 The other and more generally received doctrine is known as Creationism. Each soul is an immediate work of the Creator. 1880 GRAY Nat. Sc. & Relig. 89 The true issue as regards design is not between Darwinism and direct Creationism.
Do anyone ever done anything that mixed fractals and Go? I am wishing to do something like that someday (any year now, no rush). -- Alexandre Van de Sande 22:34, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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I've recently installed Red Hat Linux (with many other GNU tools), and was told that "40GB is more than Linux needs". Mind you, this is spread over 4 partitions - root (/), /swap, /home and /usr - so how much do I need for each? What will each have in it? Does Linux need that much? For reference, the partition sizes are:
with 80GB left over for use by Windows (which is on a seperate HDD; the extra 80GB is for more programs). What should I do? Alphax τ ε χ 05:18, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
Mind you, "/root" is different from "/". "/swap" should be large and 2G should be sufficient. "/usr" should also be large, but probably should be larger than "/home", which will have your files and other stuff. Now, be mindful that directories such as "/etc" and "/bin" will go under "/" if they have no other partition - this should be fine. Since "/etc", "/bin", "/var", etc. will not be necessarily big (unless you want to do server-type stuff), you shouldn't need to make "/var" so large. So, you shouldn't need to dedicate a lot of stuff for "/". HTH Dysprosia 10:14, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm going to try and re-install SUSE. Alphax τ ε χ 22:53, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
With all these recent developments towards hypersonic speeds many articles were printed in news papers. not one of them explained SONIC BOOM.can anybody tell me what it is?
Rohan
Hallo
I'm in Grade 10 and I'm currently doing a history project where I have to make a Canadian and world timeline of the year 1985. I've found Wikipedia very useful in doing this but I need more specific dates. For example, Wiipedia gives the grammy winners for this yead but doesn't give the exact date on which the grammy's were actually held. Here's an example of what I need:
-The exact date of sports events such as the day when the Stanley Cup Final (Hockey) took place -The release date of music albums by artists -The day of the Grammy's and Oscars
Thanks for your time-Uzair
We have 1985 in Canada for Canada-specific events as well. Adam Bishop 22:51, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I have just been to a presentation on "Change Management". In one part of the session the presenter mentioned a technique called "Moderation" which seemed to be a form of leadership training designed to help elicit better information either from meetings or the workforce in general. Unfortunately I did not have an opportunity to ask the presenter for more information and I have not had any luck with search engines etc. Can anyone out there help point me in the right direction??? question asked by Philipn
I do not think Larry Ellison should be listed as a Jew...
Moved from village pump by Trilobite 16:38, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC).
Where to I find any reference to "Ham County, Germany?"
Whereabouts is this place supposed to be? Where have you heard the name? I can find no evidence that such a place exists, and in any case, Germany doesn't really have an equivalent to the concept of a county as used in either the UK or USA. Is it a Kreis or Gemeinde that you are looking for perhaps? If so there doesn't appear to be one by the name Ham. Could you make your question a little more specific maybe? — Trilobite (Talk) 16:38, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
This TV Guide cover has a lady in it, as you can plainly see. What is her name? I know that I know her, but I'm too young to remember the show. She isn't Mary Tyler Moore, but that's the only name that comes to mind. -- user:zanimum
Although I don't really have the palate for such things, it seems like common knowledge that wine, particularly red, continues to mature after it's been bottled. What process is at work here, and does it work for other alcoholic beverages? It doesn't seem like I should be able to turn my 12 year old Scotch into 18 year old Scotch with nothing but patience, and many beers are not worth drinking a couple of months after purchase. -- DaveC 20:28, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Which conference has the most teams participating in the NCAA men's tournament? The only one I know for sure is the PAC 10 Conference with 4 out of 10 teams in the tournament (Arizona, Stanford, Washington, and UCLA).
i have gotten a new dog from a friend I want to know is there any way to change his name. If so how do I go about doing this.
A few math questions I'm having trouble with. Can you explain how do them, and explain their answers? Thanks. --Anon
Simplify.
Expand
Solve for x
now cube both sides:
Thanks, Alphax τ ε χ 05:16, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
This week I've been trying to download the video from the video section of Sclubbers.com (the current file is for the song "Back off" by Jay Asforis from S Club 8 in the television program "I dream"). Somehow downloading isn't working. While I have a cable connection, it takes ages to download ca. 30% when the download times out. Is it a connection or site problem?
If it's a site problem, could someone provide me with a video of the song, I have it on video already, and it's not otherwise available here in the Netherlands.
$ wget sclubbers.com --20:15:41-- http://sclubbers.com/ => `index.html' Resolving sclubbers.com... 12.168.33.202 Connecting to sclubbers.com[12.168.33.202]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] [ <=> ] 12,740 647.36B/s 20:16:17 (647.36 B/s) - `index.html' saved [12740]
$ wget sclubbers.com/videos/idream012.zip --20:20:32-- http://sclubbers.com/videos/idream012.zip => `idream012.zip' Resolving sclubbers.com... 12.168.33.202 Connecting to sclubbers.com[12.168.33.202]:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 18,850,710 [application/x-zip-compressed] 1% [ ] 225,267 1.24K/s ETA 3:25:10
I seem to remember that there's a particular breed of domestic cat that actually enjoys swimming and water in general. If this is true, could you tell me what breed(s) that is? Thanks much. -- — I. Neschek | talk 21:29, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Can someone recommend some free software that will remind me to take periodic breaks from my screen and keyboard etc? -- bodnotbod 23:39, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
The U.S. patent no. 6,319,530 teaches a "Method of photocopying an image onto an edible web for decorating iced baked goods". In plain English, this invention enables one to inkjet print a food-grade color photograph on a birthday cake's surface.
I think we can write an article for this interesting technology. -- Toytoy 01:41, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)
An anon left this question on Jimbo's talk page, but I said I'd copy it to here: Do you know where I can find a List of countries by size of military? JamesMLane 05:12, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
What, please is longest word in english language?--anon
Try Longest word in English.- gadfium 08:19, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (45 letters; a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles) is the longest word in any English-language dictionary. (It is also spelled -koniosis.) the longest in second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (29 letters; an estimation of something as worthless) is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
HONORIFICABILITUDINITATIBUS (27 letters) is the longest word used by Shakespeare. It appears in Love's Labor's Lost, Act V, Scene I, and is spoken by Costard:
O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words. I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon.
SMILES is supposed to be the longest word in the dictionary because "there's a mile between the two S's." Randal J. --The above from [ Word Trivia].
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll Llantysiliogogogoch" Now it has been officially shortened to LlanfairPwll. It translates as:
"Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave."
This is a railway stop in Wales, UK. ( Image) Schlüggell | Talk 20:57, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
(Moved here from Wikipedia:Village pump.)
I need some info on the Union navy Jacks from the civil war. The ones i need are the 34 star navy jack, the 35 star navy jack, and the 36 star navy jack. Can you give me info or point me towards a goood site to find info. Thanks
I took this photograph today at Narrabeen Lake, a lake near where I live in Sydney, Australia. Can anyone identify what species of duck it is? DO' И eil 12:56, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)
Hello
I hope you can help I am looking to set up my own website and I would like to add your map of the London Boroughs to it please could you let me know if this would be ok.
Best wishes
L
You might be looking for ion. JRM 15:39, 2005 Mar 20 (UTC)
Sorry, I did not find how to reach a person, so I guess this will. Please, check the entry "Martin McGuiness" and notice the photo. To me (I have no British or Irish connections) this seems an inoffensive joke. But to others it might not, and it is obviously misleading to people who did not read much about Northern Ireland. I suggest you look into the matter.
What is some thought on the meaning of Kasey Chambers's "The Captain"? Neutrality talk 06:56, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
It seems most flavours of Unix/Linux/BSD etc have a similar folder structure in root: I always see folders called /etc, /usr/, /bin, and so on. What do these all mean? Is there a standard for this, and if so, what? -- Tarquin 13:37, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've heard bout special bread, nicknamed "christ bread" wich was some sort of eadible fungus in ressemblance of a bread. Every morning you ate half of it (baked I guess) and pour some milk (or sugar, i am not sure) on the remaining. On the enxt morning, you shall find the bread grown to the original size. It seem to work lot like home grown yogurt. I've found greek bred called christ's ( Christopsomo), but I don't think it's the same thing.
Thanks -- Alexandre Van de Sande 20:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've learnt in probability that you turn AND in multiplication nd OR in addition. Like:
Well I've learnt something wrong, as those numbers don't add 1. Then, The odds of getting a "6" in six faced dice after rolling it six times?
I should have paid more ttention to some classes when i ws in high school... thanks again -- Alexandre Van de Sande 20:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Try Smoddy ( t g e c) 20:15, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
How is a sentance in the English language constructed? I remember reading somewhere that a sentance consisted of bits (eg. phrases) that the smaller bits were either themselves or a smaller bit. For example,
has a descriptor, noun, verb, descriptor, and another noun. Alphax τ ε χ 23:44, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
One might look up "diagramming sentences" to help out. Also, try this for word order: Subject + Verb is basic: "Susan reads". Here's another: Article [The], adjective[small], subject[girl] + verb [hit], article [the], object [baseball], adverb[hard].
I am doing a paper for psych & downloaded your article on jeffrey dahmer as my sk of choice & want to know who wrote this article so i can ref it correctly? nikki. i know you don't want email addy's but i need the answer quick & wondered if you mind emailing it to me as its only a one liner? thanks Nikki.... nikaubrey@yahoo.com.au
Is there such a thing? Alphax τ ε χ 01:31, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
I am researching my family history. I know that my Greatgrandfather was born in Hesse-Kassel. Is there a web page that I can go to, to find an address to write to try to obtain his birth record?
Dana Williams user124501@aol.com
Has anyone got an idea why I'm getting redirected to http://www.www.gmail.com.org when I try to reach my email? Are they the victim of hackers or is the computer network I'm using infected by spyware? Mgm| (talk) 11:37, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
I've heard it said that all mammals can swim. Is this true? Are there any that can't and which? (bats spring to mind) - Tarquin 13:19, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The first rule of biology is that there is an exception to every rule... so my hunch is no. ( chinchillas can't their fur wet, though they might be able to swim in an emergency). Then again, all species of mammal were once fish. Dunc| ☺ 17:31, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC) although by that argument most mammals should be able to breathe underwater too. alteripse 18:32, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I'm a mammal, and I can't swim.- Mr Adequate 00:13, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I saw a documentary on a no fence zoo with Gorillas on a viewable island. Show said gorillas can't swim. They DON'T swim off the island at any rate, and its only a dozen feet or so. 4.250.33.254 20:27, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
See Electrical generator. -- jpgordon ∇∆∇∆ 16:54, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I would like to upload the following file types:
But when I try to upload, they are not recognized as valid "Image" files.
Thanks in advance!
What is the "dust" on their wings made of? Any kind of moth is OK, but your generic brownish New England moth is OK, too.
Would it be considered toxic to eat? (Accidental ingestion). Non-nutrative stuff that would not harm you? Silica? Organic?
Just a trivia question, not a medical emergency.
Thanks! -- Inquiryworks 22:21, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Scales made mainly of protein. Probably downright nutritious. No toxic elements to people. Most insects that contain poison are dosed for the size of the usual bird or small animal predator, and are brightly colored to boot (presumably the selection bias is stronger if the predator gets a chance to learn to recognize and avoid them). So, as (I presume) you are a lot bigger than their usual predators you can eat moths to your hearts content... alteripse 04:07, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
PS, you can take comfort in the fact that your brain contains the usual cultural programming about moths: [13] Downright spooky. alteripse 04:11, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Are there any state capitals in the United States that are not also the county seats of the county that they are located in? -- Neutrality talk 02:47, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
I have to correct the content of Frederick's work as I have an original London Lyrics and it is complete at only 33 pages. I have also read online at poet history sites that there are actually 12 editions of London Lyrics.....including one that is a single edition illustrated by an artist and kept for himself. This one that I have is special in that it is illustrated with four pages based on water color drawings by W. Hatherell, R.I., End-papers by Robert Hope, David McKay, Philadelphia is the publisher I believe and the printer was T and A Constable, Edinburgh. The original cover clearly has green leafed vines going up both sides with an oval in the upper center showing a man carrying a lady in a forested/flowery scene.
contents to my copy of this London Lyrics are:
Latin uses the following grammar:
<ACTOR/ACTEE> <ACTION>.
For example, in Latin one would write:
"Femina Marcum videt"
Which means "a woman sees Marcus"
Is it true that sanskrit also uses a similar grammar?
Which other languages also use this sort of word order?
I'm no linguist, just curious.
davidzuccaro 06:48, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
please tell me the attire of the late greek soldiers when they go to war...what they wear and what they don't wear...please also give some pictures of them or tell me what website i can go to view them...
-- Sasuke1990Sasuke
governig dynamics: what is it? the movie was not complete.
Does anyone know if the version of "there she goes" by Sixpence None the Richer is the only version to be sung by a woman? As far as I know, there are other versions sung by The La's, Velvet Underground and REM, none of which I believe were sung by a woman (though could be wrong in the case of VU). Thanks! — Asbestos | Talk 11:35, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I was printing a copy of the United States Bill of Rights and found Amendment VIII is obviously not correct. Please review and update. Thank you.
What animal is this image:Gangtokzoo.jpg. Please let me know cause I'd like to add it in a relavent page. Nichalp 20:01, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
Why is the Australian state of Tasmania always associated with incest? -- Alexs letterbox 07:29, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
HOW DO YOU FIND GEAR BOX RATIO IF ID PLATE IS MISSING ON A MACHINE?
Drive some fixed distance at some fixed rpm, for each gear (try 1 Km at 2000 rpm). You can then figure out the ratio. (I'm too lazy to think up a formula though, anyone else up to it?)
Kim Bruning 18:59, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I read once that during the French Revolution all copyrights on published works were rescinded (assumedly in the name of égalité), but there followed such a decline in quality that the authorities were forced to reinstitute it. Does this have any basis in fact? Mjklin 18:45, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
I am trying to find a city in Italy Provincia di Matera I am traveling to Europe in September and I am trying to locate this town because this is where my grandparents came from with my father aunt and uncle they arrived in the United states in 1923 my dad was 2 yrs old and has never been back. I am trying to see if I can figure out how to travel there but I keep running up against many road blocks. My dad is not in the best of health and my aunt and uncle are also requesting that I find the house my grandfather built but he died and my grandmother turned the house over to her sister Vincenza Motta, my family is very bad about names and I keep running into road blocks on how to find anyone from the old country and I am not even sure if we have any living relatives but I am hoping to find a contact to see if through records I can find the town take some pictures to show my family, I want nothing more than to see the place where it all started. I am hoping you can point me in some direction as to how I can locate this city. Anything you can do would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely Danette Fornabaio. you can e-mail me at fornabiod@bellsouth.net
The four front types are warm, cold, stationary and occluded. See wind and weather front for a complete answer. -- FP 04:10, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
I want to know where I can get a wristwatch which shows the date in the Jalaali calendar (that is, the Persian calendar). - Juuitchan
Can anyone tell me Raymond V. Damadian's full middle name? Thanks in advance. -- FP 04:12, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
i live in sydney australia and have a hole in my lawn approximately 50 mm (2 inches) in diameter and 400 mm (16 inches) deep can anyone give me an answer to what kind of creature may have created this before my kids discover it for me
tim
i would like to make a phrase with name Fritz
I just read the play "Antigone" and was wondering if there is any historical accuracy in it. For instance, did the character Antigone really exist? -Rhudrediel
Does anyone know of any links to online C++ proficiency tests? I'm been a C++ programmer for years, but I'm looking for a new job at the moment. I went for an interview today where they gave me a written C++ test and much to my embarrassment I found myself floored by some basic tests, designed to trip you up with the kind of errors that you rarely encounter when programming in the real world. Jimying 17:18, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Mothers name of William Thomas Terry Jr. ,born September 12, 1854 in Mississippi. Mother was member of Choctaw Nation. Where and or how do find this information. Thank you, Judy and Joyce May (Terry and Perry family names)
OK, here's the situation. I am a fan of Star Wars, and like some things about the SE, but not all (obviously). I have ripped all three of the OT movies onto a hard disc from DVD in both editions, so I have, for example, Episode IV in original, and in special edition. I would like to go through them, scene by scene, and create my own edit based on which scenes I prefer. What is the best software to use for this? Is there any free software I could use? Thanks!
In reading about Jewish people, I often see "G-D" and wonder if this is different from "God." Can anyone help me understand the difference in these two terms? Thanks.
Steve Clark
Last night on The West Wing, one of the episodes with John Goodman as acting president, a character says the Speaker of the House is next in line after the Vice President in the current law because " Harry Truman liked to drink bourbon with Sam Rayburn." It was my understanding Truman pushed for the change--previously the Secretary of State was next after the Veep--because he believed the job ought to be held by an elected official. Truman's first SecState, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., had never held elective office, one reason Truman replaced him with James Byrnes. Anyone know if The West Wing dialogue has any basis in fact or is just some screenwriter blowing smoke? PedanticallySpeaking 18:59, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
Mwalcoff 09:53, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've been blocking on this puzzle for about an hour now, and I'm obviously missing something. As soon as I need to carry over tenths things start to fall apart, because my starting assumption is that A =< 2, but that isn't true if that's dependant on another calculation. How should I go about solving this thing? -- Mgm| (talk) 22:39, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
I am developing a freeware SHMUP game and will release it as open source, however I still want to separate the enemy AI and other gameworld specific tasks into a separate module for easy modification (and neatness -- so it doesn't ALL have to be stuffed into one central executable), but don't have the experience to decide how to structure this virtual-machine setup based on other factors (ie, should I go for text-based script interpreting or a compiled dynamic library, etc). Many games nowadays use this architecture but there must be many ways to structure it, and I want to know the right one -- I've seen games use a LISP interpreter, .DLL files, threaded processes, and even Java for their virtual machine AI systems, but deciding (and implementing into the existing framework) is the hard part.
Could anyone recommend some literature for software programming that covers, extensively, the creation of custom scripting and/or virtual machines for software development (specifically game and simulation development)? I am 6 and a half years into a computer science major, so I am past the "(noun) For Dummies" stage in my life, but still not yet quite fluent enough to "get" highly-theoretical writings written for eggheads with Ph.Ds. So preferably literature that's written for college-level educated programmers :). I looked at some GameDev.net articles and forums but none of the sources on that site dig as deeply into this subject as I would like. -- 69.234.183.71 05:26, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I think the reason you can't find much written is that it's not a subject that's been properly analysed, with most companies chosing a variety of ad-hoc solutions. In addition to Lua, there was QuakeC, UnrealScript, Java (the "vampire the masquerade game", and some others), and goodness knows what else. The following are some things you'll need to think about, all engineering tradeoffs based on your problem space (note, dear language bigots, if you find I've made a mistatement in the capabilities of your favorite language, cut me some slack - it's the basic principles I'm taling about, not whether v1.5.2b has monoid generators or whatever):
Best of luck. -- John Fader ( talk | contribs) 02:21, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
When and where was Robert Fagles born? Neutrality talk 07:22, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
check your e-mail -- Alterego 07:35, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)