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If someone was to cut your brakes or drain your braking fluids from a typical family sedan, like in the movies, is it still possible to stop with your handbrakes? Jamesino 00:25, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Maybe for a little bit, but after that I would expect the emergency braking mechanism to break. Pardon that awful, awful pun. Deltacom1515 02:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
The normal advice for how to select a doctor after you move to a new town is to ask friends, family, and co-workers for advice. In my case, however, I don't have any friends I know well enough to know their views on medicine, the only coworker whose view I know sees homeopathy as the cure for all life's ills, and my uncle has never heard of the germ theory of disease. How should I go about selecting a doctor, short of throwing darts at a phone book? -- 67.185.172.158 03:28, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
10 th september times of india sunday times article by swaminatha s aiyer i want to read and print
What are the differences or similarities of the Tabon man, Negritoes, Indonesians, & Malays in terms of 1) ancestors 2) physical features 3) way of living 4) descendants? Thank you.
Some one was recently telling me that the palastinians were the underdogs of the middle east and were viewed so by the rest of the arab world until 1945 and the establishment of Israel. Is this true? how were they viewed before the israel palestine conflict began, and what country existed in this area before the establishment of Israel? Thanks
Read Palestine and linked history articles for descriptions of status between Ottoman collapse and founding of Israel (roughly 1918-1948). alteripse 12:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I don't think the original statement is accurate. The concept of "Palestinians" as an independent ethnic group is largely a creation of the 60s and 70s. In the 40s, it was the Jews vs. the "Arabs," and the Jews were considered the underdogs. In the 70s, people started talking about the Arabs of Palestine as a separate ethnic group, and all of a sudden, the Palestinians were the underdogs and the Israelis became the big bullies in some people's minds. -- Mwalcoff 00:09, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Ok, the shadow in mortal kombat is black (0, 0, 0), but this is the reason of why i am asking this. If for example they changed the color of the shadow to green, the character color would remain black or change to green, to him remain hidden??
I will remake my question: The noob saibor has a costume (or he is) that has a color that make he able to hide on the shadows, or his costume (or he) is just black (0, 0, 0 RGB) and he is able to hide in the shadow in mortal combat just because the color of the shadow in mortal kombat is coincidently black (0, 0, 0, in RGB)??
Look at this image ( http://www.snibbe.com/scott/body_image/shadow_bag/images/shadow_bag_47_640.jpg) the clothes of the woman is black and not of the color of the shadow, if the clothe of the woman was a full cloth and was of the color of the shadow, the woman would be able to hide in the shadow, since the shadow is black (0,0,0) in mortal kombat even a character that is just black and not a shadow person could hide in shadow. Another way to explain, if they changed the shadow color in on a new 2d mortal kombat game to doen'st appear so (0,0,0) black, they would change the noob saibot color to make him of the color the shadow and making him able to hide in the shadows again, or he would remain black and now making him not possible to hide in shadows??
Are there any famous people with Wikipedia profiles? Like, does Dick Cheney have a profile? Musli Miester 13:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
This isn't really a famous Wikipedian, but Stephen Colbert did use it, but not exactly in a way popular here, but he was here, nonetheless.
Dear Sir
I am looking for a suitable machine which can read the radiation dosage from the film badge or TLD this machine can read the X-ray Gamma ray and neutron from the film badge or TLD which used by the workers
kindly advice me with a suitable machine to do the above analysis if available in your company and if not please direct me to the suitable suppliers to such a machines
regards
Hussam Shabban General Manager Doha Laboratory Doha- Qatar Tel ##censored##
How do i know that how much my family loves me?
If your family provides you with food, shelter and basic needs and is always in your business... it is usually a sure sign that they love you very much. If you live in the United States, you may find that a majority of families have difficulty showing affection and/or emotion. My advice? Print this question out and give it to them or place it where you know they will see it. They will see the importance of it to you and either be alarmed that you even have to ask... or possibly laugh it off because they do not know how to convey their love to you or each other. Even in families where there is neglect and abuse... there is almost always love. Try to focus on how much you love them. That is much easier to control. Another thought... When you have children of your own, remember how you feel now and make sure to let them know often with both verbal indications "I love you." and actions... spending time with them... listening to them. -- JosephWisdom 20:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I am seeking the date when the Wellesley Unit arrived in France in WWI, and any additional information which may be had on it. Lanayre Liggera
How many states impose a personal property tax?
Could someone define comics meta for me? I'm on a school computer, so all things blog are blocked, and evidently that's where atll the good definitions are. 64.198.112.210 15:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Or, I suppose, comics about comics might be called "metacomics". StuRat 13:43, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
what is tangential modulus ? what is the tangential modulus value of aluminium —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.163.146.11 ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 13 September 2006
Unanswerable question. The tangent modulus varies along the stress-strain curve. And aluminum has an awful lot of alloys. -- Zeizmic 19:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I have spent countless dollars over the years investing in "Get Rich Quick", Motivational and Self development courses. With so many scams and con artists on the internet... and with so many people needing to work at home due to illness, disease and other reasons... (or just having the desire to be self employed from home) I am desirous to know if there is a place on Wickipedia that sifts through all the garbage and scams to provide real knowledge to people who desire to work from home via computer, telephone, etc.
I myself have a great deal of knowledge I would like to share. I worked for many years trying to develop a center of communication for people to brainstorm, test and report on various businesses conducted online or at home. It was my goal to provide people with a place to go for honest information with honest reporting about success probabilities and the true earnings that could be realized from various and diverse businesses conducted from home using a computer, a phone and business/investment programs that really work.
It would be a great way to help provide income and knowledge to people wanting or needing to work from home without going broke on all the scams and money grabbers out in the world.
The same question would apply to investments that are safe and brainstorming think tank areas to help solve the world's problems as it relates to human needs (health, nutrition, safe water, protection from the elements and war.)
Global warming, overcoming intolerance worldwide, protecting our future generations.
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a collection of original research. Sorry. Wooty 19:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Any ideas on how one would go about developing/creating a site much like Wikipedia... only geared towards providing answers and a forum for these types and other questions addressing the needs of the world and individuals? I would very much like to shift my projects to a more public forum which would consist of research, brain storming, think tanks, humanitarian aid projects, answers to questions that would help people regarding employment, investments, home ownership, preparing for disasters, best sources for purchasing food and necessities for storage, goals and gauges for financial contributions to worthy projects (x amount of dollars and hours are needed to construct a well for drinking water in Zubofoe. You may contibute financially by 'clicking' here'. You may arrange to volunteer by going to this site. And so it would be with as many problems as the world would choose to take on.) as well as visual puzzle style models of projects showing what has been done... what is left to do, etc.
I have spent years trying to find the right method of delivery for this project. I would very much appreciate and invite like minded people to participate in this grand undertaking. I believe the internet is the best vehicle for this much needed project. Please email me at <email addr removed> with the word "PROJECT" -- JosephWisdom 20:56, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I do not have all the answers as it relates to getting this online and getting people involved. But I spent thousands of dollars and over 40 years working on this. As far as being worthwhile... anything I can contribute and anyway I can do it is worth it to me to share an abundance of knowledge and information I have gathered over the years.-- JosephWisdom 20:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
This is a most helpful piece of information. Thank you very much for taking the time.-- JosephWisdom 20:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Twenty-five years ago I attending a seminar by Robert Allen called "Nothing Down". I bought the book with same title at the end of the seminar and bought a house the following week with no credit and no cash. While these deals are increasingly difficult to find, I am still able to do it. The best way to make money in real estate from my own personal experience is to save your money until you have about $10,000 or more. Put an ad in the paper that says; "I buy ugly houses!" You will usually be able to buy a house in a low income neighborhood for cash that would normally sell through a realtor for about $50,000. This still works. If you then sell the house on a rent option to someone with no credit or bad credit, you can make a good sum of money. This takes discipline. But it still works and has far greater return than an investment portfolio.-- JosephWisdom 07:54, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it the Ref desk's opinion that if students were to be able to attend the same lecture twice, they might gain a greater understanding of the subject matter? (I know I would have). Or is the current practice intended to separate the wheat from the chaff?-- Light current 20:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
From my experience, the best way to REALLY learn a subject is to have to teach it. Edison 21:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Too much! 8-)-- Light current 22:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
In my opinion - it would probably not increase your understanding. You would probably be better off spending the time studying or asking someone about the things that you don't understand. BenC7 10:04, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking for something with Hezbollah's logo on it, or "VIVA HEZBOLLAH!" or something like that. Anyone know of a good website that sells decent quality shirts? No, I don't want to start a debate about my politics, thank you.
Now that would be a good 'stay at home' business! Wonder how long it would last, though. -- Zeizmic 23:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[www.cafepress.com/buy/hezbollah This] was the second Google hit for "hezbollah t shirts". There's both pro/anti Hezbollah and pro/anti Israel stuff there, so everyone who cares can probably find something to piss someone else off in the street with... -- Kurt Shaped Box 23:57, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Leaving aside your reasons for wanting to buy a T-shirt advertising a terrorist organization, you should realize that wearing such a shirt in public is likely to get you assaulted or thrown out of school, work, etc. Considering it's equivalent to wearing a shirt that says "Kill Jews !", you can see why some people might take that a bit personally. StuRat 10:16, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Hopefully nowhere. That's pretty sick that anyone would even think about trying to make money from something like that. -- Mwalcoff 00:04, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Does a shot of artificial adrenaline, such as one from an EpiPen, help you run faster in sprints, such as the 100m-400m? Jamesino 23:50, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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If someone was to cut your brakes or drain your braking fluids from a typical family sedan, like in the movies, is it still possible to stop with your handbrakes? Jamesino 00:25, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Maybe for a little bit, but after that I would expect the emergency braking mechanism to break. Pardon that awful, awful pun. Deltacom1515 02:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
The normal advice for how to select a doctor after you move to a new town is to ask friends, family, and co-workers for advice. In my case, however, I don't have any friends I know well enough to know their views on medicine, the only coworker whose view I know sees homeopathy as the cure for all life's ills, and my uncle has never heard of the germ theory of disease. How should I go about selecting a doctor, short of throwing darts at a phone book? -- 67.185.172.158 03:28, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
10 th september times of india sunday times article by swaminatha s aiyer i want to read and print
What are the differences or similarities of the Tabon man, Negritoes, Indonesians, & Malays in terms of 1) ancestors 2) physical features 3) way of living 4) descendants? Thank you.
Some one was recently telling me that the palastinians were the underdogs of the middle east and were viewed so by the rest of the arab world until 1945 and the establishment of Israel. Is this true? how were they viewed before the israel palestine conflict began, and what country existed in this area before the establishment of Israel? Thanks
Read Palestine and linked history articles for descriptions of status between Ottoman collapse and founding of Israel (roughly 1918-1948). alteripse 12:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I don't think the original statement is accurate. The concept of "Palestinians" as an independent ethnic group is largely a creation of the 60s and 70s. In the 40s, it was the Jews vs. the "Arabs," and the Jews were considered the underdogs. In the 70s, people started talking about the Arabs of Palestine as a separate ethnic group, and all of a sudden, the Palestinians were the underdogs and the Israelis became the big bullies in some people's minds. -- Mwalcoff 00:09, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Ok, the shadow in mortal kombat is black (0, 0, 0), but this is the reason of why i am asking this. If for example they changed the color of the shadow to green, the character color would remain black or change to green, to him remain hidden??
I will remake my question: The noob saibor has a costume (or he is) that has a color that make he able to hide on the shadows, or his costume (or he) is just black (0, 0, 0 RGB) and he is able to hide in the shadow in mortal combat just because the color of the shadow in mortal kombat is coincidently black (0, 0, 0, in RGB)??
Look at this image ( http://www.snibbe.com/scott/body_image/shadow_bag/images/shadow_bag_47_640.jpg) the clothes of the woman is black and not of the color of the shadow, if the clothe of the woman was a full cloth and was of the color of the shadow, the woman would be able to hide in the shadow, since the shadow is black (0,0,0) in mortal kombat even a character that is just black and not a shadow person could hide in shadow. Another way to explain, if they changed the shadow color in on a new 2d mortal kombat game to doen'st appear so (0,0,0) black, they would change the noob saibot color to make him of the color the shadow and making him able to hide in the shadows again, or he would remain black and now making him not possible to hide in shadows??
Are there any famous people with Wikipedia profiles? Like, does Dick Cheney have a profile? Musli Miester 13:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
This isn't really a famous Wikipedian, but Stephen Colbert did use it, but not exactly in a way popular here, but he was here, nonetheless.
Dear Sir
I am looking for a suitable machine which can read the radiation dosage from the film badge or TLD this machine can read the X-ray Gamma ray and neutron from the film badge or TLD which used by the workers
kindly advice me with a suitable machine to do the above analysis if available in your company and if not please direct me to the suitable suppliers to such a machines
regards
Hussam Shabban General Manager Doha Laboratory Doha- Qatar Tel ##censored##
How do i know that how much my family loves me?
If your family provides you with food, shelter and basic needs and is always in your business... it is usually a sure sign that they love you very much. If you live in the United States, you may find that a majority of families have difficulty showing affection and/or emotion. My advice? Print this question out and give it to them or place it where you know they will see it. They will see the importance of it to you and either be alarmed that you even have to ask... or possibly laugh it off because they do not know how to convey their love to you or each other. Even in families where there is neglect and abuse... there is almost always love. Try to focus on how much you love them. That is much easier to control. Another thought... When you have children of your own, remember how you feel now and make sure to let them know often with both verbal indications "I love you." and actions... spending time with them... listening to them. -- JosephWisdom 20:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I am seeking the date when the Wellesley Unit arrived in France in WWI, and any additional information which may be had on it. Lanayre Liggera
How many states impose a personal property tax?
Could someone define comics meta for me? I'm on a school computer, so all things blog are blocked, and evidently that's where atll the good definitions are. 64.198.112.210 15:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Or, I suppose, comics about comics might be called "metacomics". StuRat 13:43, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
what is tangential modulus ? what is the tangential modulus value of aluminium —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.163.146.11 ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 13 September 2006
Unanswerable question. The tangent modulus varies along the stress-strain curve. And aluminum has an awful lot of alloys. -- Zeizmic 19:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I have spent countless dollars over the years investing in "Get Rich Quick", Motivational and Self development courses. With so many scams and con artists on the internet... and with so many people needing to work at home due to illness, disease and other reasons... (or just having the desire to be self employed from home) I am desirous to know if there is a place on Wickipedia that sifts through all the garbage and scams to provide real knowledge to people who desire to work from home via computer, telephone, etc.
I myself have a great deal of knowledge I would like to share. I worked for many years trying to develop a center of communication for people to brainstorm, test and report on various businesses conducted online or at home. It was my goal to provide people with a place to go for honest information with honest reporting about success probabilities and the true earnings that could be realized from various and diverse businesses conducted from home using a computer, a phone and business/investment programs that really work.
It would be a great way to help provide income and knowledge to people wanting or needing to work from home without going broke on all the scams and money grabbers out in the world.
The same question would apply to investments that are safe and brainstorming think tank areas to help solve the world's problems as it relates to human needs (health, nutrition, safe water, protection from the elements and war.)
Global warming, overcoming intolerance worldwide, protecting our future generations.
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a collection of original research. Sorry. Wooty 19:51, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Any ideas on how one would go about developing/creating a site much like Wikipedia... only geared towards providing answers and a forum for these types and other questions addressing the needs of the world and individuals? I would very much like to shift my projects to a more public forum which would consist of research, brain storming, think tanks, humanitarian aid projects, answers to questions that would help people regarding employment, investments, home ownership, preparing for disasters, best sources for purchasing food and necessities for storage, goals and gauges for financial contributions to worthy projects (x amount of dollars and hours are needed to construct a well for drinking water in Zubofoe. You may contibute financially by 'clicking' here'. You may arrange to volunteer by going to this site. And so it would be with as many problems as the world would choose to take on.) as well as visual puzzle style models of projects showing what has been done... what is left to do, etc.
I have spent years trying to find the right method of delivery for this project. I would very much appreciate and invite like minded people to participate in this grand undertaking. I believe the internet is the best vehicle for this much needed project. Please email me at <email addr removed> with the word "PROJECT" -- JosephWisdom 20:56, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
I do not have all the answers as it relates to getting this online and getting people involved. But I spent thousands of dollars and over 40 years working on this. As far as being worthwhile... anything I can contribute and anyway I can do it is worth it to me to share an abundance of knowledge and information I have gathered over the years.-- JosephWisdom 20:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
This is a most helpful piece of information. Thank you very much for taking the time.-- JosephWisdom 20:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Twenty-five years ago I attending a seminar by Robert Allen called "Nothing Down". I bought the book with same title at the end of the seminar and bought a house the following week with no credit and no cash. While these deals are increasingly difficult to find, I am still able to do it. The best way to make money in real estate from my own personal experience is to save your money until you have about $10,000 or more. Put an ad in the paper that says; "I buy ugly houses!" You will usually be able to buy a house in a low income neighborhood for cash that would normally sell through a realtor for about $50,000. This still works. If you then sell the house on a rent option to someone with no credit or bad credit, you can make a good sum of money. This takes discipline. But it still works and has far greater return than an investment portfolio.-- JosephWisdom 07:54, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
Is it the Ref desk's opinion that if students were to be able to attend the same lecture twice, they might gain a greater understanding of the subject matter? (I know I would have). Or is the current practice intended to separate the wheat from the chaff?-- Light current 20:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
From my experience, the best way to REALLY learn a subject is to have to teach it. Edison 21:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Too much! 8-)-- Light current 22:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
In my opinion - it would probably not increase your understanding. You would probably be better off spending the time studying or asking someone about the things that you don't understand. BenC7 10:04, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm looking for something with Hezbollah's logo on it, or "VIVA HEZBOLLAH!" or something like that. Anyone know of a good website that sells decent quality shirts? No, I don't want to start a debate about my politics, thank you.
Now that would be a good 'stay at home' business! Wonder how long it would last, though. -- Zeizmic 23:52, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
[www.cafepress.com/buy/hezbollah This] was the second Google hit for "hezbollah t shirts". There's both pro/anti Hezbollah and pro/anti Israel stuff there, so everyone who cares can probably find something to piss someone else off in the street with... -- Kurt Shaped Box 23:57, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Leaving aside your reasons for wanting to buy a T-shirt advertising a terrorist organization, you should realize that wearing such a shirt in public is likely to get you assaulted or thrown out of school, work, etc. Considering it's equivalent to wearing a shirt that says "Kill Jews !", you can see why some people might take that a bit personally. StuRat 10:16, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Hopefully nowhere. That's pretty sick that anyone would even think about trying to make money from something like that. -- Mwalcoff 00:04, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Does a shot of artificial adrenaline, such as one from an EpiPen, help you run faster in sprints, such as the 100m-400m? Jamesino 23:50, 13 September 2006 (UTC)