Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/July 2012

= July 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 1


 * 1) Coronation of Aragon
 * 2) Author J. S. N. Sewell
 * 3) Looking for audio files of very foreign languages
 * 4) What did they do with a frozen body in Michigan's winter
 * 5) Degas' At the Milliner's and The Forsyte Saga
 * 6) Sun goddess/moon god?

= July 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 2


 * 1) Ur's coastline
 * 2) a specific paradox
 * 3) Francis Weston, Governor of Guernsey
 * 4) House of Trastámara
 * 5) Patterns cut into paper for authentication purposes
 * 6) Has Florida become a Southern enclave of “the North” since it hasn’t been part of “the South” for a long time?
 * 7) Finding a dead person
 * 8) Book on Islam
 * 9) Again auctions, why the chanting in the US and the formal "10, 20, 30, no one?  Sold for 30" elsewhere

= July 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 3


 * 1) Sir Terry Pratchett
 * 2) Length of Trans-Siberian railroad inside the arctice circle
 * 3) US government
 * 4) Does buy more, pay more (identical good) always hold?

= July 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 4


 * 1) bumpersticker of the day
 * 2) Zhong Title
 * 3) South Carolina constitional amendments
 * 4) Mizrahi and sephardi jews population in Israel
 * 5) Legal question regarding the age of consent
 * 6) US federal prisoner mug shots
 * 7) Linguistic grey area
 * 8) Eastern Han Dynasty

= July 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 5


 * 1) A stock standard?
 * 2) Qing Manchu Speakers
 * 3) Communist party in the depression
 * 4) What do Americans and the British call people from Southeast Asia?
 * 5) role model racialist thinking
 * 6) Mizrahi Jews jewish religious denominations
 * 7) Karma/god and revenge
 * 8) Frederick Fleet death
 * 9) Psychology question
 * 10) Sending the bailiff 'round to collect debts

= July 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 6


 * 1) Is there any difference between Whitehall and Westminster when they are used as metonyms?
 * 2) request for submission of a seperate article on `Krishna`
 * 3) Was George F. Kennan an agent of Germany?
 * 4) Which country does not include tax in the advertised price?
 * 5) Nose flick

= July 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 7


 * 1) Is $900 USD, a lot to Middle Class Indians?
 * 2) Giving a warning before an atrocity
 * 3) Eisenhower Farewell Speech
 * 4) List of Japanese ambassadors to the US needs completion.
 * 5) Did both US and Japan ignore diplomatic immunity during WW2 ?
 * 6) Sui iuris in Catholic law
 * 7) 19th century fashion magazines
 * 8) Backed currency ?
 * 9) Jean Valjean's ticket of leave
 * 10) the flute in the beseiged castle in Kagemusha

= July 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 8


 * 1) North Koreans stranded in Libya after the regime change - How to get them help?
 * 2) Historical nominal GDP statistics for various countries before 1960?
 * 3) Is Fraserburgh the furthest north settlement in the United Kingdom that has over 10,000 residents?
 * 4) How did Stalin "backstab" Japan?

= July 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 9


 * 1) Concealed carry laws stopping a spree shooting
 * 2) Single payer savings in the U.S. post-TB coverup
 * 3) Contradictions under international law
 * 4) theory of Aristotle climate
 * 5) U.S. involvement in Syria

= July 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 10


 * 1) Atamu Tekena
 * 2) Canadian Obama
 * 3) WW2 POW internment
 * 4) Utility and Util
 * 5) Turkish cruiser Hamediah 1913 ?
 * 6) Qing wigs
 * 7) Just what does SIPC cover?
 * 8) World Jewish Population in 1850-1890
 * 9) Meaning of "Wayane" in the current Eritrean or Ethiopian political context
 * 10) slaget på Loheden (1331)
 * 11) the meaning of robinson crusoe and cast away
 * 12) Violation of Principle of equal marginal utility

= July 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 11


 * 1) Queen Victoria's Jubilee List
 * 2) Montparnasse
 * 3) Pierre Pelleprat
 * 4) How can law of demand be derived from the Principle of equal marginal utility per dollar spent.
 * 5) resolving diamond water paradox
 * 6) Finding information from the Federal Register
 * 7) Did the children of Adam and Eve commit incest?
 * 8) Finger (gesture)

= July 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 13


 * 1) Term for extending spoken sounds in acting/ singing?
 * 2) Hispanic/Latino Population for All U.S. States in 1950-1960 and before 1940
 * 3) Aliyah Data By Year for Various Countries
 * 4) About local economy
 * 5) Hymn to Liberty as the anthem of Greece and Cyprus
 * 6) Modern pretenders to the Byzantine throne
 * 7) Name for a piece of clothing
 * 8) single transferable vote
 * 9) US military in WWII
 * 10) "Calling" of a governor of a U.S. State
 * 11) Male and female at this year's olympic games
 * 12) Saudi Arabia immigration
 * 13) Females Facts and Myths

= July 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 14


 * 1) Big difference in selling price for an ebook
 * 2) Croatan
 * 3) Overlaid text at end of films

= July 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 15


 * 1) Cohesiveness of the Roman Catholic Church's stance on the absolute omnipotence of God
 * 2) Alcohol and Christianity
 * 3) Pan-Austronesianism?
 * 4) Why Didn't Israel Capture/Conquer the Gaza Strip in the 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War?
 * 5) Napoleon's sexual orientation
 * 6) Locating sunk Ships
 * 7) Fictional name for medieval kingdom of France ? Suggestions ?
 * 8) Cartoon character wanting an apology
 * 9) Cultural appropriation
 * 10) Cause of misconception of Christianity in Europe
 * 11) Low Jewish Immigration From Hungary to Israel

= July 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 16


 * 1) Hindu sects by ethnic groups of South Asia
 * 2) Basilica of San Isidoro
 * 3) Republic vs Democracy
 * 4) Aliyah Data By Country 1882-1918 and 1919-1948
 * 5) Goldman Sachs Economic Paper No. 93
 * 6) Sara Lawrence / Sarah Lawrence
 * 7) Incestuous marriage in European royalty
 * 8) What is the title of the book by George Markstein
 * 9) Defending social differences
 * 10) Ethnic groups of South Asia buddhism
 * 11) Army list / POW look-ups
 * 12) Where did "learn their language, marry their women" originally come from?
 * 13) File:X-Dominion for India.png
 * 14) Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel and serving in the army
 * 15) USSR, a Republic?

= July 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 17


 * 1) City of London, Aldermen and the Lord Chancellor
 * 2) Atamu Tekena
 * 3) Moroccan Wall
 * 4) Why Didn't Israel Complain More About Pakistan Building Nukes in the 1980s?
 * 5) European cities undamaged in World War II
 * 6) Which Countries with Nuclear Weapons Programs Came the Closest to Building Nukes Without Actually Building Them?
 * 7) Is earlier episodes of The Flintstones in public domin?
 * 8) Spoon bending
 * 9) "French" Algeria colonised by non-French
 * 10) Who generally gets the most credit for starting skyscraper booms in many cities today, especially in American cities?

= July 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 18


 * 1) Chinese musket
 * 2) Ivan VI of Russia's siblings
 * 3) Does the Franklin Delano Roosevelt biographical article need a civil rights segment in the Presidency section?
 * 4) Confessions to priests and Mandatory Reporting
 * 5) occupations per 10000 workers
 * 6) Shia Sunni Monarchy
 * 7) Were any of the policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt undemocratic?
 * 8) Citing a US federal law
 * 9) Nationalities of NATO officials

= July 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 19


 * 1) Does the BSA currently get to use federal property for anything it does?
 * 2) Fake "reality" shows
 * 3) Quebec and the American War of Independence
 * 4) U.S. Copyright Laws
 * 5) Why Did the U.S.S.R. Lose the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939?
 * 6) has anyone ever ridden a dog?
 * 7) Currency of Newfoundland
 * 8) S Walter Stewart
 * 9) Nicknames and "short" names
 * 10) Vigen dynasty
 * 11) evaluation of the currency
 * 12) In short, why does Israel not want Palestine to be a state?

= July 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 20


 * 1) United States regulations on non-English content?
 * 2) Same sex couple's rights in the U.S.
 * 3) Why Did George W. Bush Invade Iraq Before the U.N. Inspectors There Finished Their Work?
 * 4) The phrase "Cymru am byth"
 * 5) Young Earth creationism and Gnosticism
 * 6) Thailand's king and Lèse majesté
 * 7) Norway
 * 8) Ladinia/Ladiner/etc.
 * 9) Alfalfa Club's membership
 * 10) how do I keep my dog from p!$ing in front of my door when I leave for 5 minutes after taking him for a walk?
 * 11) Polynesian adoption
 * 12) Divorce after abandomnent?
 * 13) Infantry Squares in the ACW
 * 14) Caucasian Americans
 * 15) Landbrigdge versus Water
 * 16) burial delay
 * 17) Duty to rescue

= July 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 21


 * 1) How long can you live in an embassy?
 * 2) Archived talkpage discussion
 * 3) Saudi Arabia and Shiite Repression
 * 4) Are spree shootings as common in other countries as they are in America?
 * 5) William Bowen, 1920's-1930's children's author
 * 6) loch Ness of Africa
 * 7) USA 1895 visa stamp
 * 8) Book of Revelation
 * 9) why does this sound so horrific
 * 10) Logical fallacy

= July 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 22


 * 1) Happy Dan the Whistling Dog
 * 2) Why did men suddenly stop wearing hats?
 * 3) Hitler's policies in regards to Hungary, Romania, France, and Bulgaria
 * 4) pasta history mystery
 * 5) Colours not part of national flag colours as soccer uniform

= July 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 23


 * 1) sneaky prosody
 * 2) United States Immigration Restrictions in the 1920s and Their Relation to World War I?
 * 3) Standing up for (other people's) national anthem
 * 4) Wedding ceremonies in basilica/cathedrals questions
 * 5) Major differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants
 * 6) Federal, provincial, or both?
 * 7) Who takes care of elderly parents (and inherits the farm)?
 * 8) Les Huguenans
 * 9) Shinto

= July 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 24


 * 1) Is it Known for a Fact that Obama Will Pick Biden for VP Again?
 * 2) A Question About Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz
 * 3) Question About the Miss California Gay Marriage Controversy in 2009?
 * 4) Hardcover vs. paperback
 * 5) Euler diagram of Roman society
 * 6) How to help
 * 7) Who were the role models during the Victorian Era?
 * 8) Cervantes stuttering
 * 9) Presidents wives
 * 10) Work possibilities abroad for a person with Canadian citizenship
 * 11) Transportation of convicts to Australia
 * 12) Greenland colony

= July 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 25


 * 1) US entrance into the Korean war
 * 2) Modern media ethics regarding the naming of perpatrators
 * 3) Which United States Presidents Wrote Autobiographies?
 * 4) Name of researcher?
 * 5) Holocaust Jewish Death Toll for Northern Transylvania, Moldavia, and "rump Romania"
 * 6) Number of Polish Jews on the German and Soviet Sides in 1939, Post-Invasion
 * 7) David Brumbach...
 * 8) Taxes in Belgium?
 * 9) Arabs/Muslims in France
 * 10) South African Defence Force Benefit
 * 11) Belgian Monarch visiting Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi
 * 12) Dutch monarch Suriname Indonesia
 * 13) In what (English speaking) places do people pronounce the /ej/ cluster as /je/?
 * 14) Constant returns to scale, increasing returns to scale and decreasing return to scale
 * 15) TRIO (program)
 * 16) Romans in YEMEN?!?!

= July 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 26


 * 1) Weapons of rainforest tribes
 * 2) shooting memorial ribbons
 * 3) very specific: has anyone become totally famous in two professions under two names?
 * 4) Mrs.Wm H. Murray
 * 5) Secret Service protection for the US President's girlfriend?
 * 6) Interpreting a C18 portrait in a catalogue
 * 7) Federal Insurance Administration
 * 8) Western trade with the East

= July 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 27


 * 1) Good French Revolution movie?
 * 2) The Big Mac Index and the Euro
 * 3) How Much of a Role Did 9/11 and the Iraq War (separately) Play in Gaddafi's Decision to Give up his WMDs and Nuclear Program in 2003?
 * 4) Average cost  vs. Average Total cost
 * 5) Colonial east Africa
 * 6) Displaying the Flag of England
 * 7) Why do they call it "Women's Gymnastics"
 * 8) Passport References

= July 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 28


 * 1) Can people in North America make it the workforce and survive if they have a disability and didn't even complete high school?
 * 2) Is the NHS that good?
 * 3) Tupou I painting
 * 4) Price and quantity in a perfectly competitive industry
 * 5) exporting
 * 6) Ocean-submerged writing and print recovery possibilities
 * 7) King George of Ireland
 * 8) Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act and Disproportionate share hospitals
 * 9) Jewish population in Soviet Union
 * 10) US Greencard for Estonians and Mexicans
 * 11) does choice make something more powerful
 * 12) Prank calling on 911

= July 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 29


 * 1) Anger allegedly gives an extra will to live, so...?
 * 2) Justo Pérez de Urbel
 * 3) Barbara Willard bibliography
 * 4) Olympics
 * 5) Torrents site
 * 6) Vision: Defining Your Destiny in Life (Portable 7 Habits)
 * 7) Opara island tahiti

= July 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 30


 * 1) Number of soldiers in a British Napoleonic Infantry Unit
 * 2) "Thakombau, Vu-ni-valu, King of Mbau Fiji"
 * 3) Teaching slavery
 * 4) US inflation
 * 5) Legal aspect of mass murder and the insanity defense
 * 6) Obama ate dog?
 * 7) Antonio Krastev's world record
 * 8) Do I have the right to call my self a philsopher?
 * 9) how to make someone creative?
 * 10) Post-Communist Transitions in Russia Versus Those in the Former Warsaw Pact Countries?

= July 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2012 July 31


 * 1) Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina
 * 2) Japanese scales
 * 3) Philiosophical Articles/Essays/Works Arguing in Favor of Absolute Bodily Autonomy?
 * 4) Musical scales
 * 5) Countries ruled by one royal family
 * 6) Cumulative Total Number of People Killed in the Name of Religion Throughout History?
 * 7) Zara and Peter Phillips
 * 8) is there a world in finance/economics for "intrinsic" demand?
 * 9) "Philosopher" is a honorific title he gives to himself after he has possessed necessary characteristics and decides to call himself as such, do you agree?
 * 10) Death plot against the Princess Alexandrina Victoria
 * 11) Spanish Monarch visit Equatorial Guinea
 * 12) Where is Jason Russell now?
 * 13) La Malinche
 * 14) why couldn't a stock trade at 2x its price at every point in history and be in exactly the same position today?
 * 15) Do you have to be a native born citizen of France to be president?