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March 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 1

1. ethnic-minority majority place in UK
2. Imran Khan chancellor Univ. of Bradford pakistani population
3. Roman(?) Catholic Church
4. intellectual property AND COPYRIGHT
5. Essay for University
6. Paintings
7. Symbol
8. Judge William Adams
9. What happened to Fife in Northern Rhodesia?

March 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 2

1. highest % British Muslims
2. Papal elections
3. International help to Syrian rebels - a question
4. juanito barrientos and delfin tresnado
5. Power of senators and representatives
6. American legality of interfaith marriage
7. Restoration (1995 film) -> Purcell -> Taize
8. Wise Men

March 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 3

1. Why are modern warships so much bigger than tanks?
2. One common political ideology
3. double loft bed reasonable?
4. rhetorical device on person idea or idealogy
5. Ancient Korean script
6. Somali British under which ethnic group category
7. why is the Independent allowed to publish racist propaganda? isn't it hate speech?
8. Where to buy cocaine?
9. james lasun and an internet vandetta
10. How to become a Quaker?

March 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 4

1. Menachem Begin--PM Of Isreal 1977-1983
2. Fulgencio Batista
3. Countries with large-scale historical immigration
4. Name the white stuff?
5. German World War II films showing their surrender to the Western allies?
6. Bartizan
7. is this presentation flawed due to not considering negative net worth?
8. Why hasn't Elie Wiesel a tattoo?
9. police,fbi,cia,state,federal law inforcement imprisoned for crimes
10. Notable person who was a late-speaker
11. A question about formal logic
12. Skipping church due to illness?
13. Llywelyn the Last
14. Where can I find an introduction to austerity vs. stimulus?

March 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 5

1. Popular vote versus congressional representatives in the United States
2. Tipping in the US
3. Dysfunctional families
4. Oldest Church in Britain
5. Does the Catholic church have any position on extraterrestrial life?
6. Llywelyn the Great
7. Patrol 35 or Patrol 36 (Israeli Neo-Nazi organization)
8. Making bread and wine 2000 years ago?
9. Visas for Catholic bishops?
10. Nations without a head of state
11. British prisoners of war in WWI Germany
12. Amityville Horror
13. Searching for a long-lost book
14. What happens when a priest plagiarizes a sermon?
15. "Hips on shoulders, Place!"
16. Tom Short's citation
17. oh hey just an update that i was right and the reference desk was wrong on the negative net worth thing

March 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 6

1. Chavez death international reaction
2. Problems
3. How to pronounce "bethsaida"
4. maybe a weird question
5. supreme court opinions
6. % of UK people who know who the Prime Minister is
7. Paternalistic bureaucracy
8. Nietzsche one of the best philosophers?
9. Italy and Netherlands census Muslim population by cities
10. Biblical hermeneutics...
11. Ducks
12. A way to fight inflation whenever stimulus money is pumped into the economy?
13. BEMBE BEACH , ANNAPOLIS MD, USA

March 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 7

1. All notable philosophers = Mathematical geniuses?
2. Readers ignore the word "said"
3. Agency staff
4. Hugo Chavez net worth at death
5. Dafydd ap Llywelyn
6. what benefits does the legal precedent of killing american citizens via drone attacks?
7. Is biblical studies a complete science?
8. Does the PRC invoke the Succession of states theory of international law to justify its rule of Tibet?
9. Marijuana tax stamp
10. Bach , Persian composers
11. did any large-ish startups get started via kickstarter (instead of a more traditional seed round in exchange for equity)?
12. How much dependant is my country on the U.S.?
13. People who lived before Jesus
14. plays at theatres
15. El Gamil (Egypt) fortress?
16. Crucifixion

March 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 8

1. Tower of London medieval escape
2. Female genital mutilation prevalence rates over time in a graph?
3. Can the U.S. President order an ordinary person to do something?
4. How many teachers of English as a foreign language are there?
5. Korean Armistice Agreement
6. Adam Smith
7. what are the causes of the rebellion?
8. Slavery history
9. How does one maintain one's Christian status?
10. Uploading a picture
11. Relationship between the Holy Spirit and baptism

March 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 9

1. Nootka Crisis
2. Embalming heads of state for display
3. Catholic churches in Bavaria and their bells
4. Stephen Harper's foreign policy
5. Baha'is in Iran
6. China in the 18th century
7. Have Muslims, especially jihadists, ever been sceptical of Korans given by non-Muslims?

March 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 10

1. NDE greatest proof that there is an afterlife?
2. Why is it that there's disrespect for Island nations?
3. Chardal vs religious Zionist
4. What philosophical school promotes the literary form of investigation over formal language investigation?
5. ePublishing
6. Are there no Chinese Papabili?
7. State Judaism

March 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 11

1. Papal conclave secrecy
2. jewish law
3. Question about the Canada's Prime Minister
4. Why was Venezuela mad at Canada, at Harper for his remarks?
5. differences between wahhabis and Salafis
6. God's Kingdom and Jesus
7. "Tacitus Trap" in Chinese/Western political science?
8. Historical battles
9. Who are the historical enemies of Venezuela?

March 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 12

1. Shas Chardal or religious zionist party
2. Crime fiction set in Birmingham, England
3. website showing European nations with Muslim population being EU member and Eurozone member
4. Disclaiming of liability
5. Appeal of erotic novels
6. Accidentally engaging in communion...

March 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 13

1. Is the value of a nation's dollar in any way tied to its physical currency?
2. Relationship of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr?
3. Keith Laumer and Cyril Kornbluth

March 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 14

1. Roman Catholic Church/Vatican Papal Conclaves What Ifs
2. Are there any television, stage, or film actors from Botswana that are alive today?
3. How much has the Fed lent through the discount window since 2007?
4. Cults of personality in "communist" states
5. Is Kim Jong Un more dangerous than his father?
6. Henry III's reputation
7. Benedict and Francis
8. Silver in Mesopotamia
9. Does any one make a living through poetry?

March 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 15

1. Ride of the Valkyrie
2. new constitution in kenya
3. New Jersey Courts
4. Thirteenth century clothing
5. Christianity & tolerance

March 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 16

1. North Korea's military tendencies
2. Bilateral talks vs. six party talks
3. forz d/c
4. Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, United States
5. Can you find me?
6. Africa Natural Geographical Border
7. When Kim Jong Un said he would "rain bullets" against the enemy
8. Why is North Korea so aggressive toward Japan?
9. Gospel Amen
10. Is it possible for a non-Jewish person to assimilate into the Jewish culture or become an ethnic Jew?
11. Art Work
12. Elves and spirits braiding hair: Looking for early mentions in written records

March 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 17

1. National Assembly of south korea Squre
2. The madness of King Henry
3. Roman's battle plan
4. Art hunt - painting of slave beating

March 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 18

1. "Freedom in Prison" by Roberto Assagioli
2. Catholic celibacy
3. Anthropomorphism versus therianthropomorphism
4. negative net worth
5. Dick Schaap in the Dutch press
6. Looking for a poem
7. Pope Francis' name choice
8. Historical novels by nationality
9. Trying to find The Name of an Older French Company , Who specialise in Verification of major artworks involving great Masters etc , but also deal in precious metals etc as a notable older french company
10. Old Liberian stamps

March 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 19

1. I have a question on how to get a hold of someone
2. different photos of Eli Yishai
3. Atonement - a Jewish/Christian concept?
4. similarities between Jews and Muslims
5. Cyprus financial crisis
6. Meroe
7. Is there a film that depicts a Groundhog Day-style time-loop with a child protagonist?

March 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 20

1. Bomb shelters in France
2. colors connected to World War II
3. Companies paying unsustainable dividends
4. Perception of physical attractiveness
5. Which cities gave the most votes to which party in 2013 Israeli elections
6. A response from Winston Churchill made at a dinner party to an affronted dame.
7. Artist who did hot air balloon print entitled AT&T THUNDERBIRD BALLOON CLASSIC 1988

March 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 21

1. old threshing techniques
2. how can scully still be sceptical
3. Article on Christianity

March 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 22

1. Cost of supporting the Monarchy in Canada
2. Bhutan vs Switzerland
3. Is it true that the Goebbels were machine-gunned to death at their own request?
4. Is necrophilia banned in the U.S.?
5. Madoc and his Welsh people

March 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 23

1. where did they find gold in ancient times
2. the gold standard and real wage growth
3. First British powered flight
4. Is the UN anti-Israel?
5. Torture
6. i am in one problem.
7. office of infirmarer
8. Cartoon Posh & Becks
9. Secular arguments against same-sex marriage
10. Sumerian aristocracy
11. Paul Revere;s actual words regarding the British regulars being out (on the night of his famous ride.

March 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 24

1. Veritas Forum and Campus Crusade for Christ
2. Large unfinished structure which began before 15thcentury
3. Which companies are the main manufacturers of computers for Western military aircraft?
4. United Torah Judaism pro-settlement or oppose
5. Population along highway routes
6. Appreciation in value of early money

March 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 25

1. Argo (2012)
2. Making friends with the voices
3. Is an innocent human breaking the law if they want to be guilty
4. Roman Catholic and Protestant churches differences
5. Moshav inhabited by different groups
6. Short story
7. Fairies, who are princesses?
8. has anybody purposefully simultaneously been the leader of two different religious movements under two different names?

March 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 26

1. US states: crime rate vs. incarceration rate
2. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
3. Outlawed international postal services
4. England and Wales Employment law written as from mate to mate
5. Jacksonville and Buffalo, USA ethnic groups
6. Slavery in ancient Greece
7. Hajj outside Mecca?
8. Taking communion at different churches?

March 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 27

1. Australian aboriginal poetry hoax
2. Can I dual-license modified versions of software under GPLv3 under GPL and a copyfree license?
3. Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel
4. Shas involvement in Rabin's death
5. Dewey Beard
6. Manchu
7. Banks in occupied Europe

March 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 28

1. Canadians supporting and contributing Bangladesh Liberation War
2. Jesus's Resurrection
3. A question about John Sturart Mill's first book
4. Japan, OJ, and Judge Ito
5. B.G. FONTANA
6. Lineage of Prophets of Islam
7. Tecon
8. Arrest warrants new york city
9. Pornographic habits of straight men
10. Lady Barbara FitzRoy

March 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 29

1. Roman Catholic marriage
2. LGBT rights in Curaçao
3. information requested about a person and a debt
4. Seeking Pre-Raphaelite painting
5. A "complete" Bible?
6. EU/Canadian Citizenship
7. Is there an article that covers a modern war on the Korean peninsula?
8. Server location and law

March 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 30

1. How "freely given" are the sacraments?
2. Unilateral Creation of Microstates
3. Christians in Pakistan ethnic groups
4. Cyprus And Foreign Investors Fleeing
5. I don't really get this north korea thing
6. Resurrection of Jesus
7. Largest Muslim population in numbers France Italy Netherlands by city
8. "No statement of use filed"

March 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2013 March 31

1. Bardi in Hawaii
2. Phantom troupes
3. Allegory of Goodness?
4. Apartment building called colony in South Asia
5. different gun control campaign
6. Impact of proper life skills education on women
7. Variations upon variations
8. scenario pertaining to law
9. How may a page describing a new philosophy of Arts be submitted, with only a website for reference?
10. Foreigner baptism in Church of England?
11. What type of church would a new Christian choose?
12. Gail Van Asten