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Linda Fisher

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False — [Mac Davis] (talk)

Well, only when rod and reel. Geogre 14:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

This question needs more Seagulls

Perhaps Linda Fisher King? Geogre 18:13, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Usually on Tuesdays, and often seen with John Williams on the cello. ;) Viva La Vie Boheme

• I await a beautiful answer with baited breath-

o.O --Proficient 04:31, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

can canines be halal?

my question relates to the answer that i got in 7.5 i.e.[1] of hen being Halal in certain circumstances. doesnt it mean that in case dogs and other canines, if, are fed non meat products throughout their life (dont worry u'll find plenty of such veg. dogs in India), and are slained according to Dabiha in the name of Allah facing Qibla. do they qualify of being halal in that case.

i asked this in [2], but was suggested to post this as a separate question. nids 06:54, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

To the best of my knowledge, no, Muslims are not allowed to eat dogs. StuRat 06:01, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Both our page on halal and a number of other sites say that anything carnivorous is haraam; one quote is "fanged beasts of prey". In that case, it doesn't matter what a dog eats during it's life; it's still fanged, and is still a carnivorous mammal, and therefore can't be halal. Similarly, you could kill a vegetarian human in the prescribed manner, but that wouldn't make eating their body halal. It'd still be cannibalism. Besides, I don't see a very big market for halal dog meat, since I assume most Muslims would find it repulsive. The fact that dog tastes sort of like pork doesn't really help matters. Maybe if it tasted like pumpkin pie... --ByeByeBaby 07:18, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

No, I think. --Proficient 07:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

in my view both hen and canines should be haraam irrespective of what they eat. since both are fanged beasts of prey and have talons. this question was put here because i got an answer for hen being halal in certain circumstances.[3] if i take that answer, in that case, canines should be halal too. so my point was that the hen and cock are haraam too irrespective of what they eat. please look at the answer for hen being halal here. [4] nids 10:15, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

No guyz, u all are totally wrong, hen and cock are not haraam, they are 100% halal if slained according to Dabiha in the name of Allah. [muslim]

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD FROM

Hi, what sites can i download all the songs of DJ HIXXY from for free. please no filesharing sites, just download directly off a site. thanks. JOHN

Looks like you will have to buy it if you don't want to break any laws: Amazon

Hi, Try limewire or search it in google hope this helps.... --Sangeeth 21:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Some websites you download directly from are filesharing. --Proficient 04:32, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Words in "The Stand"

What is the word count for The Stand, by Stephen King? A rough estimate would be fine. Battle Ape 10:05, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

According to Amazon the original uncut edition has 1440 pages. If you have a similar book by the same author the number of words per page will be about the same. (One of the Amazon reviewers said they got to page 200 and were still waiting for something to happen.)--Shantavira 13:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

That is a Stephen King reader, no doubt. It's the one book for non-King readers. I still found it poorly written, but, compared to his other books.... Geogre 14:25, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I have read the average per page on a published book is around 400. It can vary from 250 for large print to 1000 for dense reference works, but 400 is probably a good working number. So 400 times 1440 equals 576,000 words +/- 100,000 will probably be right. Damn, now I know why that dumb TV adaptation was so long. BTW when publishers ask for hardback novels they usually ask for 25,000 to 150,000 words. Nowimnthing 15:35, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Even in fiction, wordcount per page count can vary tremendously; Patricia Wrede has pointed out that "My first novel was 65,000 words and 276 pages in published form; one of my friends published a 120,000-word novel with the same publisher a few years later, and it was 274 pages." [5] Publishers can work miracles with font, font size, margin width, etc.

Amazon's pages have a link to text stats for a lot of books. For ISBN 0385199570 they say there are 463,519 words for its 1200 pages. ISBN 1568495714 says 462,138 words; ISBN 0451169530 also says 462,138.

Re what publishers ask for -- this tends to vary, but 25,000 words is far too low especially these days: even young adult novels have traditionally been at least 50,000 words. First novels in the science-fiction/fantasy field currently tend to be around 90,000 to 120,000 words; longer is more common than shorter. But this does vary according to genre and fashion of the time, and if a book is really good (or an author is really famous) exceptions can be made: it's all about what the publishers think will sell. --Zeborah 00:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Aw, Geogre, The Stand is my favorite King work. I even own a copy of the miniseries. It's not the destination, it's the journey.  :) User:Zoe|(talk) 03:31, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

chinese civilization.......NeEd HeLp:(PlEaSe)

How did the chinese civilization came about or begin?Where did it begin?Why did it began there?What are the factors that caused the people to settle down there?Where did they get their food supply from?Very important>;

I'd suggest you check out History of China for starters, then settle down with a good book on the subject. If it's important, you should probably spend the time to do the reading about what is a large and complicated subject. Ziggurat 11:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

What do you mean by "there". It isn't like China is a tiny little place. Youth in Asia 14:52, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

There's a chapter in Guns, Germs, and Steel about it... AnonMoos 00:30, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Another word you need to define is 'civilisation'. What does that refer to? Agriculture? Cities? Knowledge? DirkvdM 08:45, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Twelve Oaks Plantation

To whom does Twelve Oaks belong to now? I understand that is has been in the same family for the last three or four generations. Where is it located? Do they give tours of the house or tour of the gardens? Thank you. M. Jennings--M. Jennings 14:46, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Do you mean the Wilkes' plantation in Gone With the Wind? Adam Bishop 14:53, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Stately Oaks, a replica of Tara in Gone with the Wind, is located in Jonesboro, Georgia, and run by "The First Families of Clayton County," which seems to be just a group of people who can tie their ancestries back to the same place, not unlike the Daughters of the Confederacy. Find out more here. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 08:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Richest City

Which city in the world has the largest number of millionaires in the world? Largest concentation? --Sashafklein 15:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

If I recall correctly, the top three cities follow in this order: New York City, Moscow, London. You should check the Forbes archives. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Moscow has the largest number of billionaires, too. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 15:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I read recently in ChinaTimes that a lot of Moscow's rich are moving to England. I don't know the number/percentage. But, it may put a small dent in the number of rich in Moscow. --Kainaw ^(talk) 16:19, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I should think Tokyo, as a million Yen isn't very much, but it could even be somewhere in Turkey as a million Turkish Lira is still less. Notinasnaid 15:38, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Kiplingers has a list but I think it is just U.S. New York has the most total, Los Alamos has the most per capita. Nowimnthing 15:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Well you'd have to use the same currency for everyone for the this exercise to make any sense. In any case, US$1mm is not considered an especially large amount of wealth anymore. Better to go with the US$ billionaires. Forbes magazine has a map of billionaires: http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/08/hometowns-networths-worlds-richest_06billionaires_map.html Bwithh 15:42, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

If you're having trouble loading that 2006 Forbes map link, try this 2005 version: http://www.forbes.com/static_html/bill/2005/bill05distmap.shtml Bwithh 15:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Is Mexico City not up there at all? Sashafklein 17:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

In Harare, everyone is a millionaire... Adam Bishop 19:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Please may I have the E-mail of the person who wrote article

Professor Richard Millman (email removed - read the top of the page) Paris, France

Please may I have the E-mail of the person who wrote article ? I would like to know about the Resistance members who were appaled by the Nazi antisemitism and oppression of the church. Thank-you RM

Verdinaso From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Verdinaso (Verbond der Diets Nationaal-Solidaristen - Union of Dutch National Solidarists)

Some of Verdinaso's members however joined the resistance against Nazi German occupation, horrified by the active persecution of the Jews and the oppression of the Church by the German Nazi party.

Wikipedia articles are rarely written by a "person". They are a collaborative effort between many (MANY) people. You can go to the article and view the history to see which user made the edits you are interested in. However, that will only give you a user and not an email address. So, you'll have to put a message on the user's talk page instead of emailing him or her. --Kainaw ^(talk) 22:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Make sure you do this on the user talk page, because that will result in them getting a 'you have new messages' warning nect time they log into Wikipedia, making sure they get themessage (literally). DirkvdM 08:49, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

You can also e-mail them from their user page if they have activated that feature. - Nunh-huh 04:08, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Lizard Rant Flash Movie

Has anyone seen and know where to find a flash animation of a lizard ranting in the forest? He's says things like, "Not my chair, not my problem," and "Lighthouses forever," and something like "I love seahorses." Please help, my family depends upon it. Thanks.

Yes. Go to YouTube and search "drinking out of cups".