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Materials[edit]

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Historian[edit]

I did check out Google's Jobs section and underneath Job search, I was looking for if they have anything to do with Historian. I tried but nothing work. Is there any job search site where it can help me with getting a job as a historian? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.128.69 (talk) 00:34, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Answers moved to Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities DJ Clayworth (talk) 18:11, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Giant gray circle north of Mexico City[edit]

Does anyone know what this giant gray circle is near Mexico City?: [1] -- Mwalcoff (talk) 00:51, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear it is a salt pan called El Caracol, Ecatepec. --ColinFine (talk) 01:07, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics on first- and middle-name initials[edit]

Does anyone know where I can find statistics on the relative popularity of different first- and middle-name initials (as two-letter combinations)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.114.146.142 (talk) 01:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For what population? --Sean 14:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. --98.114.146.142 (talk) 23:59, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

how to enable "net send"[edit]

Moved to computing desk

help.[edit]

Greetings from the Philippines.Please help me and my family. I am looking for a person named RUI MANUEL MARQUEZ.This guy is a united nations police officer assigned @ East Timor since Dec. 2008.He is from Portugal.Anybody knows this guy please help us. I saw his name from the receipt @ dili international airport last Dec 24, 2008 with my sister.This is a very important matter.Please anybody help us very badly.Thank you & God Bless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.87.198.94 (talk) 11:40, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried contacting the United Nations? DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is the name given to the Medical Imaging done by digital camera?[edit]

This doesn't include MRi ,CT,and ultra sound,just those done by Mobile phones and DSLRs?

Medical imaging lists several types of imaging, but none of them have anything to do with mobile phones or digital SLR. Tomdobb (talk) 13:04, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are plenty of Google hits for "medical photography", so I would expect that's the term. I'm a bit surprised by your claim that mobile phones are used for such purposes. -- Coneslayer (talk) 13:11, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you need an example.?.yousaf465'

What does that "example" prove? Bus stop (talk) 13:48, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think your example would just be called a picture or a photograph. Maybe a self-portrait? It certainly doesn't appear to have anything to do with medicine other than it shows a laceration. Tomdobb (talk) 14:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think the picture might or might not have been taken by a digital camera. I'm not knowledgeable about any of this, but can't a photograph, to be used for medical, or legal purposes, be taken by any photographic means? Need a photograph taken by a digital camera have a special name? Can the person posing the question provide some background about the context in which it seems necessary to identify the type of medical imaging used? Can't it just be referred to as a photograph taken with a digital camera, or even by a mobile phone? Bus stop (talk) 14:10, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This miscellaneous desk might not be the best place. If don't get what you want within a few days, ask again on the language desk, because they know terms for most things under the sun. (But wait till this thread is archived, because it's considered rude to post in two places at once.) BrainyBabe (talk) 15:02, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You could take a look at Medical illustrator. Most hospitals in the UK have Medical Illustration Departments who offer a Clinical Photography service. Stulock holmes (talk) 15:06, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Medical imaging is a generic term meaning any image - normally all or part of a human body - to aid medical staff in diagnosis, treatment or possibly for teaching purposes. This may be carried out by various means, for example, x-rays, CAT scan, screen capture from an endoscopy or a camera (usually digital). X-rays, CAT scans and related procedures are normally carried out by the radiography department of a hospital. Screen captures from an endoscopy video are usually taken by the doctor or surgeon carrying out the procedure. Medical photography is performed by a person trained in this speciality using a good quality digital camera. A medical photograph is any photographic image produced at the request of a doctor. Other images requested by other clinical disciplines may be called clinical photographs, but these terms are not necessarily strictly adhered to. I have never heard of a medical or clinical photograph being taken by a mobile phone. Undoubtedly they have been taken by this method but only in emergency situations when calling for the medical photographer would result in the moment being lost. Richard Avery (talk) 16:43, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well like CT and X-ray use same technology but have differnet name.In simialr fashion this must also have different name.Surgeons usally use mobile phone to capture photos during operations.yousaf465'

Hmm, so how do these surgeons ensure cleanliness of the operation area when they whip out their mobiles. Are we talking about major city surgery here? I believe this is unheard of in the UK. Richard Avery (talk) 08:10, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Will upload one such image.Clean they are.yousaf465'

"X-Ray" is not a form of imaging - it is the name of the radiation used to form the images, i.e. Computed Tomography uses X-Rays to produce images. Likewise, plain film imaging (Radiography) (the sort of film image you'll see hung on a light-box on ER) is often given the name "an X-Ray". So its two different technologies, both using X-Rays to produce them. Likewise, a photograph may be referred to as a medical or clinical photograph, but at the end of the day the technology used to produce it means its still just a photograph. Personally, I find it hard to believe surgeons use mobile phones to take images in theatres. If it was deemed necessary to take photo's in theatre you'd surely want to use a decent quality camera, with good resolution, etc. Also, due to patient privacy concerns, mobile phones are often banned from theatre areas due to the fact that they have cameras built in. Stulock holmes (talk) 08:29, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the point was to this discussion. Mobile phones and digital cameras take digital photographs. Any medical photograph taken by a mobile phone or a digital camera would be called a digital photograph. Furthermore I don't understand the relevance of the two medical photographs to the original question posed. Bus stop (talk) 22:35, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wanting in all title[edit]

I really don't know how to phrase this, so those of you who have come across me before, please bear with me. The underlying question is, should I tell her? But that is not RefDesky at all. Is there any research about whether women want to be told if their boyfriend or husband is using or has used the services of a prostitute? Obviously, some women would want to know and some wouldn't. Are there any solid criteria for an unwillingly observant neighbour to base her decision on? Have any social scientists or counsellors (or for that matter prostitutes' organisations) come up with helpful ways through this minefield? I am not asking for opinion or anecdote here, although frankly, under the circumstances, helpful suggestions (of the "This is what my cousin did..." variety) would be welcome on my talkpage. Any pointers to reliable, preferably academic, material would be much appreciated here on the refdesk, not least for future archiving. BrainyBabe (talk) 14:52, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trust (social sciences), Truth and the "see also" links at Deception might be helpful. Carefully weighing the benefits (e.g. checking for STDs) against the possible damage to the relationship seems indicated.76.97.245.5 (talk) 17:08, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't research, obviously, but just the same: I think in a situation like this you should be very, very aware of the fact that since you are an observant neighbor, rather than a participant, chances are that you don't know the whole story. Assuming that your observation is correct -- and it sounds like it's possible that it isn't -- it's possible that she's entirely aware of her husband's actions, for example. Or that she isn't aware of this specific activity, but he has permission because of an existing arrangement. Or that he keeps it out of sight and she makes sure she doesn't see anything (although if that's the case, clearly he hasn't been doing a great job since you found out). Or maybe he's just a cheating shit. The point is, as long as you don't know, you should probably be pretty careful about what you do. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 10:30, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can someone help me find a list of countries that have the most islands?[edit]

I am looking for a list that has at least the top ten countries based on islands in the country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.193.102.98 (talk) 18:56, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The problem here comes with defining an island. The question of "What is the smallest island?" has come up from time to time and there's no answer to it, because the minimal size for an island isn't defined. That makes counting them rather difficult. That being said, I would think that Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, and the Philippines are probably the top contenders, in some order or other. Russia and Japan are probably there as well. Depending on how you want to count the various bits and pieces of Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, that could really throw the numbers off. Matt Deres (talk) 20:14, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a DIY guide, there is the article list of islands. Bear in mind that many nations with a coastline have numerous rock islands (Norway or Greece are examples) . In other cases you have to decide if, for instance, the dozens if islands in the Nile delta are islands. Even Switzerland, not a country noted for islands, has a list of 33 in lakes and rivers. Alabama seems to have > 100 islands, all but 4 are red links. The vast majority of these are definitely "for the birds". --62.47.141.18 (talk) 20:22, 18 March 2009 (UTC). Ooops, --62.47.141.18 (talk) 20:23, 18 March 2009 (UTC). Ooops number 2: --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 20:24, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect Indonesia would be the top of the list by most definitions but I think the other ones may be more difficult and as MD and Cookatoo have said, it ultimately comes down to how you classify islands. For example we have a bunch of articles Islands of Indonesia, List of islands of the Philippines, List of islands of Australia, List of islands of Japan but these probably primarily are official figures and therefore their definition of islands will vary. The intro of Islands of Indonesia helps explain the difficult counting these sort of things. It would obviously be easier if you restrict yourself to inhabited islands or something of that sort Nil Einne (talk) 08:25, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it's rather difficult to define an island. Does a rock poking a few centimeters from the water count as an island? What about when waves wash it over? What about islands in lakes, or even "islands" in puddles? Is a continent an island? If there's a narrow channel cutting across an island, or if a lake in the middle drains toward opposite sides, is that one island or two? Also, based on this, the number of islands can change, an island may rise above water or it may sink below. Or, do you mean a number of catalogued islands? What about countries with overseas territories, or land claims in Antarctica? Do man-made islands such as Palm Jumeirah count as well, and do man-made water features such as the Panama Canal make a difference? That being said, many countries do consist partially or fully of archipelagos and groups of islands, such as the Bahamas, Canada, Ecuador, Denmark, Spain, the UK, Malta, Comoros, Cape Verde, Maldives, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Japan, etc. ~A H 1^(TCU) 18:54, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Museum quote[edit]

O you people, beware of being extreme and exceeding the limits in the religion, for that which destroyed the people before you was none other than extremism in the religion

I saw this quote on a recent visit to a British Museum (not THE British Museum), and thought it a wonderful bit of advice to adherents of ALL religions. But I can't recall seeing a reference to the author. Any advice welcome and also, any follow-up reading material suggestions appreciated. 92.22.75.125 (talk) 19:45, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first part is from the Qur'an 4:171 the second part is in several Hadith collections (the collected sayings and deeds of Muhammad) listed here. meltBanana 20:43, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Continuation of the thread above, "help." on Timor-Leste[edit]

Thank you Sir/Madam (DJ CLAYWORTH)i REALLY DONT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS RESEARCH IN THE COMPUTER, I JUST CLICK CLICK AND CLICK UNTIL I ENTERED IN THIS SECTION. SIR, YOU SEE MY SISTER WAS KILLED BY HER HUSBAND LAST MARCH 6, SHE JUST ARRIVED FROM EAST TIMOR LAST FEB. 11.BECAUSE SHE HAD TO REPORT TO HER OFFICE HERE AT BACOLOD CITY ,PHILIIPINES.I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HER CONNECTION TO THIS GUY?DOES HE KNOWS THAT MY SISTER WAS DEAD? YOU SEE , 2 WEEKS OF GREAT TRIALS IN OUR LIVES, AND THIS TRIALS WAS VERY VERY STRONG THAT I MYSELF IS ALWAYS CRYING. SHE WAS KILLED FRIDAY MARCH 6 AND MARCH 2 WE HAD LUNCH, SHE TOLD ME EVEREYTHING ABOUT THIS GUY, IM SORRY I COULD NOT FINISH THIS.......SEE YOU, THANK YOUS SIR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.87.198.94 (talk) 22:25, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My heart goes out to you. You sound sincere. Perhaps someone familiar with your country and your language will see this and maybe offer helpful advice. I do not know how I can help you, because I am in New York City (approximately) and I only speak English. Your English is pretty good, but I don't think I really understand all that this is about. I feel that maybe some sort of police work is called for, to try to the bottom of this, but I really don't know. I wish you the best, and I hope you get your questions answered. Bus stop (talk) 00:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To the extent it helps, the individual you are looking for probably works for United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor. A gentleman by the name of Chief Superintendent Luis Carrilho is apparently leading the UN Police part of the mission. I suspect the only way to get through to the man you wish to track down would be to write via Carrilho in Timor-Leste. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:19, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]