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:The article [[Shampoo]] is very informative. A shampoo manufacturer offers [http://www.schwarzkopf.com/en/hair-care/shampooing/proper-shampooing.html Step-by-Step Instructions on Washing Hair Properly]. [[User:DroneB|DroneB]] ([[User talk:DroneB|talk]]) 15:30, 25 November 2018 (UTC) |
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::Simple soap works better, since most Shampoos are a wild mixture of chemicals today that may cause allergies over time. To get Hair unnatural pretty you may want to read about secret tricks like cold water on the last pass or even use a portion of water with very thin portion of formic acid. --[[User:Kharon|Kharon]] ([[User talk:Kharon|talk]]) 01:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC) |
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November 14
Popular perceptions of NHS doctors
There appears to be an opinion in many European countries, and in the UK, that doctors in the UK are less capable than doctor in most of continental Europe. Is there any particular explanation for this? Is it, in some sense, true? If so, why?--Leon (talk) 13:46, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- UK based, I've not encountered that. In fact, quite the opposite, there's enormous admiration for our doctors. There's a widespread perception that the NHS underperforms due to lack of money and/or inefficiency, so for example, the UK lags behind leading nations in things like cancer survival league tables. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:06, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Maybe World Health Organization ranking of health systems in 2000 can provide some insights. EniaNey (talk) 15:05, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- With full respect to you and the WHO, no league table would be able to unpick perceptions of doctors nor whether said perceptions are fair or not. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:52, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'd at least like to see some references to support the assertion that the OP states. Having worked in the UK NHS for much of my life in a clinical and managerial position I have yet to see any evidence either way that doctors in the UK are any better or worse than doctors in the continental health services. How would that be measured? Richard Avery (talk) 10:48, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- I do not claim to have, and my assertion is that there is such a perception, not that it is true. I queried a surgeon at a London hospital whom I know personally, and he agreed that it is a common perception, but does not believe that it is well founded, and does not claim to know its origin.--Leon (talk) 13:34, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, but even THAT is an assertion without evidence. You've put a claim on the table (that UK doctors are perceived as inferior) and then assumed that we all accepted that as true, and THEN asked us to explain why it is true. That's a plurium interrogationum error (I.E. the "When did you stop beating your wife" problem), which is what Richard Avery is objecting to: We can't answer the second, included question until the first question is answered. First we need to answer "are UK doctors perceived as inferior" before we can answer why they are; obviously if the first question comes back with "They aren't", it obviates the second question as nonsensical (that is, if you never beat your wife, you can't have ever stopped!). SO, back to the point: You've made an assertion based on two people: you, and one other person you asked. I'm not sure that's evidence enough for us to move forward on the assertion as acceptable. Instead, please provide us with more substantial evidence than "Me and my friend agree on it". DO you have the results of an opinion poll or other similar reliable broad-based research so we can move forward from the assertion, and focus on your main question. --Jayron32 18:54, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- I do not claim to have, and my assertion is that there is such a perception, not that it is true. I queried a surgeon at a London hospital whom I know personally, and he agreed that it is a common perception, but does not believe that it is well founded, and does not claim to know its origin.--Leon (talk) 13:34, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'd at least like to see some references to support the assertion that the OP states. Having worked in the UK NHS for much of my life in a clinical and managerial position I have yet to see any evidence either way that doctors in the UK are any better or worse than doctors in the continental health services. How would that be measured? Richard Avery (talk) 10:48, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- With full respect to you and the WHO, no league table would be able to unpick perceptions of doctors nor whether said perceptions are fair or not. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:52, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
November 15
Where did the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft refuel and what was its landing/takeoff requirement?
I read the article at Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, and have some questions I did not see there. The article states that the carrier only had a range of 1000 NM. Where did it stop for refueling on trips from California to Florida? Also, what are the carrier's runway requirements for takeoff and landing compared to a unmodified 747? RudolfRed (talk) 02:42, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- If you look at List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights, it looks like Kelly Air Force Base is the most common intermediate stop, with other Air Force bases being used from time to time. --Carnildo (talk) 02:54, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Carnildo: Thanks for that article link. RudolfRed (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- One glaring omission from "List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights" is the 1983 trip to the Paris Air Show and a grand tour of Europe - I watched pass over my back garden in London. Didn't anybody else notice it? Alansplodge (talk) 22:51, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- Good catch! It's mentioned in Shuttle Carrier Aircraft#Design and development:
- By 1983, SCA N905NA no longer carried the distinct American Airlines tricolor cheatline. NASA replaced it with its own livery, consisting of a white fuselage and a single blue cheatline. That year, this aircraft was also used to fly Enterprise on a tour in Europe, with refuelling stops in Goose Bay, Canada; Keflavik, Iceland; England; and West Germany. It then went to the Paris Air Show.
- The provided reference How Does the Space Shuttle Fly Home?] (Slate, 2005-08-09) says:
- Since the early 1980s, NASA has carried out 51 shuttle-transport missions, including a trip across the Atlantic to take the Enterprise to the Paris Air Show.
- [Update, August 10: Many readers have been wondering how the Enterprise made the long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Paris Air Show. The shuttle traveled over the water by making the (relatively) short trip from Goose Bay, in northeast Canada, to Keflavik, on the southwestern tip of Iceland. The Enterprise then continued on to England and West Germany before reaching Paris.]
- But it doesn't give dates. If we can find them elsewhere, they should certainly be added to List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights. -- ToE 23:26, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- Good catch! It's mentioned in Shuttle Carrier Aircraft#Design and development:
- One glaring omission from "List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights" is the 1983 trip to the Paris Air Show and a grand tour of Europe - I watched pass over my back garden in London. Didn't anybody else notice it? Alansplodge (talk) 22:51, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Carnildo: Thanks for that article link. RudolfRed (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- Now added:
- "May 16-June 12, Enterprise, tour of the United States, Canada and Europe. From Edwards Air Force Base to Peterson Air Force Base, McConnell Air Force Base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, CFB Goose Bay, Keflavik Naval Air Station, RAF Fairford (20 May), Cologne Bonn Airport, Paris Air Show (arrived 24 May), Ciampino Airport, Stanstead Airport, Ottawa International Airport, Scott Air Force Base and Sheppard Air Force Base".
- I suspect that we're missing a second refuelling at Keflavik on the way back, but nobody mentions it. Alansplodge (talk) 15:23, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
Question about the show TRANSform Me
Where can I watch online or where can I buy it? Poodlesun (talk) 06:37, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- If you can't find it on Youtube, you could try asking the show's makers: Left/Right Productions. There's a contact form on their website. DS (talk) 20:33, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
What font is this?
I'm looking to find out what font this is, where it says "GARY R. HERBERT," "OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR," etc. Thanks! 204.126.146.202 (talk) 23:59, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- Here is a link to the article in question for those trying to answer this question Gary Herbert. MarnetteD|Talk 00:09, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry, what image are you referring to? Not seeing it in the above article. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 00:15, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- The Sans-serif font on the sign on the side of the car here [1] is probably Arial or Helvetica. DroneB (talk) 12:45, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- The sign on the car has the simplified letter "G" of Arial - see comparison of Arial, Helvetica and Monotype Grotesque. Alansplodge (talk) 15:51, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- The Sans-serif font on the sign on the side of the car here [1] is probably Arial or Helvetica. DroneB (talk) 12:45, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry, what image are you referring to? Not seeing it in the above article. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 00:15, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm so sorry, here's the link: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/governor-gary-herbert.pdf 204.126.146.202 (talk) 18:06, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- My money is on Century Gothic, very commonly used in such contexts. Drewmutt (^ᴥ^) talk 21:33, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- No, in Century Gothic the capital F and E have two and three (respectively) horizontal bars of equal length, in the pdf, the lower resp. middle ones are shorter. The font identifier at www.fontsquirrel.com finds a match with media gothic, which seems about right to me. - Lindert (talk) 22:02, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- It's engraver's gothic. Many fonts have imitated this style. See [2] for example. 78.0.230.255 (talk) 00:16, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- Not Engraver's Gothic. Look at the Capital G in [3] and compare the capital G at [4]. --Guy Macon (talk) 09:08, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'm talking about the style, not a specific font. If you look at the font I linked (Sweet Sans), the G is pretty accurate. Bitstream didn't invent this style in 1990 even if they trademarked the name. 78.0.219.74 (talk) 22:40, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- Not Engraver's Gothic. Look at the Capital G in [3] and compare the capital G at [4]. --Guy Macon (talk) 09:08, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I guess others have already noticed, but for the benefit of future investigators the PDF is just an image with OCRed or otherwise hidden text so doesn't likely directly reveal what the font it. Nil Einne (talk) 12:26, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I am not sure what you are saying. The image shows the font -- you can look at it and see the shape of the letters. Of course such an image doesn't contain the font in the same way that a Word document does, but whatever word processor was used to create the document that was later scanned to produce the PDF used some font. We just have to guess what font that is by looking at it and comparing it with various likely font samples. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:50, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I think N.E. is alluding to the fact that with most PDFs you can right click to get a list of the fonts used, and saving us the trouble of doing so as that won't work for a scanned image.--Shantavira|feed me 17:27, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- Yes precisely. It's an image here but there's no reason it has to be. Plenty of PDFs are not images but instead solely text generally with some images (be they raster or vector), which sometimes includes logos and additional text (like the office of stuff), but not always. You also get weird stuff like PDFs where the text is just vector images etc. It depends on the workflow of whoever produced the PDF and other things. There was no intrinsic reason why this PDF or even the specific part of concern had to be an image, but I checked and it is. If it wasn't an image, we could at least see what the embedded font was called. If that wasn't enough, depending on whether every character was embedded or just the subset used we could also compare every character. You could also compare the actual font details (rather than just how it looks). In this case it is OCRed with hidden text so you can select and copy the text (which I admit confused me for a short time) but it's still an image. (You can tell even with a PDF reader simply by zooming in.) P.S. Of course if the font wasn't embedded but it was text, we could all be looking at different things, although I think that should have been recognised by now as I believe Adobe Reader's substitution policies are very limited. Nil Einne (talk) 18:10, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- For those still confused, this is an example of what I'm talking about [5]. A quick check suggests to me the "FISCAL YEAR 2018 – FISCAL YEAR 2017 SUPPLEMENTALS GOVERNOR GARY R. HERBERT" on the first page (I mean of the PDF, not the first number page of the document) is Avenir Medium (size 13 and 16 respectively). "Investing in the Future of Utah" at the bottom of the second page is italic Book Antiqua size 13. That curved "local decisions for:" is Calibri size 10. That "Teacher Shortage A Solvable Challenge" above the 3+1 graphic with a presume intended to be female teacher on page 32 (or 28 of the document) appears to be vector outlines so no idea. However I couldn't find any documents with the same sort of header as the earlier one where it was text. P.S. One mildly interesting thing about the PDF of this question that I noticed is the seal seems to be a different image from the rest of the document. Nil Einne (talk) 18:31, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- Yes precisely. It's an image here but there's no reason it has to be. Plenty of PDFs are not images but instead solely text generally with some images (be they raster or vector), which sometimes includes logos and additional text (like the office of stuff), but not always. You also get weird stuff like PDFs where the text is just vector images etc. It depends on the workflow of whoever produced the PDF and other things. There was no intrinsic reason why this PDF or even the specific part of concern had to be an image, but I checked and it is. If it wasn't an image, we could at least see what the embedded font was called. If that wasn't enough, depending on whether every character was embedded or just the subset used we could also compare every character. You could also compare the actual font details (rather than just how it looks). In this case it is OCRed with hidden text so you can select and copy the text (which I admit confused me for a short time) but it's still an image. (You can tell even with a PDF reader simply by zooming in.) P.S. Of course if the font wasn't embedded but it was text, we could all be looking at different things, although I think that should have been recognised by now as I believe Adobe Reader's substitution policies are very limited. Nil Einne (talk) 18:10, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I think N.E. is alluding to the fact that with most PDFs you can right click to get a list of the fonts used, and saving us the trouble of doing so as that won't work for a scanned image.--Shantavira|feed me 17:27, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I am not sure what you are saying. The image shows the font -- you can look at it and see the shape of the letters. Of course such an image doesn't contain the font in the same way that a Word document does, but whatever word processor was used to create the document that was later scanned to produce the PDF used some font. We just have to guess what font that is by looking at it and comparing it with various likely font samples. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:50, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
November 21
Can I ask about ups or fedex in New Zealand?
Is there a ups or fedex store in North Auckland? I'm asking a friend in NZ to send a xmas gift. 66.183.24.246 (talk) 00:15, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- What were results of the Google search when you asked Google about locations of UPS stores or FedEx stores in North Aukland, New Zealand? What did you learn from Google when you did that?--Jayron32 01:01, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Is there any other express mail services that work in NZ besides Fedex and UPS? My friend doesn't live near the locations that I looked up. 66.183.24.246 (talk) 01:54, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- Yes several. It might help if you clarify what you're friend is trying to do. Do you want your friend to send something via express service from North Auckland to British Columbia in Canada, and they or you want to send it via a physical location rather than pickup? If so, the simplest and cheapest option for someone who is not regularly sending items is probably NZ Post's [6] International Express Courier service [7] since this can be sent via any PostShop [8]. Note that in this case, I can't recommend International Courier [9]. Although that option is often good enough, since it goes via EMS the Canada Post strikes [10] are likely to mean a significantly delayed delivery [11]. I'm not sure who handles the delivery for the express courier service but I think it may still be DHL [12] but in any case it's not directly affected by the Canada Post strikes per the earlier link. Incidentally DHL still operates independently [13] although as with most other couriers they have few physical locations relying mostly on pickup services which are undoubtedly preferred by their business customers anyway. Likewise other services [14] [15] [16]. Note that while some couriers do have dropoff agents for small volume senders for national delivery services e.g. Fastway [17] AFAIK, most of these still don't deal with international delivery services via their drop off locations although I'm fairly sure some services do allow pickup services for one off deliveries. (And it occurs to me it's possible some may allow you to drop off something at their agents if you've prearranged a delivery.) BTW North Auckland is fairly ambigious. Do you mean the North Shore, New Zealand or further north like Orewa? Nil Einne (talk) 03:42, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'll need to ask my friend in where she specifically lives. She would be sending a gift to where I live. By the way, what was the longest postal strike in Canada before this current one? 66.183.24.246 (talk) 14:39, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- Here's an article from the Canadian Encyclopedia on postal strikes in Canada [18]. The one in the summer of 1981 was particularly long and damaging, and the 1974-75 strikes were also quite bad (citizens were much more dependent on the postal service for all sorts of things back then). --Xuxl (talk) 15:14, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
should I ask at a template or a wikiproject?
From one show I made, from WP:SPLIT, into season 1 to, ect. Like My Hero Academia Season 2, there is a short sentence for a t.v. rating, but from Template:Japanese episode list doesn't have an item similar to | Viewers = as taken from Template:Episode list. Then is there a way to change it to a number and not a sentence explaning the rating to an episode? Tainted-wingsz (talk) 00:22, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
upon looking at it, I'm more inclined to ask at the help desk. Tainted-wingsz (talk) 19:46, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Classic cars
how many years makes a classic car — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:743C:2200:4901:D1BA:30B1:F94B (talk) 08:06, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- This can vary in different regions. See our article classic car. Dbfirs 08:55, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
healthy diet
is the healthy diet article saying to follow one of the diets in recommendations or what exactly is the article saying generally???????????? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_diet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:743C:2200:15B6:7FBB:A827:260F (talk) 09:24, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- What all Wikipedia articles do (or should do, if they don't) is summarise what reliable sources say on the subject, nothing more. A Wikipedia article may note that a particular source, or many sources, recommend something; but no Wikipedia article should ever recommend anything in Wikipedia's voice. (Note: I haven't looked at that article: I am answering on general principles). --ColinFine (talk) 18:31, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- I gave the article a quick look; it summarizes a few different "healthy diets" promoted by a handful of authorities. It's a bit skewed to be US-centric, but otherwise seems reasonable. Different authorities promote slightly different formulations. ColinFine is correct; Wikipedia should not be promoting any of these and it appears to me that it is not. I'm not seeing a problem. If the OP wants specific advice, I would advise them to consult a dietitian or their doctor. Matt Deres (talk) 14:29, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
- From the lead section:
For people who are healthy, a healthy diet is not complicated and contains mostly fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and includes little to no processed food and sweetened beverages. The requirements for a healthy diet can be met from a variety of plant-based and animal-based foods, although a non-animal source of vitamin B12 is needed for those following a vegan diet.
- --47.146.63.87 (talk) 08:06, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Generation
How long is a generation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:743C:2200:15B6:7FBB:A827:260F (talk) 09:56, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- See generation. According to dictionary.com the average period is generally considered to be about thirty years.--Shantavira|feed me 11:22, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- It calls the Boomers the Me Generation. Little did they know how much worse it would get. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:15, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
- If you are asking about human generations, then it does depend on the affluence of the society, with more affluent ("Western") societies having a longer generation time. See generation time. The lead section of that article is probably what you want, and the rest of the article is rather technical but gives three different definitions of generation which apply in biology in general.-gadfium 21:11, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
November 23
Looking for a complete list of 21CF companies
I'm looking for a complete, up-to-date list 21st Century Fox's subsidiaries and assets in a graphical family tree. I'd like to see it based on ownership, and it must include offshore companies. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 08:10, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Difference
What's the diff tween a legend and a foot,? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.2.21.95 (talk) 23:26, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
- If you mean a legend and a footnote, a legend is a section of text, etc. added to a map explaining its general scope, meanings of symbols, etc., while a footnote is a note at the foot of a page of text, often in smaller type, explaining or adding to some text on the page to which it is linked by a distinctive symbol, letter or number.
- If you mean something else, please explain your question more fully and clearly – there is no limit to the number of characters you type here, so you don't have to abbreviate unnecessarily. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.2130.195} 90.200.131.235 (talk) 00:42, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
- This is an old joke. Your leg end (sic) is your foot. Remembered only by us ancient ones. Akld guy (talk) 01:12, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
November 24
Reliable source
How can you tell if a source is reliable or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.203.206.71 (talk) 08:13, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
- See WP:RS. --Viennese Waltz 08:43, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
November 25
Shampoo
How are you supposed to shampoo your hair, how much do you put in and how long do you leave it in for? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:742E:8F00:4D44:3765:BE30:213 (talk) 11:21, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
- The article Shampoo is very informative. A shampoo manufacturer offers Step-by-Step Instructions on Washing Hair Properly. DroneB (talk) 15:30, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
- Simple soap works better, since most Shampoos are a wild mixture of chemicals today that may cause allergies over time. To get Hair unnatural pretty you may want to read about secret tricks like cold water on the last pass or even use a portion of water with very thin portion of formic acid. --Kharon (talk) 01:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC)