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August 7

What is the life expectancy of a white British uni grad?

I would like to compare to the life expectancy of a white college educated American (82), but not able to find British data. Aftershock2008 (talk) 18:33, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This paper by the OECD may give you some good leads. Haven't read it thoroughly myself, but its title looks promising. --Jayron 32 19:11, 7 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

August 9

Karl Marx's Assets

How much did Karl Marx have in assets when he died?

https://www.quora.com/unanswered/How-much-did-Karl-Marx-have-in-assets-when-he-died

--Tenkasi Subramanian (talk)

£250 according to the Daily Telegraph, citing probate records. --Antiquary (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Indian University System: Academic council vs Executive Council

In many Indian Universities where there are three major hierarchical administrative bodies, Senate (sometimes known as Court) is on top as the supreme body and the executive council (Syndicate in some institutions) comes second to the Senate and the academic body called Academic Council comes below both Senate and Syndicate. At the same time, the Academic Council consists of the whole of the Syndicate in it, that is, all the members on the Syndicate are also members of the Academic Council. This sounds a bit illogical because, by the very constitution, the Academic Council seems to be superior to the executive council. (Apart from the members on the Syndicate it has representatives of the supreme body, Senate, Chief Executive Officer, Vice-Chancellor etc.) Yet, Syndicate is arranged to be a higher body than the Academic Council. Is such a system in which a broad council which includes the whole of the executive body within it is controlled/ directed by the same smaller executive body, seen anywhere else? Any example in any democratic institution or government? Thanks in advance for any light thrown on this. ---Sajith

The same sort of organization happens in the constitution of many Baptist churches in the U.S. Under standard Baptist church governance, the church is governed by direct democracy, all decisions are made only by a vote of the whole church membership (often called the "Church Conference"); the highest level of governance of the church is this body. Other smaller bodies, such as the Diaconate, have considerable power in proposing or approving policy which will later be voted on by the church body, but constitutionally the Diaconate does not have ultimate power; only the Church in Conference has the power to approve church business. This is also similar to corporate governance. The ultimate power lies with the shareholders of a corporation, who have the power to appoint an executive board, which directs the corporation. The executive board is a smaller group, and wields explicit power to direct the company, but the board is still subservient to the shareholders themselves. --Jayron 32 18:09, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Human poses

Within the context of drawing or photographing human models, does there exist a set nomenclature for different "standard" positions? Obviously there are uncountable different ways people can position themselves, even forgetting props, but are there perhaps broad categories? Quick example: if you position yourself with your back to the ground and support yourself by your hands and feet, that's called the crab or the bridge, depending on how your arms are swung. If you had to lump pictures of people into groups and name them, you could obviously do those two groups - has there been an attempt at making a (semi-)comprehensive list? We have a category for human positions, but it's horribly mismatched (apparently "eating" and "urinating" are human positions). I was thinking that, if there's nothing in art or dance, then maybe there's something from psychology or sociology? Matt Deres (talk) 19:54, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Matt Deres: There's certainly some - Contrapposto is one I know. There may be more in Category:Human positions. › Mortee _talk 21:57, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh sorry, I see you already mentioned the category. I haven't gone through all of it to see what kind of comprehensive list could be put together. › Mortee _talk 21:58, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This suggests "composite" (as in Egyptian figures), Adlocutio, "pudica" (preserving female modesty), Figura serpentinata, "Odalisque" (nude and reclining). Perhaps books like The Complete Book of Poses for Artists include more terminology? I didn't spot any more specific terms in this Quora answer. › Mortee _talk 22:10, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone name any characters from tv shows that have low self esteem?

Animated characters don't count. 50.68.252.153 (talk) 23:01, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Al Bundy. Robert Barone.--Jayron 32 00:17, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lonely, in Callan. DuncanHill (talk) 00:37, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Toby Flenderson, from The Office. Matt Deres (talk) 01:00, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I can't think of any TV shows that have low self-esteem. Some have characters that seem to, though. If you're excluding guys like Peter Parker, what about Monk and his OCD? I could also make a case for Jack in Will and Grace. How about George Costanza? And some of Michael Palin's characters on Monty Python, such as "Arthur Putey". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:47, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Some of Bob Hartley's patients on the The Bob Newhart Show fit the criteria. MarnetteD|Talk 02:50, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Only some of them? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:36, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

HeeHee :-) MarnetteD|Talk 04:15, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Emile Peterson and, if I recall correctly, Ed Herd would qualify, but Mrs. Bakerman was just dotty and I wouldn't characterize Elliot Carlin that way (unless he was overcompensating). Clarityfiend (talk) 23:12, 10 August 2018 (UTC) [reply]

If you google "tv characters with low self esteem" you'll find quite a few examples. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:36, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Marvin the Paranoid Android. HiLo48 (talk) 04:41, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me Marvin esteems himself quite highly. It's everything else in the universe, including but not limited to the universe itself and the possibility of happiness in it, that he gives a low rating. --Trovatore (talk) 07:19, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's more that he knows he has the greatest brain in the universe, but is frustrated that he cannot demonstrate it publicly. But I won't argue too strongly. HiLo48 (talk) 08:01, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

George Roper in Man About the House and George and Mildred. 95.149.37.51 (talk) 10:31, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

When you make a group of guys for a British TV show, you have to have one guy with low self esteem. You can go back a ways to The Young Ones in the 80s and there is a loudmouth, a nervous guy, a cynic guy, and a low self esteem guy. Fast forward to The Inbetweeners in the 10s and there is a loudmouth, a nervous guy, a cynic guy, and a low self esteem guy. Strangely the low self esteem guy in both shows was named Neil. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 14:25, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Would Radar O'Reilly from M*A*S*H count? HiLo48 (talk) 23:23, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

August 10

Wikipedia archived Article feedback/Version 4 Datadump

I am working on a school project and I am interested in using the old Article feedback information from Version 4 of the system. I had thought I found links to it at https://old.datahub.io/dataset/wikipedia-article-ratings however it seems both of those downloads are invalid. My main question is if there are any other backups or ways I can get that data. I cannot use the Version 5 data because it does not have the star rating system for which I can statistically use. If there is not a way to get this data can find something else but it will be very helpful.

If this is not the place to ask this question I would like to know where I could ask it. Thanks

69.27.21.152 (talk) 16:39, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You might get an answer here, but questions relating to Wikipedia itself are best handled at WP:Help desk

—2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 19:08, 11 August 2018 (UTC) ... or (as in your case) technical questions over at Wikipedia:Village pump.[reply]

August 12

I can't find my page

I created a page on Wikipedia today, and now I cannot find it! Please help me! 203.221.152.144 (talk) 11:47, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If it was Draft:Bella O'Neill, you "lost" it three minutes before posting here. Also, I deleted it because it was vandalism. Ian.thomson (talk) 11:50, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Why did you delete it??? i just wanted to annoy my friend by showing her that she has a wikipedia page... :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.221.152.144 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. We're not Club Penguin, kiddo. Ian.thomson (talk) 11:55, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wanwisa Janmuk

On List of youngest birth mothers there is only the Thai name of Wanwisa Janmuk (วันวิสาข์), but I can’t find her surname, Janmuk. Can someone help me? --62.18.13.228 (talk) 13:02, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Radio fails in heat

When my car sits in the sun and gets hot, the radio is just static. I run the AC to cool down the car and the static slowly fades to music. How can a hot interior make the radio lose reception. It works, but is just static. It doesn't pick up any stations. I can use Bluetooth just fine. So it is clearly just the reception.

What has your mechanic told you? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:10, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some ideas from Car Talk fans.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:13, 12 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It could be the thermal protection of the amplifier or its output trasistors overreacting (or not). 194.174.76.21 (talk) 15:36, 13 August 2018 (UTC) Marco Pagliero Berlin[reply]

August 13

Turkey's public debt

List of countries by public debt - It looks like Turkey has relatively low government indebtedness at 30% of GDP. Shouldn't that give the government room to borrow to continue to support economic growth and also plug in the hold created by its high CAD? Based on the continuous free fall in the currency, it looks like options for countering it are exhausted. Muzzleflash (talk) 13:34, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your assumption is that they are trying achieve economic growth. Growth has receded in many sectors, such as education and research. In financial sectors, it has stagnated. In construction, it has grown for the most part. So, following the current trend, Turkey would be borrowing foreign currency to build yet another skyscraper. Politically, the country is turning anti-"west" to the point that their application to the EU is currently being ignored. So, borrowing from the Americas or Europe isn't a real strategy. They would have to turn to Asia. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 15:03, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 :Here are some ideas from Car Talk fans.[https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-stereo-not-working-in-hot-afternoons/73983] ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 23:13, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
+::It could be the thermal protection of the amplifier or its output trasistors overreacting (or not). [[Special:Contributions/194.174.76.21|194.174.76.21]] ([[User talk:194.174.76.21|talk]]) 15:36, 13 August 2018 (UTC) Marco Pagliero Berlin
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