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November 19

Does looking at pictures and videos before bed make you have more dreams?

--DimensionShifter (talk) 17:39, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What have you found on Google so far? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:03, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some good leads to start your research to answer your question. While not every link is useful in that list, there are several that directly address your question, to varying levels of reliability. --Jayron 32 18:10, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's important to note that most dreams are not remembered. It's normal to go into REM sleep several times every night. So you can't judge the frequency of your own dreams. --76.69.116.4 (talk) 22:30, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You dream multiple times every night. IMO a better thing to research would be how to make yourself remember more of your dreams after waking up. The practices associated with lucid dreaming tend to be useful at that even if you're not trying to influence your dreams. 93.142.92.186 (talk) 06:23, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want more dreams (or to remember more of them)? Vitamin B6 is supposed to make them more vivid. 173.228.123.207 (talk) 09:17, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 20

FEMA IS 200C QUESTION

THE PROCESS OF GRANTING AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS IS CALLED?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18d:4a7f:1cf0:3c09:acc0:ad66:4855 (talk • contribs)

I'm sorry, but we are not here to do your homework. Please figure it out yourself. --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See the IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response course site. DroneB (talk) 19:21, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't shout at us, we're just volunteers. Thanks. Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 10:48, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 21

Body wash hygiene

For hygienic purposes is there a possible determination of how often you should body wash in shower to meet hygienic results?

What do you mean by "hygienic results"? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:01, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Personal hygiene.

You're asking whether soap can help you clean up? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:04, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No, shower gel do you have to do it every time you shower in order to stay hygienic or not?

We have an article on Shower, which addresses this to some extent, but it's worth noting that daily showering itself is a very modern practice, and humans seemed to get along pretty well with other approaches to hygiene over the millennia. HiLo48 (talk) 06:30, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, in the 1950s nobody I knew owned a shower and we only had a bath once a week. It didn't do us any harm (my father has just turned 100). Of course a lot depends on how dirty you get from day to day, but there seems to be evidence that showering too often can be counter-productive. See hygiene hypothesis.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:11, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above answers are correct, but we're also missing a definition for "hygienic". This is a largely cultural/situational definition; having B.O. is unlikely to ever have adverse health effects, so long as the hands and face get washed. In some places and time periods it's been perfectly acceptable and healthy for people to essentially never bathe/shower (or, do so so infrequently it amounts to about the same thing). Matt Deres (talk) 19:06, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to read between the lines here: the questioner has moved to a different place, or moved into a different social group, where hygiene standards are different--then someone told them that they should shower more often. If that's the case, then they should shower more often, to help get along better with people. Where I live, the typical practice is to bathe/shower once in the morning, as well as after physical activity, such as labor or jogging or fucking. If the questioner does this, and avoids scented products, and attends to oral hygiene, they are unlikely to receive any complaints. Temerarius (talk) 20:08, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lead in Canadian municipal drinking water

Recently a team of researchers from a Canadian university, with several media teams, conducted a study of lead levels in drinking water across Canada. However, Global News has no links to the data, The Star's investigation coverage is hidden behind a paywall, and the Concordia University page I just linked to has no raw data either. Where can I find a journal-style article of the actual study? Something that requires university credentials works too, because I am a university graduate. Sincerely, YW 2607:FEA8:1DDF:FEE1:3CB9:26E2:FDE3:ED87 (talk) 05:58, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found This which may give you a lead? Perhaps? --Jayron 32 12:55, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

From what I can tell, this was a journalist lead study [1] [2]. The data seems to be available to all who were part of the investigation, but it's not clear to me it's been made publicly available yet. There may very well be plans to publish the data in a peer reviewed journal, but again I'm not sure this has happened. It's possible if you ask politely someone will share it with you, but I wouldn't expect a definite yes especially since it sounds like there are plans for more media stories in the near future. Nil Einne (talk) 14:46, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

When looking at lead in drinking water, be careful to distinguish "drinking water" from "municipal drinking water" or "drinking water supply". Lead is almost entirely released from the "local loop" piping: the small-diameter per-premises supply pipes which are still plumbed in lead. Lead is almost vanished from the main supply network: there wasn't much of it there to begin with (the big pipes are cast iron, not lead) and they've mostly been renewed and replaced more recently. There might be a health risk, there might even be a localised problem for this (the hardness of the water affects the levels of lead it will dissolve), but that level will vary a lot depending on whether the water is sampled from a house with old plumbing, new plumbing, or from the street supply pipe. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:08, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Equivalents to Kyle Kulinski, The Young Turks, and other left-wing commentators France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark others

Are there counterparts to Kyle Kulinski, The Young Turks, Emma Vigeland of Rebel HQ, Michael Brooks of The Michael Brooks Show and others in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, U.K., Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Germany? I am trying to know if there are such that criticize the mainstream politics and tend to show support the anti-establishment politicians and their policies like Benoit Hamon and Jean-Luc Melenchon in France, Podemos in Spain, Possibile Party in Italy, Left Bloc in Portugal, Left Party in Sweden, Red-Green Alliance in Denmark, Meretz in Israel, The Left in Germany, Socialist Party and DENK in Netherlands, Socialist Left Party in Norway and Jeremy Corbyn in United Kingdom. Donmust90 (talk) 23:53, 21 November 2019 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 23:53, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 23

Child's height to adult's height

How many inches/centimeters do children grow into adults from age 1 to 20? 86.131.107.123 (talk) 20:16, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's going to depend on the child. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:37, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ever to hand with the helpful advice Bugs. Alansplodge (talk) 12:39, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Let's let the OP be the judge of that. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:03, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There are relevant growth curve charts, and text, in our article Human height. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.217.209.178 (talk) 21:47, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For basic details: The pattern of human growth in height from birth to adulthood

Or a more technical level: Clinical longitudinal standards for height, weight, height velocity, weight velocity, and stages of puberty

Alansplodge (talk) 12:38, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2 inches (5 cm) a year? Normal Growth Rates for Young Children (www.verywellfamily.com) 86.131.107.123 (talk) 21:05, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 24

Alcohol consumption

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_diet#Harvard_School_of_Public_Health

I realise that alcohol is not recommended for everyone but they've said twice that alcohol can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. When they mean "alcohol" do they mean all alcohol has health benefits or not?

When they say "alcohol", they mean ethanol-based drinks - not pure ethanol, and not the many other types of alcohol such as methanol or propanol, which are much more toxic. They are saying wine, beer and spirits, consumed in small quantities (1-2 drinks per day) can be beneficial for some diseases, so long as you avoid risky behaviours which can result from such drinking. "In general, risks exceed benefits until middle age". Please don't take my summary as the whole story, read the full Harvard document.-gadfium 05:14, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Podcasts

Why is there no central place like YouTube for podcasts? Surely there's one place that just lists them all (or tries to)? I want to listen to podcasts, but I can't work out how to get started. Can anyone help?

YouTube isn't "a central place" for videos (or whatever you want to call them), it's a site on which the video originators (or others, sometimes illicitly) actively place them. YouTube itself doesn't proactively "collect" the videos (to my knowledge), and there are various other such sites of lesser popularity.

By contrast, podcasts are usually made by people (or organisations) to place on their own websites, in order to draw traffic to them as well as simply to present the podcasts' contents. It would be counterproductive of them to additionally or instead place the podcasts elsehere.

A central directory of podcasts would certainly be useful for viewers/listeners, but it would be a lot of work to create, and difficult (though not impossible) for the creators to monetize effectively.

Perhaps there's scope for a Wikipedia-like crowd-sourced directory, although the volatility of the internet where podcasts naturally reside, as contrasted to the relative stability of established facts and the published reliable sources we use here, would make compiling and maintaining it quite a challenge. That said, we do have on Wikipedia the article List of podcasting companies. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.217.209.178 (talk) 16:17, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Some podcasts, I believe, are published on iTunes. —{The poster formerly known as Tamfang} Tamfang (talk) 23:52, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

November 25

bible stories (Copyrighted? by 7th day Adventist Arthur Maxwell) vs Watchtower INC "my book with bible stories"

Hi there, I could compare today the published books of Arthur Maxwell and the book of the shareholder company (I think their copyright is hold by I.B.S.A. international bible student association ?) which is published in yellow, later republished in a blue cover, called "my book with bible stories".
There is really no doubt for me, that the organisation Watchtower has stolen because many pictures have been recovered 1:1, other ones just have some significant marks reprinted (not repainted!) in a new picture and also the full layout and everything else what can be copied, has been copied or let me just say it: STOLEN.
As much as I have found out, the 7th day adventist never suit the Watchtower for stealing their pictures of their book, published by Arthur Maxwell and I am wondering why.
Did they bought the pictures and were allowed to remake it or did the 7th day Adventist just having a good deep sleep and haven't discovered yet that their copyrighted books are abused by another religious cult and foreign printing house? even if there would be no copyright, the adventist must have any right to suit because their "product" is used by another religious cult unless they aren't associated. --46.167.62.33 (talk) 03:01, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]