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June 17[edit]

Looking for the name of a "true mysteries" TV show that aired on the Fox Family Channel[edit]

Hi all. I'm looking for the name of a "true mysteries" television show that aired in the US on the Fox Family Channel around 1999-2001. It was similar to shows like In Search of... and Unsolved Mysteries, and may have actually reused some footage from the former. The show had a host to introduce each segment, and I think each episode contained three segments, each focusing on a specific mystery. I remember seeing segments on the Bermuda Blob, twin languages, and the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, among other things.

Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks, Zagalejo^^^ 04:38, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think this question should go to the Entertainment desk. Rkr1991 (talk) 04:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, maybe. If someone wants to move it, they can; otherwise, I'll just wait to see what happens here. Zagalejo^^^ 06:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? Nanonic (talk) 12:43, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good try, but no, this was something different. (It wasn't Encounters or Sightings, either.) Zagalejo^^^ 06:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AFTER II PU[edit]

AFTER II pu science which field i have to opt for? I thought of taking aeronautical engineering or mechanical engineering. in which engineering i can get more salary. which is the easy option . Please answer... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.241.168 (talk) 11:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neither option is "easy". Around here (Central US), they have very similar salaries at the starting level. What do you mean by AFTER II pu science? 65.121.141.34 (talk) 14:58, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with 65, neither is "easy". I assume you're in India. Are you intending to stay in India, or work elsewhere? I googled "salary survey engineering" and found some sites that claim to be able to give you some salary data — you might give them a try, although the two that I looked at appeared to only have US data. An ex-mechanical-engineer-in-the-aeronautics-field friend of mine I talked to recently seemed skeptical about mechanical engineering, saying that electrical or electronics engineering was where all the engineering money is nowadays. On the other hand, if you're an aeronautics engineer, isn't the number of possible employers a lot lower? Tempshill (talk) 16:43, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

crime stats[edit]

Is there a website that lists the numbers of various crimes for many areas (within the US), as well as the % of each type that are unsolved? 65.121.141.34 (talk) 18:49, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did you consider Googling "us crime statistics"? There's this, this, this, our article Crime in the United States, and over 18 million other hits. Tempshill (talk) 18:59, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but none of that has a solved vs unsolved ratio that I can find. 65.121.141.34 (talk) 20:27, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, Tempshill's link to the FBI was a good one. That site has just the report you're looking for. Be sure to check the links off to the side (Tables 25-28) for a further breakdown of statistics by area. 152.16.16.75 (talk) 00:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Luggage storage in Ireland[edit]

Hello all,

I'm backpacking around Ireland at the moment and I have a gigantic suitcase that I don't want to be carrying around with me (I have this suitcase because i actually MOVED to France).

I'm looking for somewhere that I can put my luggage for about a month. Most of the places are in Dublin, which is where I plan to end my journey, but I don't want to have to go there just to drop of a suitcase. I will if I have to, but is there any other way?

please let me know your suggestions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.106.30 (talk) 20:02, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know of any low cost solutions. What might work is to ask the hotel you are going to stay at at the end of your trip whether they'd be willing to receive and stow your suitcase for you. You'd then either have to mail it by parcel post or send it with a shipping agent. (I had a google look around but couldn't find any good offers. (maybe because of the filter google uses.) Baggage storage has become a lot more difficult since people started abusing their bags for other purposes. I stored my bag at the Barcelona train station and it went through a scanner like at the airport and they asked all sorts of question about it. Way back when you put a coin in a locker and that was it. 68.208.122.33 (talk) 00:30, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't specify where apart from Dublin you would like to leave this luggage, it would help to know then we can try and search for other places for you. Otherwise, Dublin Airport offers such a facility. Nanonic (talk) 00:42, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's "mini storage", some of those might have short-term options available (perhaps not less than one month, but that might still be affordable). I went to Google Maps and typed in "mini storage near limerick, ireland" (just to pick the first non-dublin Irish town I could think of, you don't say where you are) and several results appear to pop up. You could call the first hits for the most convenient town with respect to your route and ask how much you'd have to pay them to store your suitcase for the requested amount of time. If it's just the empty suitcase I don't know if this would be cost-effective, though. Jørgen (talk) 02:43, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, that got me thinking... Here in the UK, I live near one of those self-storage places where you can keep your furniture and stuff while you work abroad. When I enquired about that, the sales guy showed me a range of storage options from gigantic rooms the size of shipping containers, to small lockers 3x3x3 feet. All could be rented for periods of weeks to months to years. I feel sure a similar type of business can be found in Ireland (probably in some industrial area in the suburbs of large towns) - indeed this Google search threw up lots of hits. Astronaut (talk) 04:07, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that was what I referred to. They seem to go under different names in different places, I have no clue what the most usual term in Ireland is. Jørgen (talk) 22:59, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might find some useful tips in Round Ireland with a Fridge. --Dweller (talk) 13:43, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

vegetarians[edit]

Are there any famous people who are vegetarian for several years and are obese? Someone I know told me there is no such thing as a fat vegetarian. And I would like to know of a contrary example if there is one. 65.121.141.34 (talk) 20:26, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This (http://www.happycow.net/famous_vegetarians.html) might be worth a look. It's a huge list, gotta be a 'fatty' on there somewhere. Basically there's no reason why a vegetarian cannot get fat - they can eat most crisps and sweets like any other person and it is high-calorie + low-energy-expended that is the biggest cause of fatness. ny156uk (talk) 21:25, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That list includes a lot of historical figures with very scanty evidence. (Including Jesus Christ!) It's propaganda. Take it with a grain of salt.

I recommend using List of vegetarians instead. APL (talk) 01:09, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting enough it puts Hitler on the maybe maybe not list although IMHO the evidence for Hitler is probably stronger then Jesus. At least they included Hitler i guess Nil Einne (talk) 10:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infact Ricki Lake is on there, and she has had issues with being overweight in the past. ny156uk (talk) 21:27, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prince Fielder —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.45.232.112 (talk) 23:27, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't think of any specific examples, but I do know that vegetarian is not the same thing as healthy-eating. Consider traditionally unhealthy foods. Although a number of them are not good vegetarian food (i.e. contains glycerin from cows) many are still quite fine for vegetarians - chocolate, brownies, greasy two-minute noodles, etc. A vegetarian diet can be quite fattening. Steewi (talk) 01:39, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've also found many Asian vegetarian meat substitutes tend to be quite high in fat Nil Einne (talk) 10:45, 22 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Edison was an intermittent vegetarian, eating much apple pie. He was somewhat overweight. Edison (talk) 03:29, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are lots of fat vegetarians. I know plenty of them. I can't think of any famous fat vegetarians, but I can't think of any famous thin vegetarians either. Wait, Norbert Wiener was a fat vegetarian. 208.70.31.186 (talk) 03:34, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barry White is not exactly slim and he's on the first list.86.4.190.83 (talk) 13:03, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barry's not been doing too much eating of any type, just lately. --Dweller (talk) 13:41, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dirk Bach. For a fictional example, there is Stourley Kracklite in The Belly of an Architect. ---Sluzzelin talk 13:07, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

These vegetarians definitely weigh more than average --Dweller (talk) 13:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I love the photo of the elephants. 65.121.141.34 (talk) 14:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elephants aren't fat, they're just big boned :-) - and I suspect they weigh about average for elephants. Astronaut (talk) 11:34, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Although not a celebrity I can confirm I am fat and have been vegetarian since I was 7... If that helps... Gazhiley (talk) 11:24, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Once you're a vegetarian for a few years the 'I'm eating healthy all the time' thing goes out the window as you learn the tips and tricks of the trade. Vegan baking is a particularly nasty vice. It's delicious and very easy to do and many go overboard with it once they discover it because they think they've earned points from not eating greasy bacon anymore. It's also really easy to carb up on a veg diet, with the baking and if you work a lot pasta is a really quick meal. Basically, a lot of vegetarians eat the same junk food just minus the meat. The only real difference is the brands they use.142.132.4.26 (talk) 02:06, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]