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March 19

Political parties israel threshold 3.25%

Which political parties voted in favour for the threshold to be raised from 2% to 3.25% and is there is a website that shows the result? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.16.154 (talk) 02:32, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Took some searching, but I found the tally of 67-0. It looks like the whole coalition, minus one (I would guess Tzipi Livni as she was firmly against the bill according to sources), voted for it and everyone else was against it and chose to abstain. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie | ^{Say Shalom!} 28 Adar 5775 03:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

History

What are the dtes of the reign of Tiberius Ceasar? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.9.159.62 (talk) 16:20, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tiberius. Just click on the blue link. Paul B (talk) 17:07, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Teens more intelligent?

I was wondering about the prospect of how possible and common it is to lose intelligence. I recall in my early teens I was getting B grades and C grades at a bad school. I was in the top 25%. However, nowadays I feel like anything requiring intelligence I fail at. I volunteered at a wiki on another site and they all said I'm too dumb to help. This March I failed my fourth driving test in a row. I applied for a simple supervisal assistant role and failed a test that most people pass. I also forget a lot of stuff. I feel like the fibers, sensory receptors and neurons inside my skull are useless. I thought people become wiser as they age but I have become dumber, but I'm only 27. Is it common for people to be more intelligent during their teens than during their adulthood? Losing intelligence (talk) 21:43, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Depends what happens in the meantime. I used to feel smarter, too, before a few concussions, a bunch of weed and refined fructose and a lack of thinking practice. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:23, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In your case, maybe that radiation incident also had something to do with it... --Stephan Schulz (talk) 23:47, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Again, any similarity between me and that guy is inferred, not implied. But seriously, gamma rays are carcinogens, and a brain tumour can make you several kinds of stupid (or "cognitively and behaviourally impaired").

Ask your doctor. InedibleHulk (talk) 23:57, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See this hot off the press article on when various cognitive abilities peak, and note that there is considerable variation even in normal healthy people. As for your personal case: unfortunately we cannot help in any medical diagnosis, and can only suggest that you see a qualified professional. Abecedare (talk) 00:15, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You've not forgotten how to use English properly, and that's certainly a point in your favor compared with the average internetter. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:29, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See your general practitioner. Things they can test for like a thyroid deficiency can make you quite slow. Give your symptoms and ask for a full lab work-up. μηδείς (talk) 05:56, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If student grades are the reason for your question, see Grade inflation. Nyttend (talk) 14:02, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]