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September 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 1

1. alfred nobel
2. Traveling over water to different countries in a private yacht
3. Concussions (head injuries) in sports
4. If the US Department of Defense has an epic budget, why can't they spend more on personal hygiene?
5. amazon delivery
6. 1977 chevrolet chevelle malibu classic sedan
7. Mychal Judge
8. Love letters to lifers and death row prisoners

September 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 2

1. Capital gains taxes
2. Morning after pill's effect on fertility
3. Photography tips

September 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 3

1. Dharmacakra -- rather knobby for a chariot wheel
2. Celestial Coordinate System

September 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 4

1. Buying a month's food at once
2. what is this trick called?
3. Boubou
4. Soccer
5. Jewelry made from beads

September 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 5

1. John Bayliss - English Poet
2. International Theatre, London
3. Most Cited Article on the Topic of Liaison Librarians
4. SD cards that come with read only portions
5. How do prices of gold items behave ?
6. Not exactly a cornerstone
7. The San Francisco Treat

September 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 6

1. Visiting a firehouse
2. prison made license plates
3. ISO Certification
4. Internships for UK distance learning students
5. Cost of production of the Canadian Nickel
6. All human knowledge? How many articles?

September 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 7

1. News on Intel Atom tablets
2. Movie title I can't remember
3. The Licensed Retail Industry
4. Adding phtots to the 'Mussel' listing on Wikipedia
5. electrical
6. Negativity
7. Cheap memorable days out (or gifts) for couples
8. noisest thing in the world?

September 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 8

1. Hauntings
2. Late Gmail Delivery
3. What is the dry-wipe marker ink solvent?
4. Optimum proportion of income spent on rent?
5. Toilet Coordination

September 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 9

1. Mass of the Planet
2. Barge wreck containing hogs on Withlacoochee river in Sumter County Florida approx 1922, Barge Manifest.
3. Skyrim
4. Same thing invented or discovered independantly by two (or more?) people
5. How do I define Operating Profit Per Share of a company?
6. What problems would sociologists face when ...?
7. Knowledge creation

September 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 10

1. blood test
2. Leather, Teeth, Zombies
3. St Marys Hospital Paddington (my birth certificate in 1946 states I was born in "Paddington General Hospital")

September 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 11

1. Advantages to aeroplane travel?
2. Kim Collins 21.73s time in 100m 1997 Athletics Championships

September 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 12

1. Lesbian couple
2. Person in photo with Ricky Martin
3. Geography of the Afar triangle (difficult I think)
4. Flying on September 11
5. word meaning americans do not give up, used by pres. bush

September 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 13

1. My hand is on FIRE!!!!
2. Water buffalo habitat?
3. Vitnemål
4. Adler Gin
5. Canterbury Clothing Company Logo

September 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 14

1. selling gold and silver
2. This Little Piggy
3. How long it take for a highway to fully renumber
4. Driving to New York City - Where to Put My Car
5. Statistic about Sweden or Norway or maybe even Finland
6. List of candidates participating in the Google/Fox News debate
7. Princess Margaret retiring last B29 WWII bomber from RAF Molesworth, England 1956/57

September 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 15

1. How to Sterilize razor blade
2. Looking for an email address of an author
3. From SF to FIN
4. Special:RecentChanges feed, streaming or watch notification
5. When did the New Zealand Christmas Tree first appear in California
6. Amazon gift certificates

September 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 16

1. Who commands an air squadron?
2. Task List Software/Site
3. Governmental powers is crisis situations
4. Country ID bumper stickers in Europe
5. photograph of prophet mohammed P.B.U.H,,, is strictly prohibited
6. Ríomhphost
7. Chocolate teabags
8. Final Amazon questions
9. ww2 statue looking to find information on

September 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 17

1. James Randi and Arguments and Evidence for Christianity
2. Airplanes
3. Preventing cheating

September 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 18

1. Two homosexuals fondling each ohter
2. "21 day rule"
3. modernization
4. science reserch
5. Determining the winning pitcher.
6. beach ball and lemonade
7. Must-do in New York?
8. Can student loans chase me around the world?
9. Dah-dah-DAAH!
10. Chaldean Numerology

September 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 19

1. James Randi and Pascal's Wager
2. Currency Rate depends on
3. What does "sponsored by" mean on a submarine page?
4. rubber glue
5. book as a diary
6. Incorrect nominal GDP for Australian States for 'regions over 100 billion'
7. The website of the Israeli clothing store, Hangar

September 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 20

1. Feces
2. James Randi and Halloween
3. META shipping calculator?
4. Flappy white sheet thingy on the White House
5. Weird plant-type thing
6. Digital photography noise

September 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 21

1. James Randi and Harry Potter
2. Countries with no national day
3. missing links
4. Additional Info ref 1929 Boston Bulldogs NFL Football Team
5. Seth Boyden's 1818 patent number for the patent leather process
6. methods of payment for textbook writing
7. Shopping at Argos
8. What does all this rubbish on this site mean?
9. Hedgehog flavoured crisps
10. Are tourist attractions open in Sofia, Bulgaria the first weekend of December?

September 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 22

1. Identify the words in this video
2. Molecular Cohesion
3. bedbugs- repellents, insecticides
4. Buying from Canongate Books from outside the UK
5. Old House at Home
6. facebook, wikipedia, and the wikipedia article titled "Arlington High School (Lagrange, New York)"

September 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 23

1. Wikipedia-related Question about Talk:Hot dog
2. Dr Who: A Journey Through Time ( annual 1985)
3. Aeroflot fleet
4. Date of photograph vis a vis automobiles
5. meerut cantonment population
6. Is there a term for pseudo-rewards ?
7. Airline fleet grounding

September 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 24

1. Google vs. Oracle
2. booking faa ATP test
3. Auxiliary Force India. Simla Rifles.
4. How resiliant are teeth to cold? [ice cream contest]
5. annoyances that waste time and can upset your day
6. Political Action Committees (PACs)

September 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 25

1. How long it is good to stay in an organiation??
2. Best way to sleep in one's sukkah
3. What can motivate a student....
4. Ice surfaces
5. Suffocation when buried alive
6. List of Founding Dates of Colleges and Universities
7. hmm i dont know if this is the right section but
8. Tipping etiquette question
9. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

September 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 26

1. Term for a type of error in reasoning
2. Central Bank
3. Knee down in American Football
4. How Much money to create best Saudi University?
5. Store Inventory: SKU Per Option Combination of a Particular Model
6. Facebook Notification
7. big brother?
8. paradox
9. Green Card Marriage
10. magic

September 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 27

1. Tipping your server (US only)

September 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 28

1. Unknown 4-Mast Wood Sailing Ship Identification Help Please (photo)
2. Saturn V Testing
3. Psychology of thieves

September 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 29

1. Will a medical office and hospital being build behind my home lower my property value and make it hard to sell?
2. Land value tax
3. Headphone cord curl
4. Native Americans and Kennewick Man
5. Two identical questions about the difference between innovation and creation, which won't necessarily receive identical answers (maybe that was the point)
6. Beauty
7. Diploma
8. eHOW Advice Article, Condo Regulations in New Jersey
9. Number of Greenland Islands
10. Miami News public domain?

September 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2011 September 30

1. wikiHow
2. Why is gold so valuable?
3. MeHag tattoo
4. Titration
5. What 19th-century ethnic hat is this?
6. Facebook Notification
7. Business ideas
8. Lough Erin