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May 17

posters with similar causes

I've been trying to find a couple of posters. One was created after the 9/11 attacks, the other was created after the Boston Marathon bombings. The former one is described as having the caption UNITED WE STAND above Old Glory. That one came from a Sunday newspaper. The latter one is described as having pairs of athletic shoes forming a heart around the word Boston. I believe that one also came from a Sunday newspaper. Where can I find the posters I'm trying to describe? Anyone know?142.255.103.121 (talk) 03:55, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

The heart is from the Boston magazine's May 2013 cover. Runner's World advertised it for sale as a poster here, for example, with proceeds going to One Fund Boston, but the corresponding link is no longer available. ---Sluzzelin talk 04:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Have you tried googling "United we stand poster"? When I tried it, I got quite a few hits for companies selling posters depicting flags and that motto. Not sure if any of them are the one you are thinking of. Blueboar (talk) 14:03, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Jakob Lorber's personal life

After the v thorough response to my last question about Lorber, I'm guessing there might not be much more about him for people to find - but in case there is, I'm curious about his personal life; from the digression in the book by Susan Youens about Schubert, I learned where he lived, and how he raised money - as a medium - but what else? Anything? Was he ever married? Children? Unfortunately, apart from one or two small entries, everything about Lorber is of a mystical bent, very partisan - I need something more prosaic; just his day to day life.

Thanks all - sorry to be so demanding.

Adambrowne666 (talk) 04:26, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

how various instution promote culture in uganda?

using illustrations show the various instutions that promote culture in your country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.239.32.36 (talk) 11:33, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Please do your own homework.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Your question appears to be a homework question. I apologize if this is a misinterpretation, but it is our aim here not to do people's homework for them, but to merely aid them in doing it themselves. Letting someone else do your homework does not help you learn nearly as much as doing it yourself. Please attempt to solve the problem or answer the question yourself first. If you need help with a specific part of your homework, feel free to tell us where you are stuck and ask for help. If you need help grasping the concept of a problem, by all means let us know..--Shantavira|^{feed me} 13:47, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

What was the first state with a republic government system?

What was the first state to hold a republic system of government.

76.107.253.105 (talk) 13:58, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

See our article on Republic. Blueboar (talk) 14:13, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

They probably predate writing (unless you specify that the laws must be in writing), so we wouldn't have a record of the form of government in that prehistoric period. StuRat (talk) 16:30, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Probably better to reframe the question as the first state we have knowledge of. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:37, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

It all depends on what you mean by a state, and what you mean by a republic... DuncanHill (talk) 01:32, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Public records / public information

As a general rule, governmental offices must provide transparency and allow the public to have access to the public records of the government. (Of course, there are some limited exceptions to what the public is allowed access to.) So, here’s my question. Does a public school (college, university, or even a high school or an elementary school) have an obligation to allow the public to have access to the school's grades? I am not referring to an individual student's grades (for example, Suzy Smith got an "A+" in Chemistry 101). But, I am referring to collective unidentifiable grade data (for example: in Chemistry 101 class, there were ten A's; twenty B's; forty C's; twenty D's, and ten F's; or similar "generic" data). Any insights? Note: I am referring to the United States. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 18:47, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Are freedom of information and privacy entirely federal matters in the USA? If, as I suspect, not, then this would depend on the particular state or district/territory you're interested in. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:35, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

The US Freedom of Information Act is indeed a Federal US law, but, as you suspect, US states have enacted similar laws. See Freedom of Information Act#United States. StuRat (talk) 02:18, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 14:35, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

London Auxiliary Ambulance Service

I've been working on the "History" section of our London Ambulance Service article, and according to this blog; "three members of the LAAS (London Auxiliary Ambulance Service) were awarded the George Cross and nine were awarded the British Empire Medal". Can anybody find a better source for this? I've failed miserably. Alansplodge (talk) 19:37, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Imperial War Museum has this about one of the George Medal recipients. DuncanHill (talk) 19:43, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for that. The George Medal is a separate award from the George Cross, so the hunt continues... Alansplodge (talk) 08:44, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

How about LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL, Interim Report of the County Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer for the year 1940. It names a number of auxillaries in the introduction (2 for the GM and 6 for BEM). You could always search through the London Gazette for more. Nanonic (talk) 12:34, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

And here's those 2 GMs in the Gazette as an example. Nanonic (talk) 12:51, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Perfect. Thank you all. Alansplodge (talk) 14:07, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Resolved

Queen Tuarii

When was Queen Tuarii of Raiatea born and when did she die? Also when was she proclaimed Queen in resistance to the French? I know she was proclaimed the queen of a dissident government sometimes between either when Tamatoa VI abdicated or even before that and 1897 and that she was exiled to Eiao. The French wiki also says she was the youngest daughter of Tahitoe but I can't find any source stating this and the names of Tahitoe's daughters don't match her. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:30, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

There is a mention of her in Edward Dodd's The Rape of Tahiti (1983), at p. 225, which quotes an account of the voyage of Isidore Chessé in 1895. This does not answer your questions, but it suggests that Tuarii was in an ambivalent position: "Chessé found a very different welcome at the main island of Raiatea. The situation at Uturoa must have been much the same as we left it in company with Midshipman Menthon some ten years ago. The other principal harbors around the island were; firstly Avera, on the east coast directly south of Uturoa. There a more or less independent queen, Tuarii, was supposedly in power. She inclined to side with the French because Uturoa was the only port where the comfortable provisions that most appealed to her were available. She was evidently an energetic and politically conscious lady, for she had voyaged to Raratonga in April of 1895 to ask protection of the British." Moonraker (talk) 01:11, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

There is an interesting photograph of Tuarii and her council here. The sources for her seem very limited. Moonraker (talk) 01:33, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

I've seen that photo. Yes, she popped up in the years after King Tamatoa VI abdicated and return to Huahine, evidently in disgust because of the French. She apparently seemed to have been propped up to the throne by Teraupoo and his followers the Teraupistes who needed a monarch in the absence of Tamatoa. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:55, 19 May 2014 (UTC)