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Old 07-22-2006, 12:24 PM   #76
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Greek, Latin, etymology and word meanings in general. I collect words like a lepidopterist collects butterflies, though without the gas.

I also have a sound foundation in the Greek and Norse myths, thanks to Bullfinch and Edith Hamilton...

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hahahahahahah, ........without the gas. Your description of yourself reminds me of the murderer in the Hound of the Baskervilles.And good old Bullfinch, I am reading the historie of chivalry at present.


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nutrition, specialized diets
dance, especially interpretive
abused, challenged, battered and at risk children, especially reattaching children who are called children without a conscience. the older ones called Trust bandits.
Celtic myths and legends
Jewish history, myths and legends, holiday observances
crafts especially beading, ancient style
water color, acrylic and oil painting
cosmetology, especially restoring damaged skin and making one's own oils, creams etc.
cooking, specializing in saving money cooking from scratch.
restaurant business
contract painting techniques
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Old 07-25-2006, 02:07 PM   #77
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Mythology

Vampires

Werewolves

Music
Movie Soundtracks

Movies

Actors

Dreams

Video Games
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Old 09-16-2006, 06:22 PM   #78
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Head and spinal injuries website

I recently created a website based on my speciality as a nurse. It has information on the first aid of head and spinal injuries as well as general information regarding such injuries. Feel free to have a look if you need it for your research.

http://nursing.starpol.net
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Old 10-08-2006, 05:37 PM   #79
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Emergency medicine (EMS and emergency room care)
Veterinary medicine (small animal, food animal, equine, not so much exotics yet)
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Old 10-10-2006, 05:36 PM   #80
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I'll play.

Undergrad degree in biology with focus on genetics and evolution, experience as an immunologist, graduate student in immunology/virology.

Also have a degree in law, special emphasis on intellectual property.

Just from my own hobbies, I can claim a special knowledge of classical music (inc. choir and vocals), number theory, especially regarding primes, statistics, several languages, and Catholicism.

If anyone needs help with these topics, feel free to ask!

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Old 10-11-2006, 02:12 PM   #81
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The Holocaust, Poland, World war two in general, though the Eastern front in speciality.
Politics.
Econmics.
History.
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Old 10-29-2006, 05:48 AM   #82
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I wouldn't say I'm an expert on everything from squad to battalion level warfare, but I know a great deal about tactical and operational level warfare.

I speak fluent German, if anyone needs a German expert.

I've made chainmail and know some about medieval swords.
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Old 11-02-2006, 03:03 PM   #83
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Slavistics - I will try to help with anything related to Slavic languages (particularly the languages of former "Serbo-Croatian" since it is my mother tongue, Russian and Old Church Slavonic) and cultures. I aim to become a slavist.

Classical philology - The focus of my studies at school are Latin and Greek, and whilst I cannot claim that I know them to depths, I should be able to help around if somebody needs a translation, or an information regarding antique.
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Old 11-04-2006, 05:16 PM   #84
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i know about theatre, theatre history, art, art history, history in general, and well some basic math lol
uh! i dunno i know a bunch of useless random facts that i pick up from game shows
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Old 11-04-2006, 06:26 PM   #85
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I know quite a bit about WW2 weaponry, and what it is liek to be on the field more than what happened.
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Old 11-04-2006, 07:22 PM   #86
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Perhaps not an expert in all, but knowledgable enough to answer questions or lend a hand re:
1. Linguistics (syntax, semantics, morphology, lexicology, dialects, dictionary making, socio-linguistics)
2. Grammar (fine-points and hair-splitting included)
3. Swedish, Norwegian, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German (and several dialects of German), Latin, some of the Native American languages, Swahili, Dutch, and Danish
4. Germany (history, WWII, and Hitler)
5. Scandinavian culture and history
6. fiber--as in spinning, dyeing (always better to do this at someone else's house), weaving, knitting, and the history of weaving, spinning, dyeing, and knitting
7. Dog behaviour and dogs
8. Canadian legal system and some general stuff about criminal law
9. the nuclear industry
10. Fabric design, fibers used, and fabrics
11. German literature
12. non-profits
13. Telecommunications, antennas, point-of-sale routers and software

I have lived in Germany, Sweden, Canada, and Northern Minnesota.
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Old 11-09-2006, 08:34 AM   #87
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-horses and horsemanship (I own and live on a horse farm with about 39 horses and I've been riding all my life, so i can answer any horse-related questions, I'm a dressage and event rider).

-animals (behavior, habitat, etc...)

-midieval culture

-names (I know alot of great websites for finding character and place names)

-my parents are both airline pilots so if anyone has any questions about flying or anything like that I can ask them and give you their answer.

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Old 11-09-2006, 09:28 AM   #88
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Real Estate

Property Development

Western Australia

Paganism / Witchcraft

Naturpathy

Herb Lore

Hospitality (bar, waitressing, running a restaurant etc)

Cooking
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Old 12-10-2006, 05:08 AM   #89
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here to help

There is a lot of stuff I have no idea about (I have not as long as some) but here is some stuff I do know something about. It may or may not be of any use to anyone but if I can help why not

History of tattooing and early tattoo techniques

The chemical treatment of soft and hard wood for long term preservation and termite prevention

Recent trends in public relations and human resource management

Eastern Australia (I live on the East Coast in the state of Queensland)

Growing cacti and succulents

looking at the previous posts there is a wealth of knowledge here in this community, amazing really.
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Old 12-21-2006, 03:04 PM   #90
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When people come to my help for something, it is almost always for identification of a bird or animal. I'm a huge nature buff; I read field guides for fun, and I have a large collection of books at home that cover most of the world (mostly bird guides, but also mammals and reptiles, and in North America, almost every other group, too). So if you want to know about animals, I'm your man.
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