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Post by Wham Bam I Am! Jam on Jan 8, 2011 14:00:52 GMT -8
Does/has anyone here ever lived in a village or smallish place in the country? I need a witness account of what life is like (the usual population size, bussiness, how big places like the main road would be, how many shops there would be, what there definetly wouldn't be - that sort of thing) so I don't pull a Stephanie Meyer. EDIT: It would be really helpful if it was someone from the UK, since my story is set in Britain, but beggars can't be choosers. Depends on how big the place is. I live in a small town not far from the country so if you're thinking, well, "small town" then I might be able to help.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2011 15:02:17 GMT -8
Does/has anyone here ever lived in a village or smallish place in the country? I need a witness account of what life is like (the usual population size, bussiness, how big places like the main road would be, how many shops there would be, what there definetly wouldn't be - that sort of thing) so I don't pull a Stephanie Meyer. EDIT: It would be really helpful if it was someone from the UK, since my story is set in Britain, but beggars can't be choosers. Depends on how big the place is. I live in a small town not far from the country so if you're thinking, well, "small town" then I might be able to help. Small town will do.
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Post by stormcat on Jan 8, 2011 19:47:41 GMT -8
I need to know more about frontal lobe injuries.
I know they mess with your emotional control, but so far all I've been able to find on the subject is the case of Phineas Gage, and it's very little at that. Perhaps something a little more detailed?
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Post by Story Keeper on Jan 8, 2011 22:17:42 GMT -8
Does/has anyone here ever lived in a village or smallish place in the country? I need a witness account of what life is like (the usual population size, bussiness, how big places like the main road would be, how many shops there would be, what there definetly wouldn't be - that sort of thing) so I don't pull a Stephanie Meyer. EDIT: It would be really helpful if it was someone from the UK, since my story is set in Britain, but beggars can't be choosers. Your prayers have been (hopefully) answered, friend Reilly! For almost all of my natural life I've lived in a tiny place in the Lowther Hills (Scotland).
The main road wasn't that wide at all. If you think about an American suburban road, take a little more than a third away.
If you're wondering about climate, I'm afraid it was really gloomy and wet. The snow was fun though. The average high would be about 13 in summer and about 4-5 in winter.
Where I lived was quite remote, so there was one main shop that sold stamps, bread, fruit, non-prescription medicine, magazines, newspapers and sweets/candy.
For business, there was a small surgery, a mobile library that came to the school, the shop, one bus stop, a pub and hotel, one phone box and a small library for tourists. In the next village there was a popular Lead Mining Museum. It was a ten-minute drive to the nearest petrol station and motorway/highway.
In general, life was pretty miserable unless you had a lot of money to buy petrol for going to work or going on outings and you had a cool house in which to invite friends, which only a couple of people did, but they moved eventually. Several miles away there were a couple of towns which were much busier compared to the place which I'll identify as L. Everyone (nearly) had satellite TV and all the gossip came from Glasgow or the news. The population was 275 at best. It used to be a mning town until 1939. It was a lot bigger in 1901 and used to have a factory. There was an abondoned village very close by. It was haunted as shit.
Hoped that helped.
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Post by stormcat on Jan 10, 2011 18:53:54 GMT -8
Real Quick! Real Quick!
I need seven names for seven legendary people! As long as they are Eurasian names and include at least one female, I'd be happy.
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Post by Story Keeper on Jan 11, 2011 3:06:47 GMT -8
Real Quick! Real Quick! I need seven names for seven legendary people! As long as they are Eurasian names and include at least one female, I'd be happy. Real life or legends?
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Post by stormcat on Jan 11, 2011 8:56:27 GMT -8
Real Quick! Real Quick! I need seven names for seven legendary people! As long as they are Eurasian names and include at least one female, I'd be happy. Real life or legends?Real life that I'll turn into legends.
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Post by MeghanJH on Jan 11, 2011 11:46:50 GMT -8
Does anyone know any good books about skin-walkers? I am trying to find some information on them for a short story I got an idea for. And yes, I do want information about the darker side about being/becoming a skin-walker, not the romanticized version that a lot of people prefer.
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 11, 2011 19:45:57 GMT -8
Does anyone know any good books about skin-walkers? I am trying to find some information on them for a short story I got an idea for. And yes, I do want information about the darker side about being/becoming a skin-walker, not the romanticized version that a lot of people prefer. I did a quick search at my library and actually came up with some promising results. * Wall, Leon and William Morgan, Navajo-English Dictionary. (Hippocrene Books, New York City, 1998 ISBN 0-7818-0247-4) * Brady, M.K., Some Kind of Power: Navaho Children's Skinwalker Narratives. (University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1984 ISBN 0-87480-238-5) * Marika, K.. Werewolves, Shapeshifters and Skinwalkers. (Sherbourne Press, Los Angeles, 1972) * Teller, J. The Navajo Skinwalker, Witchcraft, & Related Spiritual Phenomena: Spiritual Clues: Orientation to the Evolution of the Circle. Infinity Horn Publishing, Chinle AZ, 1997 ISBN 0-9656014-0-4) Hope that helps.
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Post by MeghanJH on Jan 12, 2011 5:48:35 GMT -8
Thanks! Those should defiantly help!
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Post by reynard on Jan 15, 2011 14:57:37 GMT -8
Real life that I'll turn into legends. Describe those characters. That should help with the name picking process.
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Post by Story Keeper on Jan 16, 2011 13:58:16 GMT -8
Britons on this site should be able to help me with this one.
In pre-decimal times (around 1912), what would be the average price of these items if bought in a market like the one in Petticoat Lane: 1 woolen dress (does colour alter price?) 1 plain white chemise 1 pair of plain white drawers 1 black woolen scarf 1 pair of gloves (whose fingers are missing) 1 pair of navy stockings 1 pair of brown leather lace-up boots
My character's height is about 5' 6''
P.S. Does anyone know any good books about trolls? I'm really struggling to find any useful information.
P.P.S. From the Victorian Era to 1929, what was the average age a man would be allowed to box for money?
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Post by stormcat on Jan 16, 2011 18:10:07 GMT -8
Real life that I'll turn into legends. Describe those characters. That should help with the name picking process. Well, they just have to be seven people, each from different parts of the eurasian peninsula who are known as "the architects". They are part of a human sub-species, one which was actively being hunted down by the "ordinary" humans. They either found or built an alternate earth, gathered up all the remaining members of this sub-spices (about 100,000 individuals)and brought them to this alternate earth, where they could be free from prosecution.
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Post by limelightqueen on Jan 16, 2011 19:44:43 GMT -8
Legendary sounding names, okay, here goes-
Male: Anxo (Galician, angel) Arvo (Finnish, value/worth) Berkant (Turkish, oath) Bozhidar (Macedonian, divine gift) Cadoc (Welsh, battle) Ensio (Finnish, first) Erlantz (Basque, glow) Gerlach (Ancient Germanic, sword play) Haimo (Ancient Germanic, home) Kalju (Estonian, rock) Slamet (Indonesian, saved) Steren (Cornish, star) Ylli (Albanian, star)
Female: Aintza (Basque, glory) Blejan (Cornish, flower Citra (Indonesian, vision) Kalina (Bulgarian, rowan tree) Mabyn (Welsh, youth) Madelief (Dutch, daisy) Orvokki (Finnish, pansy flower) Tesni (Welsh, warmth from the sun) Zornitza (Bulgarian, morning star)
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Post by stormcat on Jan 16, 2011 20:25:40 GMT -8
Legendary sounding names, okay, here goes- Male: Anxo (Galician, angel) Arvo (Finnish, value/worth) Berkant (Turkish, oath) Bozhidar (Macedonian, divine gift) Cadoc (Welsh, battle) Ensio (Finnish, first) Erlantz (Basque, glow) Gerlach (Ancient Germanic, sword play) Haimo (Ancient Germanic, home) Kalju (Estonian, rock) Slamet (Indonesian, saved) Steren (Cornish, star) Ylli (Albanian, star) Female: Aintza (Basque, glory) Blejan (Cornish, flower Citra (Indonesian, vision) Kalina (Bulgarian, rowan tree) Mabyn (Welsh, youth) Madelief (Dutch, daisy) Orvokki (Finnish, pansy flower) Tesni (Welsh, warmth from the sun) Zornitza (Bulgarian, morning star) Hmm... How about Less Euro- and more Asian?
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 17, 2011 19:58:47 GMT -8
Legendary sounding names, okay, here goes- Male: Anxo (Galician, angel) Arvo (Finnish, value/worth) Berkant (Turkish, oath) Bozhidar (Macedonian, divine gift) Cadoc (Welsh, battle) Ensio (Finnish, first) Erlantz (Basque, glow) Gerlach (Ancient Germanic, sword play) Haimo (Ancient Germanic, home) Kalju (Estonian, rock) Slamet (Indonesian, saved) Steren (Cornish, star) Ylli (Albanian, star) Female: Aintza (Basque, glory) Blejan (Cornish, flower Citra (Indonesian, vision) Kalina (Bulgarian, rowan tree) Mabyn (Welsh, youth) Madelief (Dutch, daisy) Orvokki (Finnish, pansy flower) Tesni (Welsh, warmth from the sun) Zornitza (Bulgarian, morning star) Hmm... How about Less Euro- and more Asian? any specific country or region?
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Post by stormcat on Jan 17, 2011 20:12:12 GMT -8
Hmm... How about Less Euro- and more Asian? any specific country or region? Well, I've already got one name so far. Kwa Mai. Actually, I think I've got it for the asian names. How about more medieval european ones?
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Jan 17, 2011 21:39:24 GMT -8
Where are some good mythology sites for Japanese, Chinese, Aztec or Egytian mythology?
Also who knows how to make beef or deer jerky? My aliens in my story make jerky and I just realized that I don't know the process to make that part of the story realistic.
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Post by limelightqueen on Jan 22, 2011 17:30:12 GMT -8
Medieval European names:
Male: Athanasi (Slavic- Immortal Death) Borisu (Slavic- Wolf) Didacus (Spanish- Teaching) Elric (English- Elf Rule) Guiscard (French- Wise and Brave) Kresimir (Slavic- to Spark Peace) Onfroi (French- Peaceful Warrior) Premisl (Slavic- Trick, Stratagem) Tielo (German- Ruler of the People) Velasco (Spanish- Crow)
Female: Aalis (French- Noble) Aldreda (English- Noble Strength) Iseut (English- Unknown meaning, possibly Ice Battle) Jocosa (English- Merry, Playful) Kinborough (English- Royal Fortress) Melisende (French- Woek, Strength) Rohesia (English- Rose) Sunnifa (Scandinavian- Sun Gift)
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Post by stormcat on Jan 22, 2011 17:38:38 GMT -8
Well, I have decided on names now, but I have a new problem.
See, my main character is a victorian spy, and he has a submarine for covert sea travel. What sort of things are exactly ON a submarine? If it's highly technological or involves computers, I'm sure I could whip up a steampunk equivalent.
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Post by limelightqueen on Jan 22, 2011 18:53:18 GMT -8
Can someone give me info on faking an identity? What would taking on an entirely new identity entail? And forged documents- how would one go about forging things like college degrees and medical licenses? Although, I haven't decided yet if I want Alex to remain a doctor after he takes on the new identity. Also, after Annie takes on the new identity she needs to pretend that an already born baby is her own. How would this work?
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Post by reynard on Jan 23, 2011 15:04:20 GMT -8
As for forging degrees, you could get a sample of the degree from the school, say, a photocopy or maybe a blank degree, and use it to create a new one.
The best result would come from a current example though. I just finished reading a Psych book where a man who went to college had forged his degrees, and the clue was that the degree was written in Latin, and around the time he would have gotten the degree the university had stopped using Latin on it's degrees.
They could try to erase previous writing or maybe forge a signature. I have a forensics book with a section on handwriting forgery, but I only skimmed it.
The two main ways to forge a signature are freehand simulation in which you just try to copy a signature, or tracing, where you place the forged document over the signature and trace the lines.
As for faking the rest of the identity, they would need a trail of paper documents, official things. They would need driver's licenses, SS numbers, credit cards, etc. For a baby you would need a birth certificate and you would need someone to get into the hospital database and plant the fake information and other things like that.
At least that's my guess.
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 23, 2011 19:06:10 GMT -8
Well, I have decided on names now, but I have a new problem. See, my main character is a victorian spy, and he has a submarine for covert sea travel. What sort of things are exactly ON a submarine? If it's highly technological or involves computers, I'm sure I could whip up a steampunk equivalent. To break it all down simply a submarine has these components: Hull, life-support, propeller, engine, rudders, ballast and trim tanks, electrical system, navigation system, sensor system, communication system, weapon systems, crew quarters, and command stations. The details vary on how far you want to go with the technology of the time without being outside the realm of plausibility or suspension of disbelief. Yes, computers have been on submarines ever since they were developed to be that complex (that is, around the mid 1950's and onward). Mainly handling torpedo firing solutions and some other major functions like monitoring engine temperature initially computers have really become useful for modern navigation systems, regulating environmental conditions, sensor systems, and electronic countermeasures.
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Post by stormcat on Jan 26, 2011 14:33:33 GMT -8
What is a type of flower hummingbirds like?
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 26, 2011 15:19:46 GMT -8
^ Very vague question. According to the work of F. Gary Stiles a hummingbird's preference depends on flowers in environment. It is not necessarily the flower that attracts the hummingbird but the nectar inside. Physical characteristics can be determined by location, that is to say that hummingbirds caught in one location preferred a yellow flower from it's native area and avoided a red flower taken from an area with a different hummingbird species and vice versa. One thing they all seem to agree on is mixture of the sugars in the nectar. Most hummingbirds preferred a nectar mixture of Sucrose as opposed to glucose and fructose. If anything decides your flower I'd start there with the proper region in mind.
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Post by stormcat on Jan 26, 2011 15:50:32 GMT -8
I don't have a specific species of hummingbird in mind. It's for a costume party, Th Husband is going as a hummingbird and the wife shall go as a flower. But it won't make much sense if she's dressed as a flower hummingbirds aren't attracted to.
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 26, 2011 17:40:53 GMT -8
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Post by stormcat on Jan 26, 2011 17:44:29 GMT -8
Bloody hell that's a terrible site. Aw well, I've got a flower picked out anyway. Now to design the costumes.
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Post by Darth Sariah on Jan 26, 2011 20:57:39 GMT -8
Bloody hell that's a terrible site. Aw well, I've got a flower picked out anyway. Now to design the costumes. Geez, 'Thank you for helping me Sunny!' would be a welcome response.
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Post by Demeter on Jan 26, 2011 21:05:24 GMT -8
What are the actual grades you could get if you went to German gymnasium? ('Cause I doubt they have our A/B/C/D/F scale.)
ETA: Never mind, answered my own question. It goes from fifteen (awesome) to zero (dear god, your mother is so ashamed of you right now).
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