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February 25

Chromium Picolinate

What are natural sources of Chromium Picolinate, as in foods, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluebottle103 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Chromium picolinate μηδείς (talk) 05:34, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

That article doesn't provide any information whatever to answer this question. This says: It is relatively easy to get safe and adequate amounts of chromium (11 to 45 micrograms per day) by eating a variety of foods like broccoli, grape juice, whole grains, potatoes, orange juice, and turkey. - but doesn't say that this is in the form of the Picolinate. SteveBaker (talk) 06:30, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

The link was for those who were curious what the substance was. You'll note I made no claims, nor even formed a sentence.

So I should stop licking the front of 1950's cars to get my daily chromium allowance ? :-) StuRat (talk) 06:37, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, we can't give medical advice here. Also, you might inadvertently ingest a significant amount of insect protein. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:15, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

But would that be a feature or a bug? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 212.95.237.92 (talk) 13:25, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

And the user wins a cigar! ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:24, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

But we can't advise you either to smoke it or definitely not to smoke it, as that would be medical advice. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 21:06, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

If it's a bubble gum cigar, I feel safe advising not to smoke it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:47, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

No, Jack, he won a cigar. This does not necessarily mean he has to smoke it. Just like if I won a Ferrari. I wouldn't have to drive it - I have never had a driver's license anyway, and can't be bothered with insurance and road tax and petrol. I prefer a mountain bike or public transportation. It's still a prize that he can possibly sell (maybe not for as much as for a Ferrari, but anyway). KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 23:23, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Try selling that Ferrari after I've licked it. :-) StuRat (talk) 23:50, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

I think we should have an article on Car Licking Fetish, even though there seems to be only one known case in the history of the world, as evidenced by the comment above. :) KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 11:32, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Since there's at least one well-documented case in which a cigar was used as a marital aid, I feel safe in saying the proud winner of Bugs' bubble gum cigar doesn't have to smoke it. However, is it "medical advice" to advise him to use a condom or other barrier method of STD prophylaxis if he chooses to emulate former President Clinton's use of Monica Lewinsky's nether regions as a humidor? loupgarous (talk) 19:26, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Are you're suggesting he maintained an intimate association with Ms Lewinsky's nether regions after his time at the White House came to an end. Perfectly possible, to be sure; just that I've never read or heard that this was the case. Maybe you're in a position to know. If that wasn't the case, maybe you meant to write "then-President Clinton's use". -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:51, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

I was more worried about whether he inhaled her or not.... KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 01:21, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

For anyone who's mystified about my oft-used cigar joke, here's its source.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:40, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

I knew that, but I'm still wondering what a bubble gum cigar is. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 10:56, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

It's one that blows up in your face, Jack..... God, colonials, away from civilisation for so long.... :D KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 15:02, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

For that one you get the cigar today. :) Anyway, go to Google Images and look for "bubble gum cigars". Basically, bubble gum in the shape of cigars, like for handing out when a child is born, when you're not into actual cigars. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:31, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

I thought that candy etc in the shape of tobacco-related products was very much frowned upon these days, if not banned outright in most civilised countries. I mean, they'd never allow bubble gum in the shape of erect penises, for example, but they're much less toxic than cigars. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 18:57, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

That depends. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:56, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Jack, yes, civilised countries. We are talking about America here. Different ball game. :) KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 01:03, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

If you say so, KT. I, myself, personally wouldn't know, for I am but an uncivilised colonial. Thank God we have you to advise us about such things.  :) -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 01:42, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Only doing my duty, Jack, as a representative of your head of state, and the land whose flag is covering part of yours. :) KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 18:49, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Grrrrr ... -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 19:02, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Placement of Attribution Statement

Hello: If a book contains several articles from Wikipedia, should the attribution and license statement be placed as a footnote at the beginning of each wiki article, or should all attribution/license statements be placed in a separate section at the end of the book? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prsaucer1958 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Good question. The correct board to ask this question on would be Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. People who patrol that board specialize in answer questions just like this one. --Jayron32 15:28, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

I'd say the best source to ask is the company that's publishing the book. Publishers have to deal with books that contain excerpts from other books all the time, so they'll have suitable standard techniques to use. --70.49.169.244 (talk) 20:46, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

• There are various styles, and the authority to ask is the book's publisher; what they prefer. Purdue University maintains an excellent website that gives the Chicago Manual of Style and MLA standards and others, which can differ greatly. In the mainspace, for example, the article Fish you will see under the tools heading in the margin a "cite this page" button. Click on that, and you will see the many options available. μηδείς (talk) 21:12, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

Application i.e. worldwide

Facebook application is a worldwide application. Is it controlled from one place or they have bases in different countries? -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 18:16, 25 February 2015 (UTC))

Moved to Computing desk
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
What did they say when you asked them? Nanonic (talk) 18:32, 25 February 2015 (UTC) Or what did our article say? KägeTorä - (影虎) (Chin Wag) 18:44, 25 February 2015 (UTC) BTW, you might have been better asking this in the computing desk. www.facebook.com and api.facebook.com resolve to different IP addresses, depending on where you are located (api means Application Program Interface, and describes how two bits of a program communicate, or an application communicate with its server). I haven't checked, but I would assume that the addresses are routed to separate datacentres, at least one on each continent. LongHairedFop (talk) 10:45, 26 February 2015 (UTC) Yeah, that's what I was thinking at first, which is the reason I asked. Thanks for introducing me to 'api'; new to me. -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 19:57, 26 February 2015 (UTC)) Thanks friends -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 19:57, 26 February 2015 (UTC))