Fact Finder.

If a young woman from say a fantasy Tolkein/Eragon etc book in a small village was wearing a dress, what would a thin dress layer under the dress be called, like the slip of a skirt. Is there a name for this? My character took off her dress to practice fighting and she was in her thinner, white underdress-like-thingy.

^ It's called an underdress.

Aightball:

Gawker> I can only go off my experiences in healthcare, but there is a mandatory reporting law (in Iowa, at least), that says any evidence of abuse, even suspected, must be reported immediately. Now, in my areas of experience, this was for kids and dependent adults; but I would think it apply across the board. You might want to research mandatory reporting laws and see what they say.

I know this is really late, but thank you for the information.
I guess I'll just have to dig around a little further.
But thank you very much. :)

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A question I asked before that I don't think got answered:
what do weeping willow trees smell like?
I do not have any sense of smell and was unable to find a satisfactory answer on Google.
although I have seen "sharp and astringent".
but I want it to be accurate, obviously

I feel like this is a stupid question but If you were pregnant with twins; how long (around what week) untl you know it's twins?

Or is it just your first doc visit that would tell you?

In my research, it seems that the first ultrasound can sometimes be telling...and IIRC, that happens around 20-25 weeks unless there's cause for one sooner. I think (and I'm not 100% sure) sometimes the heartbeat will be off and that might signal something as well. But I know the first ultrasound can sometimes detect twins.

Aightball:

In my research, it seems that the first ultrasound can sometimes be telling...and IIRC, that happens around 20-25 weeks unless there's cause for one sooner. I think (and I'm not 100% sure) sometimes the heartbeat will be off and that might signal something as well. But I know the first ultrasound can sometimes detect twins.

Thank you! <3

For the record, the first ultrasound is actually around 12 weeks and they'd be able to tell then (I had a baby this year, so I've been through the whole process).

I'm writing a fic where one of the characters is a seventeen year old homeless girl in present day London. From what I've found, any homeless children under the age of 16 or 17 are eligible for assistance from social services. Since I am not a resident of England, I was hoping someone could enlighten me a bit more on what exactly the assistance entails, the type of accommodations provided, what sort of financial assistance is given, etc.

I'm writing a fic where a girl gets kidnapped to be a sex slave, but her captors realize they really can't use her because she has narcolepsy and they wouldn't put her through it because of her condition. I'm not gonna go into the full story because no one probably cares but I just want to know:

How do you think a young woman (18-22 years old) would act with narcolepsy in an unknown place?
I researched the condition, but obviously it doesn't tell me a day in the life of a narcoleptic.

ghosthorse:

I'm writing a fic where one of the characters is a seventeen year old homeless girl in present day London. From what I've found, any homeless children under the age of 16 or 17 are eligible for assistance from social services. Since I am not a resident of England, I was hoping someone could enlighten me a bit more on what exactly the assistance entails, the type of accommodations provided, what sort of financial assistance is given, etc.

I live in England but my knowledge is minimal and consists of only that you get given somewhere like a hostel to stay until they have provided the help you personally need. However this and especially this ought to be of help!

qwert yuiop.:

I live in England but my knowledge is minimal and consists of only that you get given somewhere like a hostel to stay until they have provided the help you personally need. However this and especially this ought to be of help!

Ah, thank you so much! I was reading the Shelter website last night, actually. :)

CoolStory.Lynn:

I'm writing a fic where a girl gets kidnapped to be a sex slave, but her captors realize they really can't use her because she has narcolepsy and they wouldn't put her through it because of her condition. I'm not gonna go into the full story because no one probably cares but I just want to know:

How do you think a young woman (18-22 years old) would act with narcolepsy in an unknown place?
I researched the condition, but obviously it doesn't tell me a day in the life of a narcoleptic.

Personally, I don't think narcolepsy would keep a pimp from making a girl work, simply because they've already kidnapped her to make her work in the sex industry, so I highly doubt they would give a shit whether she's narcoleptic or not

I would strongly suggest watching MTV's True Life special on narcolepsy (I'm sure you can find it online somewhere) just because it shows the day-to-day struggles of two young women with narcolepsy. As far as I know, I doubt the symptoms would change much in a new place. Unless they're medicated, people suffering from narcolepsy generally feel fatigued all the time, and most of the time, narcolepsy is accompanied by cataplexy (a sudden weakening of the muscles), and that cataplexy could be aggravated by stress, so she could have more cataplexic episodes.

The medication for narcolepsy generally consists of a stimulant (ex. Adderall) to keep the person functioning during the day, and a sedative (a common one used is Xyrem) to help them sleep through the night. The medication also lessens the frequency of cataplexy.

I'm writing a story about a romance set during the Holocaust.

My main character will be a German Jew and she tells the story from a care facility in America. I've done my own research but I'm looking for a more personal view.

- Would anyone who's fluent in German be willing to guide me somewhere where I can get good translations?
- Anyone know anything about the German army hierarchy? What's the name for the lowest rank a soldier can obtain?
- What are the Cold and Warmer months like for Germany? As in - November till January (winter) and July till September (Summer.) That sort of thing.

If a family owned and lived in a hotel, whereabouts in the hotel would their rooms/dining area/etc, be located?

Rocket Queen:

If a family owned and lived in a hotel, whereabouts in the hotel would their rooms/dining area/etc, be located?

It's my understanding that there's usually a separate area for that, usually removed from the actual hotel. A friend's parents bought an old hotel and the house portion was on the north end while the rooms (it was a small one...probably about five or six rooms with outside access) were on the south end. The house part was obvious, but the guests couldn't bother the family.

coconut ninja:

I'm writing a story about a romance set during the Holocaust.

My main character will be a German Jew and she tells the story from a care facility in America. I've done my own research but I'm looking for a more personal view.

- Would anyone who's fluent in German be willing to guide me somewhere where I can get good translations?
- Anyone know anything about the German army hierarchy? What's the name for the lowest rank a soldier can obtain?
- What are the Cold and Warmer months like for Germany? As in - November till January (winter) and July till September (Summer.) That sort of thing.

- Automatic translation in German is simply awful. I don't even know if there's actually any reliable. I'm supposing you won't write your whole story in German, so I can translate it for you.
- I'm assuming you're researching the Infantry (Deutches Heer)? Cause there was different hierarchies in the Luftwaffe, Marine, Heer and SS. In the Heer, the lowest rank was called "Leutnant".
- Colder months are December/January. Snow during these months, rain in the end of the winter, and summer can be pretty hot in some years. I know it's pretty vague, so...what part of Germany do you have in mind?

Rocket Queen:

If a family owned and lived in a hotel, whereabouts in the hotel would their rooms/dining area/etc, be located?

If they actually lived in the hotel their private rooms would probably be on a floor that has corridors full of rooms of that quality. Their dining area would be on the communal floor where the dining and recreation rooms are, most likely. This could be any floor- depends on the hotel.

Otherwise, they might live in a penthouse on top of the hotel, or, if it was small, in a cottage or something out back.

i saw sparks:

Personally, I don't think narcolepsy would keep a pimp from making a girl work, simply because they've already kidnapped her to make her work in the sex industry, so I highly doubt they would give a shit whether she's narcoleptic or not

I would strongly suggest watching MTV's True Life special on narcolepsy (I'm sure you can find it online somewhere) just because it shows the day-to-day struggles of two young women with narcolepsy. As far as I know, I doubt the symptoms would change much in a new place. Unless they're medicated, people suffering from narcolepsy generally feel fatigued all the time, and most of the time, narcolepsy is accompanied by cataplexy (a sudden weakening of the muscles), and that cataplexy could be aggravated by stress, so she could have more cataplexic episodes.

The medication for narcolepsy generally consists of a stimulant (ex. Adderall) to keep the person functioning during the day, and a sedative (a common one used is Xyrem) to help them sleep through the night. The medication also lessens the frequency of cataplexy.

Thank you for the reply. She's not like a prostitute or anything, it's hard to explain. I knew about the cataplexy thing. I actually got the idea from watching that True Life episode Haha

It was helpful.

Aightball:

spacejunkie:

Thanks, guys. That really helped me out a lot.

Hello,

I really need you guys to help me figure this out. I've tried doing the research but I just can't wrap my head around it.

My character is a law student in Cambridge University in England. I know that obtaining a law degree is a graduate school thing in the US, but I'm not sure how it works in England because I know they leave school at age 16 (may have changed to 18 by now?) And then they had two years of college supposedly before university?

I was on the Cambridge University website and they have a Law Course Outline that you can do as an undergraduate.... so i'm left really confused.

Can someone please tell me if you can obtain a law degree in undergraduate school in university or do you still have to go to graduate school in England? And if so, what age would a person be when they obtain a law degree in England?

Please and thank you. :)