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November 7

Machine with hydraulic walker

What's the producer of this bucket wheel excavator?--Kopiersperre (talk) 16:06, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

According to Bucket-wheel_excavator#Manufacturers_and_market, there were never many such manufacturers; there are some companies named there which may provide you with some leads to research. --Jayron 32 19:11, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This site also lists some manufacturers as well. --Jayron 32 19:12, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Kopiersperre: This is a KU 800 from UNEX in Czech Republic. Just google around, you will find plenty of pics.--Pechristener (talk) 22:28, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Pechristener: Thanks, what you all know is incredible.--Kopiersperre (talk) 22:35, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Kopiersperre:Thx for the compliment. I'm famous for that and try hard to keep the level. Can tell you more about that pic: The titel of the pic is wrong since an SRs is a 'Schaufelradbagger auf Raupen, schwenkbar', a designation only used by Takraf, the former Schwermaschinenbau Lauchhammerwerk, from former East Germany. (source eg here--Pechristener (talk) 22:44, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Number 19 Rashad Khalifa

Require the accurate information of the following enquoted paragraph:

“Rashad Khalifa (1935–1990), an Egyptian-American biochemist who claimed that he had discovered a mathematical code in the text of the Qur'an involving the number 19; he later claimed to be the "Messenger of the Covenant" and founded the "Submitters International" movement before being murdered.” 103.230.106.20 (talk) 20:13, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In the Wikipedia article titled Rashad Khalifa are also numerous outside sources to be found in the footnotes, as well as some specific works of his where he makes such claims. --Jayron 32 20:45, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There's one factual question here; was he assassinated. The rest (19!?!!?) belongs on the article talk page, if not at some bizarre web fora. μηδείς (talk) 06:51, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No, the author in question has genuinely published books on quranic numerology, and specifically around the number 19. So it is a fact that he has made such a claim. At least, you can verify such things by looking at the sources in his article. --Jayron 32 15:59, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I was not denying that he was a numerologist, or that we couldn't mention it; just that we shouldn't be trying to discuss the validity of his beliefs, just the verifiable facts.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Medeis (talk • contribs)

The claim itself is verifiable (he made it). The contents of the claim maybe not so much. The OP doesn't ask if his claim itself was accurate, merely the paragraph. The person in question did make the claims (verifiable) and those claims came chronologically before his murder (also verifiable). --Jayron 32 19:07, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It does not seem that we are disagreeing on anything. In any case, the answer is 42. μηδείς (talk) 01:04, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]