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September 16

Rockin' Funerals...

On the streets of China this morning a funeral motorcade went by on the way to the nearest crematorium - nothing special. Except, the 2nd vehicle in the line was a minivan with all the windows down jam-packed with musicians wailing on classic instruments. It was really cool to see them traveling to the funeral in such style. And it made me wonder - has the funeral of any famous musician been celebrated by his/her surviving bandmates rocking the EFF out? I'm not talking about a weepy tribute farce like MJ recently had, I'm thinking something like Kurt Cobain killing himself and then the rest of Nirvana going - "right, we're gonna bury this MFer in style!" - and throwing one last concert. 218.25.32.210 (talk) 00:46, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, not really music, but John Cleese memorialized Graham Chapman at his funeral by reciting lines from the Parrot Sketch. If that's not the most awesome eulogy ever, I don't know what is. --Jayron32 02:36, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clown funeral: http://quigleyscabinet.blogspot.com/2009/05/clowns-funeral.html Pepso2 (talk) 03:18, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first one that comes to mind is Louis Armstrong. However, he died in New York. So, he apparently did not have a proper jazz funeral. -- kainaw ™ 03:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, see the list at jazz funeral.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Albert Ayler played at John Coltrane's funeral. --Richardrj ^talk ^email 09:31, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not technically a funeral, but on the one-year anniversary of George Harrison's death, there was a huge concert organised by Harrison's family and Eric Clapton. The line-up included Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, and Ravi Shankar.Monkeyfinger (talk) 05:27, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't anyone say first anniversary anymore? —Tamfang (talk) 19:47, 28 September 2009 (UTC) [reply]

Song name

Would anyone help me remembering the name of the singer and the title of the song: by a female singer (US or maybe British) about 10+ years ago with a long list of "thank you for ...-ing me", with nice and soft voice. I thought there was something like "thank you for loving me" in the song, but a search with this words mostly returns results for the Bon Jovi song, which is not the one I am looking for. Thanks in advance! olivier (talk) 08:42, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like Sinead O'Connor to me: "Thank You for Hearing Me" probably. --TammyMoet (talk) 09:49, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I was looking for. Thank you very much! olivier (talk) 10:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One of Janis Ian's songs also fits the description, with the line "Thank you for loving me" (once near the end). I think the song is "Thankyous" on the album Stars. —Tamfang (talk) 06:34, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Premier League tickets

Me and a couple of friends are planning to make a touristic trip to England during the last week of October. We found out that there will be a Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday, October 25, and decided that it would be great if we could attend the game. We tried to look for the tickets online, but it seems that official club sites and the Premier League site only sell tickets to the season pass holders or fan card holders, which we, of course, aren't. We also found tickets for the match online at WorldTicketShop, but the prices there (€525 and €485) are not something we will be willing to spend. Is it possible to find relatively cheap tickets (let's say, under €100 or £90) for people who aren't in any way affiliated with either club? Any suggestions/links would be appreciated. AR TYOM 13:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For a game like that...incredibly hard. That is one of the top games of the Premier League season. Tickets go on 'general sale'. Tickets go on 'general sale' 18 days prior to the game apparently (Wed 7 Oct - Fri 9 Oct) the number is 0844 844 0844 or for overseas (0044) 870 220 2151. Good luck, you'll need it. ny156uk (talk) 16:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, a game like that sounds like (for Americans) catching tickets to the Chicago-Green Bay game at Lambeau Field. As in, not in this lifetime. It will probably be easier to catch a lower-division football match, like something from the Football League Championship. Blackpool is not all that far away from Manchester or Liverpool, so it may give you a better shot to catch a match in person. It would be somewhat like going to a AAA minor league baseball game in the States, you'll probably see a fairly good quality match for not a lot of money... --Jayron32 17:03, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's interesting to note that there are three Premier League fixtures on that day in the old county of Lancashire! You will stand much more chance of getting a seat at the Bolton Wanderers vs Everton match, and should still be able to get a seat at the Manchester City vs Fulham match. Bolton's ticket prices are probably much, much cheaper than those at Anfield too, but the Man City ground is state-of-the-art (it was a venue for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester) and may be as expensive as Anfield. The Championship aren't playing that day. As you're not affiliated to any club, then changing your plans at this stage is possibly the easiest option. --TammyMoet (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your chances of getting a ticket for Anfield that day are incredibly slim unless you are willing to pay huge amounts for a corporate package, or get ripped off by an online ticket agency of dubious repute. To get a ticket in the home end, you must have previously attended a certain number of Liverpool matches (to prevent Manchester United fans getting tickets in Liverpool areas). Tickets in the away end will be on sale to Manchester United season ticket holders only. As mentioned above, going to a different Premier League match would be more achievable. Of other matches that weekend, Bolton v Everton, Birmingham v Sunderland and Burnley v Wigan should be easy enough to get tickets for, even only a day or so before the match. Manchester City v Fulham goes on general sale this weekend, and should be possible to get tickets for if you don't leave it to the last minute. If you are tempted to turn up at a ground ticketless on the day and take your chances, be aware that ticket touting (sale of tickets on the street) is a criminal offence. Oldelpaso (talk) 14:04, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Title page of "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" the hit television series

In the intro to Friends, the cast is shown on an orange couch with a lamp next to it infront of some lit buildings and a fountain. I understand that the couch and lamp are additions to the scene, but was wondering where exactly that location of the buildings and fountain were.74.192.8.58 (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

this page ([http://www.shadesoffun.com/nyc/016.html and some others) claim that it was shot around a prop fountain in the Warner Bros LA lot. IMDB isn't particularly reliable when it comes to trivia, (it's edited by users) but it's a plausible answer. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:27, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, Wikipedia is edited by users. Items in the IMDB are supplied by users and edited by IMDB staff. I know nothing about this particular item. --Anonymous, 19:44 UTC, September 16, 2009.

Then the IMdB editors often do a crappy job. You'll see completely contradictory items in the trivia lists of some entries; or some bits of trivia mentioned twice or more; or some urban legends presented as fact, but that are well known to be 100% false. -- JackofOz (talk) 21:09, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you ever tried submitting updates? It seems completely arbitrary as to what the IMDB staff deem fit to include. Legitimate additions and corrections (which could be sourced reliably if given a box on the form to do so) are turned down with no explanation, yet complete and utter crap (some potentially libellous in the case of biographies) keeps getting through - and seems to be almost impossible to correct/remove. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 00:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No joke! I recently submitted a clarification about peerage titles, which was bounced as "unable to verify", possibly because I made up example titles (Duke of Somewhere and Earl of Elsewhere). —Tamfang (talk) 06:47, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Glenn Beck on The Wire?

Did anyone else notice Glenn Beck on the last episode of The Wire? In a scene where Carcetti and his wife are in their house, it cuts for a few seconds to their television set, showing a reporter with a newsbar reading "PLANET HOLLYWOOD". I'm sure it's him! --AdamSommerton (talk) 20:00, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon it's him too!

September 17

Wii specific Beatles Rock Band reviews?

In all the reviews and photos of Beatles: Rock Band, I haven't seen any mention of Wii specific gameplay or how DLC is handled. Is DLC like Rock Band 2 (each song must transfer from the SD card to main memory) or is it like Guitar Hero 5 (songs play directly off the SD card)? Can anyone point me in a Wii specific review? --70.167.58.6 (talk) 00:50, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I find several Wii-oriented reviews, but see no mention of DLC specifics (perhaps because no such content is available yet on the Wii). In lieu of other evidence, though, I would expect that it'll handle the way previous iterations of Rock Band have. On the other hand, I found a separate comment: Downloadable content for Wii ... can be downloaded to the system memory or to an SD card for additional storage. The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play. Are you sure you don't just have a configuration issue? — Lomn 02:41, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Porco Rosso

At the end of the movie, Fio says that she never saw Porco again, but most people believe that Gina won her bet, and married Porco. Even Miyazaki's website maintains this view. Then, if Porco married Gina, and Fio was friends with Gina for ever after, how come she didn't see Porco again?? 117.194.224.227 (talk) 08:39, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's about a pig that's a fighter pilot. That should be enough to address any questions about 'plot holes'. DJ Clayworth (talk) 13:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is where being a "ham actor" is presumably a good thing. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 14:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably his signature manouver is the "pork barrel roll". DJ Clayworth (talk) 14:24, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why is my page still flagged as an "advertisement?" Steviebmmm (talk) 14:02, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

I have made several pages to the Mia Mind Music Wiki page and when I log in to my account it still says that the page is written like an advertisement. I have researched all the help and suggestions that Wikipedia offers about this subject, changed anything that seemed relevant, and still haven't been able to get rid of this flag. What exactly is an advertisement about the Mia Mind Music page? It is simply a company who has a reputation in the music industry and that is all we are trying to state along with some background. Please help. Thank you, Mia Mind Music

The reference desk is not the place to ask questions about articles. Please either use the talk page of the article, or just reply to whoever sent you the message by editing your talk page. However I should also point out Wikipedia:Conflict of interest which essentially forbids you from editing articles about organisations you represent. DJ Clayworth (talk) 14:04, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Templates don't automatically disappear when a problem is fixed. Someone has to decide to remove them, and then do it. If no-one else is paying attention to an article, templates can remain indefinitely.

It's good that you haven't removed the template yourself, since other editors might think this is due to a conflict of interest. What you need is independent feedback, which you could get at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback. The first comment you'll probably get is that the Mia Mind Music article needs reliable, third party sources that show the company is notable. AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 14:36, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also tidied that article up a bit. DJ Clayworth (talk) 14:42, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 18

The Flintstones

Resolved

There was an episode concerning Fred and Wilma's Anniversary. A reoccurring Anniversary themed jingle was played throughout the show. The jingle is stuck in my head and is similar to the opening of William Tell Overture. Problem is I can't remember the lyrics. Any help here might let me get the jingle over with so I can move on with life. Thanks 70.177.189.205 (talk) 01:37, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's from the finale portion of the William Tell Overture. It's mostly the same thing over and over. "Oooooh... Happy Anniversary... Happy Anniversary... Happy Annivesary... HAAAA-ppy Anniversary!" I'll see if I can find it on youtube or something. If not, I've got it on my iPod and will transcribe it. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:03, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is: [1] and the words: [2] Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:06, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That is it, thanks, it was on indefinite replay while I tried to remember the words. It's been 3 days, hopefully I will now be able to get some sleep. 70.177.189.205 (talk) 02:23, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And when you wake up tomorrow, "rise and shine" to the original Flintstones theme that preceded the famous, "Flintstones, meet the Flintstones," etc. For extra credit, do you know what that tune was? Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:43, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Raggedy Ann dance step

Back in the late 1970's or early 1980's one of my daughters was dancing the "Raggedy Ann" and now she wants to teach it to HER daughter, but can't remember how it goes. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Larry Usoff, USN Retired, Jacksonville, FL 71.203.171.27 (talk) 11:49, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

These youtube videos (http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&q=%22Raggedy%20ann%22%20dance&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#) maybe of use. If you don't get any joy here you might want to try asking one of the people that's uploaded a video to Youtube if they have the steps. ny156uk (talk) 16:18, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 19

African-American musical artists

Who was the first African-American to have his/her face or image on the cover of his/her album and what was the naem of the album?

According to our Album cover entry, the first covers were designed by Alex Steinweiss. Steinweiss's entry cites this [3] site as a source, and the earliest record matching your description on that site is "The Famous Songs of Bert Williams" (1947). But there may be older ones... Tevildo (talk) 20:16, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

it is a question about actor jaishankar of tamil cinima

Do anyone know the year of his first film released?

senguttuvan of Tiruchengode- India

(I reformatted your signature to a standard type)

Is the actor this actor : Jaishankar? If so they have a page at IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1126254/

If this is a full film listing the the first film was "Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum" in 1965. (Though I do not have enough experience of this topic to say if this is correct)83.100.251.196 (talk) 17:41, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 20

add a new application in orkuts application dictionary

How can i add a new application in orkuts application dictionary?

Mrs John Hollins

Does anyone know who the wife of John Hollins, and the mother of Chris Hollins, is? Neither of our articles says. --TammyMoet (talk) 10:12, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

music theory

Im on a piece (arabesque by debussey)on piano in the 95th measure there is a double breve meaning the note is held for two bars while there is a run which thoughout these two bars twice crosses over this note. How is this done when the note is supposed to be held? im self taught so i have no one to ask.

Play the run with one hand while holding the note with the other? --TammyMoet (talk) 14:25, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some of Debussy's work calls for a sostenuto pedal which would certainly help in this case. Sostenuto pedals are usually not found on upright pianos, however. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tammy and Sluzzelin thanks for responding so fast,when i said crosses over i meant that the run actually lands on the note twice while it is supposed to be being held down plus the run goes from left to right hand,sorry i didn't word the question too well

That is how I understood your question the first time. The sostenuto pedal would allow you sustain the note that "is supposed to be being held down" without actually holding it down. If you hit the sostenuto pedal while pressing the keys of the sustained notes, it will allow these and only these strings to oscillate undampened for as long as you keep the pedal down. You can hit the keys again and again: as long as the pedal is down it will have the same effect as hitting a note again and again while keeping down the regular sustaining pedal, except no other notes are affected by the sostenuto pedal.

This is all assuming the other notes in the runs aren't allowed to resound sustained. I'm assuming you are talking about Debussy's first of his Deux Arabesques, "Andantino con moto". The runs you refer to are actually arpeggi played while a single note is sustained for one or two bars. It is perfectly acceptable to play these arpeggi softly while holding down the regular sustaining pedal. That way you only have to ~~hit~~ depress the sustained notes ~~once~~ briefly (and perhaps slightly more forcefully than the pp arpeggi) and can play the runs without your fingers getting in each others way or having to keep the keys depressed. I also listened to a couple of recordings, and to me it sounded like those bars are played with the regular sustaining pedal pressed down. ---Sluzzelin talk 11:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actor in Gilda

Has anybody a name for this actor in Gilda, who seems to be very impressed by Rita? Thanks in advance for your help. --César (talk) 12:18, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

George Macready? --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 19:20, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not Macready. I don't recognize him. Likely just an uncredited extra. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:51, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the trailer. [4] Go about 21 seconds in, and she calls him "Gabe", which would be Mark Roberts (actor). The frame pictured here is at the 28 second mark of that clip. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:00, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Duuh. I looked all over for photos of Roberts and the other minor credited actors and didn't think to look here. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:53, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Finding photos of the right Mark Roberts is difficult, as it's a fairly common name. The one that seems to come to the top is about some idiot streaker. The Mark Roberts that I know about is the WRAL-TV broadcaster. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 23:57, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And by the way, that's Glenn Ford with his back to us. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 02:00, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Name of the brunette money talks presenter

What is the name of the brunette money talks presenter? and also the blond girl? thanks

Which "money talks" - the film? TV?83.100.251.196 (talk) 18:31, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. The pornographic serial on the website. there she[5]

The stars in that episode are Julia-James Jada Alexandria no image Carmen-Brown no image Havoc Kimberly no image any of these?83.100.251.196 (talk) 22:33, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

family estate affairs

When Barbara Hutton died in 1979, leaving $3,500 on deposit in her bank accounts, did her cousin, Dina Merrill, inherit the money? It's understood Barbara Hutton had made bequests to friends in her last will, and her remaining jewelry, furniture and other valuable items were privately sold or auctioned. (In November 1999, a single strand of 41 natural and graduated pearls was auctioned and sold by Christie's Geneva for $1,476,000. In 2006, a sing Imperial Qing Dynasty porcelain bowl was auctioned and sold by Christie's Hong Kong for the record-breaking price of $22,240,000.) Did Dina Merrill inherit all the money from the sales and auctions of her cousin's possessions?69.203.157.50 (talk) 22:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why are variations of this question being asked repeatedly? 218.25.32.210 (talk) 02:58, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I feel Dina Merrill has rights to the estate of her late cousin, Barbara Hutton. Both of their fathers were brothers. Barbara Hutton had no other living heirs since her son, Lance Reventlow was killed in a private airplane crash in 1972.69.203.157.50 (talk) 06:13, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then retain a lawyer and take it up with them, in court. This is a REFERENCE desk, not an attorney's office, nor a judiciary.218.25.32.210 (talk) 09:10, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stop scolding the questioner, please, just because you're not interested in answering his/her question. This question is not a repeat, it's slightly different. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:21, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wasn't the answer to your previous variant of this question was that she had a will and left her estate to her friends? Did you find some evidence that this wasn't correct? Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:21, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I Am Not A Lawyer. Given that, what little, unqualified familiarity I have with western legal systems makes me personally very doubtful that, in the USA, a cousin would have any legal claim on a deceased's estate that was not specified in the deceased's will, unless said cousin had been either a dependent of the deceased at the latter's death, or had been the deceased's carer before death and could convincingly show that this care had been provided in the expectation of a bequest. Neither appears to apply in this case, any such question would be entirely Dina Merrill's business, and she (or anyone representing her) would seem to be someone capable of having sought and paid for informed legal advice (apologies if you are she/they and this is not so) sometime in the 3 decades since Barbara Hutton's death.

Anyone with a genuine personal interest (where interest means a potential legal claim, not merely curiosity) in such a case could easily get free or cheap legal advice about such matters, and should do so rather than fishing for uncorroborated advice from anonymous strangers on the Internet.

(I hope this does not verge too near to giving legal advice, but if another user thinks otherwise, I would not contest deletion.) 87.81.230.195 (talk) 17:28, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, given the fact Barbara Hutton, like Dina Merrill, was an only child, she lived with her cousin and her family for a time. They could've been friends. Lance Reventlow was Barbara Hutton's only child. Dina Merrill had quite a few children, two of them are now deceased. She now has some grandchildren. They could be beneficiaries of Barbara Hutton's estate. I wasn't seeking legal advice to tell the truth.69.203.157.50 (talk) 21:01, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They would normally only be so if Barbara Hutton's will had so specified. Neither they, nor Dina Merrill herself, would be automatic heirs by any usual legal principle because she and they were not blood descendents of Barbara, but rather of a common ancestor two generations earlier. The only possibility that springs to mind is if Barbara Hutton had inherited any property subject to the now rare condition of fee tail (sometimes known as an entailment), which (as that linked article indicates) has been abolished in all bar 4 states of the USA. Otherwise, property claims other than some (by no means many) European noble titles, or royalty, are not traceable 'up and over' through generations preceding the deceased - I think.

You might get some more authoritative answers, though you would be advised to ask in more general terms (i.e. without specifying these individuals), from a specialist legal affairs blog, forum or print journal. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 22:52, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 21

What's this film?

At the start a man dips his arm into a pool of liquid LSD. The title may be something like SW19 but not necessarily. Drogonov 10:18, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well some contenders are SLC Punk!, 1969 and J.C.. But it would really help if we had more info such as how old the film might be, who was in it, if it was an English speaking film, etc.Popcorn II (talk) 19:09, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Monk guest star name

I'm trying to find the person who played the bathroom attendant on Mr. Monk and the Critic. He reminded me of "The Professor" (Russell Johnson). However, looking at current photos of Russell, there is no similarity. I checked the standard sources (ie: IMDB), but this character, which had multiple scenes and many lines, it not listed. They do list many characters with one (or no) lines. Odd. -- kainaw ™ 12:39, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Was it (uncredited) Bernie Kopell? Character name: Gilson [6] ---Sluzzelin talk 14:46, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was. Thanks. I wonder how I got the Professor mixed up with the Doc. -- kainaw ™ 15:58, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UFC Elbow Rule

Is the UFC no downward strikes with the point of the elbow arbitrary? How is it different from a punch, or the downward strike with the point of the knee? Is the point of an elbow a process/condyle?174.3.110.93 (talk) 14:43, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not abitrary. According to our page it's a foul. It's different from a punch because it's such a small, hard point and therefore has a much more concentrated impact. You can do a great deal of damage to someone by elbowing down onto the top of their head. Trying to do a downward strike with the point of the knee is not likely to be very effective just because of the physical logistics (a knee to the head of a grounded opponent is also a foul). I don't think it's got anything to do with whether it's a process or not.Popcorn II (talk) 13:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are not the first person to ask if it's arbitrary, I've heard this discussed by commentators before. To clarify, you are allowed to elbow your opponent as long as it isn't a "12-6 motion" (i.e. bringing the elbow straight down as opposed to a sideways elbow strike) and as long as he isn't "grounded" (although our page doesn't mention this part). But I don't know why they would specifically ban the downward elbow and not, say, hyperextending someone's elbow or grabbing the back of someone's head and kneeing them in the face. Maybe it was too easy to break people's noses that way. Recury (talk) 18:54, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

movie in Anchorage

I am looking for a mainstream movie that is set in Anchorage Alaska, can you name me some of them? Googlemeister (talk) 19:45, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to use IMDB's advanced search. I'm not sure how to narrow it down to "mainstream movies" though. --LarryMac | Talk 20:11, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think that just gives you filming locations. (Star Trek VI, obviously, did not take place in Anchorage.) Adam Bishop (talk) 02:26, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Films set in Alaska would be a good place to start. --Jayron32 02:56, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did an IMDB advanced search for Anchorage in the plot summaries. There were no hits at all on real movies, but there was one hit on a TV-movie from 2000 called Personally Yours, which apparently takes place partly in Anchorage and partly in a rural location.

I also tried an IMDB advanced search for Anchorage in the plot keywords. There was one hit on a movie, a 1998 one called Permanent Midnight. Neither the IMDB plot summary nor the Wikipedia page says anything about where the story takes place, but the title could be alluding to the Arctic's dark winter days. (But if meant literally it would not be correct for Anchorage, which is south of the Arctic Circle and therefore has sunrise and sunset every day.)

--Anonymous, 07:20 UTC, September 22, 2009.

Offside

What's the point of football's offside rule? Vimescarrot (talk) 19:53, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I assume from the bluelink, you do not mean American football? Because I could answer if you mean American football. Googlemeister (talk) 20:07, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You assume correctly. Association football/soccer. Vimescarrot (talk) 20:11, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It makes for a more interesting game because you can't have a player standing next to the goal who receives a long pass and scores. A player has to actually dribble the ball past the opposition. --Tango (talk) 20:13, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are similar laws in other sports, such as hockey. I never played hockey, but there is some rule against passing the puck directly from one end to the other end of the rink. The purpose of the rule is, as Tango said, to make the game more interesting by ensuring that play progresses through the field and doesn't jump from one end to the other. Some sports, such as American Football, promote the ability to pass from one end of the field to the other. It is exceedingly difficult to do, so it is exciting when it actually works. -- kainaw ™ 20:53, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What you're referring to is icing (hockey). Dismas|^(talk) 00:18, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Specifically, yes. Icing is not offsides as such, but it has an offsides component to it. It most often comes from a desparate attempt to clear the puck out of the attacking zone. That's a defensive strategy. However, the attacking team can ice the puck also, by shooting from their own side of the center line across the goal line. Either way, it's typically called back for a faceoff. That part of the rule is intended to slow the offense down a bit. Oddly enough, you can do the same thing from the other side of the redline, and it's fine - provided the attackers don't precede puck into the attack zone. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:44, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To state the obvious - in American Football the ball may never touch the ground, so heaving it the length of the field and having someone catch it in stride is quite challenging. In ice hockey & soccer/futbol, long passes are not difficult and thus somewhat restricted. 61.189.63.208 (talk) 23:00, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It has to do with balancing offense and defense. In ice hockey, there are several related rules, the most obvious being that no one on your team can precede the puck into the attacking zone. That's fairly similar to the soccer offside rule, and for the same reason, otherwise soccer games might be very high-scoring, and I might even watch. Oops. In basketball, there is a similar rule called a "lane violation", or 3-second rule: An offensive player not holding the ball cannot be in the painted "lane" near the basket for more than 3 seconds, to prevent the offensive team from ganging up - actually very much like the soccer situation. In American football it's different, because it's not continuous action, it's a series of scrimmages. Without the offsides rule, and hence without scrimmages, the game would probably look a lot more like its ancestor, Rugby. →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:10, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The difference in ice hockey, of course, is that the offside line is actually painted on the ice. In soccer there is a just a guy with a flag, so it looks a lot more arcane. Adam Bishop (talk) 02:23, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Soccer's offside rule is actually really easy to understand, its just stubborn Americans who think that everything soccer must be stupid, and so refuse to "get it". No one on the attacking team can precede the ball past the last defender (not counting the keeper). It's not a line on the ground that defines it, its the position of the backmost defender. Other than that little difference, its pretty much identical to the hockey offsides rule. Look, I'm a dumb American who lives and breathes American football, and I never found soccer's offsides rule all that tough to "get". --Jayron32 02:51, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that's not quite right. Any number of players may precede the ball past the last defender, they just may not participate in the play should action move that way. There are several set-piece tactics designed around intentionally leaving a man offsides to cause misdirection whilst another player meets a through-pass after initially starting in an onsides position. However, the effectiveness of these tactics depends greatly on the competence of the linesman. He must not be jumpy and flag the play immediately when it appears that the offsides man is involved, because the reality is he is not, and holding the flag a moment longer will reveal the (legal) ruse. 218.25.32.210 (talk) 03:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an expert on this, but if a referee thought that a player was deliberately being placed in an offside position to cause misdirection then couldn't that player be considered to be 'involved in the play', even if they never touched the ball?

And incorrect on another detail: offside is judged at the time the ball was last played, so (as it says in the article) "Therefore a player who runs from an onside position into an offside position after the ball was touched or played by a team-mate is not penalised because a team-mate is no longer touching the ball." DJ Clayworth (talk) 14:21, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Placing a player behind the last defence player during a set piece does not make him offside until the ball is kicked and then only if the ball is directed to the player who was in an offside position, hence the possible dummy tactic. Richard Avery (talk) 18:29, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

September 22

john anderson harmonica tabs

can anyone show me the tablature for the song swingin by john anderson. and if possible dance little jean by nitty gritty dirt band? its for a diatonic harmonica

Fantaisie-Impromptu

Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66

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Okay, so I've been listening to the recording in the article a couple of times now, and I can't help but think that the player misses a few notes here and there. I was hoping someone with a more intimate knowledge of piano/classical music could shed some light on this...is it a subpar performance? Thanks, decltype (talk) 11:53, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there's definitely some major fumbling going on there; even right at the start, where he misses one of the bottom C#s in the introductory LH arpeggio figure. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 12:05, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response! I see that there's a different recording at commons that I'm considering replacing it with: File:Muriel-Nguyen-Xuan-Chopin-fantaisie-impromptu-opus66.ogg. However, this too sounds a bit off in some places, for instance around 3:58. Opinions appreciated. Regards, decltype (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well at least your version is in tune! This piece is actually one of the demo pieces that came with my Casio keyboard. I just can't figure out how to export it....--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:54, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're right again about the fumbling at 3:58, but in general that is a much more accurate rendition. Shantavira - it's a demo piece on my Yamaha P80 too, but I think manufacturers usually try to arrange things so that the demos can't be exported: they don't come through the MIDI ports, for example (and in any case they are surely not redistributable). AndrewWTaylor (talk) 19:01, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My Zune problem

My sister and my mom are complaining at me cause I have all this music on the computer and it's nearly 500 songs and the computer is really slow so I thought I would get a flash drive but I have the zune software and this is where the problem is cause if I have a song on the computer and then put it on my zune and then delete the song on the computer the next time I sync my zune up to the computer the song that I put on there will be gone from my zune and then I thought if I put all my songs on a flash drive and delete all the songs from my computer, could I just listen to the music as soon as I put the flash drive in the computer or would I have to put all the songs back on to the computer and when I sync my zune to the computer would all the songs on my zune be deleted or would they stay on there because their all on the flash drive? Would that work or is there other stuff I need to know about it?

This may be better asked at the Computing reference desk. Regards, decltype (talk) 12:36, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever we do, we must not let JackofOz see this! Adam Bishop (talk) 12:45, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Too late. My spies are everywhere. -- JackofOz (talk) 19:47, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to learn to use periods and write in sentences. This will make your writing much easier to read and you will also be more likely to get an answer. There are also spelling and grammar errors, but the total lack of periods is the worst problem. StuRat (talk) 20:13, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Look I didn't come here for a stupid grammar lesson, I just need an answer.

Best offensive game in MLB history by one player

So, I was looking through the List_of_Major_League_Baseball_hitters_with_three_home_runs_in_one_game the other day and then looking up the box scores for some. One I noticed is the game on May 23, 2002, when Shawn Green went 6 for 6 with 4 home runs, a double and a single, and ended up with 6 runs scored and 7 RBIs. This seems to be as close to perfect as any batter has ever been. I thought to myself this is probably the best single best stat line in MLB history for one player. 6 hits is rare, 6 runs is rare, 7 RBIs is rare, 4 home runs is rare. Lots of people get one of these without all the others. Although awesome, Mike Cameron's 4 for 5 with 4 home runs, 4 RBIs and 4 runs on May 2 of the same year is not very good in comparison.

So, my question is, do you know of any other games that could compare with this one or beat it? We have A-Rod's recent game on April 26, 2005 with 3 home runs and 10 RBIs, but he's 4 for 5 and only scored 3 times. Awesome, seems not as good though. StatisticsMan (talk) 15:31, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a really slippery question, for at least two reasons. One is the subjectivity of "best". Another is possibly the issue of whether it not only helped his team win, but was arguably the difference in the game. The Shawn Green game was a blowout.[7] What comes to my mind is a day in 1976 when Mike Schmidt had stats close to Green's in 2002. He hit four home runs against the Cubs, including the clincher in an 18-16 win. [8] →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:02, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the first step in answering the question is to precisely define why Green's line is "best" (or at least "better than A-Rod's"). What formula should be used? Total bases + runs + RBIs? (That would be Green 32 to A-Rod 26ish) Something else? Does the team's success need to factor in? Do you favor a player whose teammates were otherwise good offensively? Do you favor a player whose teammates were otherwise bad? At that point, you can apply the vast quantity of statistics that baseball has to offer. On the other hand, you should make sure there's some reasonable real-world rationale for why the formula is the way it is. Sporting events are rife with utterly meaningless statistical trivia along the lines of "this is the first game ever where a batter has gotten 5 hits where the count summed to a prime number on the action pitch". Truth does not imply relevancy. — Lomn 16:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The most important thing a player can do is to create runs, because winning is the most important stat there is. So in theory, "runs created" should be the first criterion. Then it gets into the question of whether 4 homers is "better" than 3 homers if the 3 homers drove in more runs than the 4 homers did, and so on. If you can define precisely what "best" means, then there is no problem finding the stats. The problem is in the definition of "best". I think that's been mentioned in all responses so far. :) "Members of the faculty; faculty members; students of Huxley; and Huxley students - I guess that covers everything." →Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:14, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That and in a game, a player can hit 6 singles with 0 RBIs and end up with 6 runs because his team was able to get him around the bases, so runs by itself is not a good measure of a single player's offensive contribution. Googlemeister (talk) 18:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, "creating runs" in a sabermetric sense almost certainly includes getting hits without RBIs per your example. However, you still have to quantify what all those plate appearances (note: not "at-bats", walks are valuable, too) are worth. How do six singles stack up against two homers and four strikeouts, for example? — Lomn 18:27, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What puts Shawn Green's ahead of A-Rod's is that Shawn Green did everything he could do, in a sense. 4 home runs ties the MLB record. 6 runs ties the MLB record. Hits record is 7 which has only been done once since 1892. He got 6, one shy of that, which is still rare. The link you provide mentions that he also set the MLB record for total bases at 19 (and found it elsewhere also). And, on top of that, he gets 7 RBIs which is something that happens every season but is rare. So, he does all these very rare things all in the same game. A Rod just got lucky and had 1 guy on, 2 guys on, and 3 guys on when he hit his 3 home runs. Green had 0 on for 3 of his home runs and a total of 3 on for all 6 of his at bats. It's not like Shawn Green's teammates had to do much to let him score 6 runs. He knocked himself in 4 times and was in scoring position right away a 5th time. Most singles would score him. A Rod's stat line is nothing except he had lots of RBI chances. Shawn Green's is amazing no matter how his team did, except possibly for the fact that he may have only hit 4 or 5 times if they were not doing well.

I just found the RBI record on baseball-almanac.com, which is 12. Mark Whiten was 4 for 5 with 4 home runs and 12 RBIs. So, that beats A Roid's game. Another guy got 12 RBIs as well but you can not view the box score because it was in 1924. And, Schmidt's game was in extra innings so that maybe takes something away from it. But, sure it was great.

Any way, I'm not trying to pick an answer everyone will agree on. I'm just asking for great games that could be considered for best ever. StatisticsMan (talk) 20:20, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jeremy Clarkson TV program

Roughly 2002.

To review a car, he placed something small (roughly acorn-sized) on the road and drove over it to illustrate how hard the suspension was. When he drove over it he grasped his back in pain.

Anyone recognise it? I watch Dave religiously and I've not seen it on any episode of Top Gear, but series 1 isn't shown on Dave. Or perhaps it was a different Jezza motoring show? Vimescarrot (talk) 20:10, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Who was Jodi Wexler and what happened to her?

I recently watched the movie The Love Machine, and one of John Phillip Law's costars was a girl named Jodi Wexler. She only has one credit on the Internet Movie Database and there's no info about her. She played a fashion model and might have been one in real life (just a guess). Does anyone know anything about her, such as where she came from and what happened to her? Entheta (talk) 21:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

numerous guest-stars

I read the article about Fantasy Island. That show had an array of guest-stars on a weekly basis. I can only remember a few. I know Michelle Phillips, Charo, Randolph Mantooth, Mickey Gilley, Tom Wopat, and several others (I can't remember off the top of my head) guest-starred. So if anyone could create an article with a list of guest-stars on Fantasy Island, that would be fantastic, so to speak.69.203.157.50 (talk) 22:43, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]