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June 28

Title of Wii baseball game? (Pictured)

Does anyone recognize the cover to this Wii baseball game? http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/130/0106092329ew1.jpg Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.63.246.164 (talk) 01:33, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Bigs. Xenon54 (talk) 01:37, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dexter promo on FOX

I was wondering if anyone might know the song that is played on the Season 4(T4) promo video for Dexter on FOX in Portugal? The advert has been playing for the last month or 2... Any help would be muchly appreciated 188.82.147.203 (talk) 18:22, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

June 29

NCAA Football 11

I live in the UK and I own a PS3. My TV is a Samsung 19 inch, or to be precise, it a LE19B450. I'm thinking of getting NCAA football 11 for the PS3, even though It's only released in America - I live near a games shop who are able to import games. I just want to ask: Will this game work on my PS3, and will my TV be able to get a picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.219.118.101 (talk) 11:00, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know about the importing question, but if your PS3 can be hooked up to and work with the TV, then it will still work if it plays an imported game. The trick is figuring out whether it can play that imported game. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 12:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Our Regional lockout article claims that PS3 games are not region locked, though blu-ray content can be region locked and so can online play; so you probably won't be able to play online. (It's for the best, anyway. All your opponents would have a 1000ms ping time.) If the article is correct then the game will probably play, since your TV is a 720p TV and there's no worrying about whether EA decided to take the effort to support PAL video. But I recommend e-mailing EA support and asking them. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:07, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mustaine joins Metallica?

The official Megadeth site says it was in 1982 but our article says 1981. Which is correct? Ericoides (talk) 13:56, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Which article of ours do you mean? Our Metallica article says the band started in October 1981, but omits the date Mustaine joined, as far as I can see. Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:05, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, sorry. The Dave Mustaine one, which says "In 1981, Mustaine left Panic to join Metallica as the lead guitarist." Most sources on the web support this, apart from the place one might imagine would be precise and reliable, viz the Megadeth site. Ericoides (talk) 21:24, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Haven't got it yet. Sound of the Beast goes into detail starting on page 59, but unfortunately Google Books omits the next few pages. (Of course, info printed in a book is arguably not more reliable than info in a blog post, if there are no references in either.) Comet Tuttle (talk) 00:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's one printed source that says Mustaine joined in 1982: "Metallica: this monster lives", page 122. Here's the Google Books link. Comet Tuttle (talk) 18:54, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to Martin C. Strong's The Great Metal Discography, Mustaine joined in January 1982. This doesn't necessarily mean he couldn't have left Panic in 1981.--Michig (talk) 19:02, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"The Last Waltz"

The famous 1976 farewell concert of The Band, The Last Waltz, features a host of guest performers such as Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell etc. etc. Did these guests get together and rehearse with The Band prior to the concert, or were the performances unrehearsed? --Viennese Waltz ^talk 14:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The remastered four-disc box includes a few recordings of rehearsals for the concert ("Caravan" with Van Morrison, e.g.). It seems as though at least some of the guest artists rehearsed with The Band (but I don't know whether all of them did). ---Sluzzelin talk 15:17, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They likely all did. Professional musicians usually don't need a lot of rehearsal, but they likely all did at least a few songs during "sound check". The people running the sound system need to be able to correctly mix the sound, so there's usually a brief rehearsal a few hours before a show. Generally, every instrument gets tested in a full-band setting at least once during a sound check, so there would have been an opportunity to do it then. No proof that soem of the musicians didn't perform "cold", but under standard practices they generally would have had at least some opportunity to rehearse. --Jayron32 14:18, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Identify brass band piece?

Can anybody help me by identifying the piece played by the brass band in this YouTube video? It's an upbeat one, begins at 05:18 :) ╟─Treasury Tag►sundries─╢ 16:54, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't ring a bell, sorry. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 17:59, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, very good...! ╟─Treasury Tag►without portfolio─╢ 20:35, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But seriously, not one I recognized. You could listen to www.brasscast.com for a while and see if it comes around on one of the podcasts...--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 03:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could try contacting the Holme Silver Band who are playing it. --188.222.58.219 (talk) 08:46, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I don't know this march, but I will point out that the first four bars strongly reminded of the German folk song "Die schöne Agnina" (aka "Es wollt' ein Nickelmann freien gehn"). Here is a score. It's not the same key, or melody, or rhythm, but the similarities are still striking enough for me to post this here. Not that I expect this to help, and I think 188.222 's suggestion sounds most promising. Here is their website. ---Sluzzelin talk 17:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congo Mama - Shebeleza

What is the meaning of the South African song Congo Mama - Shebeleza? According to the Youtube comments the lyrics are:

Ha i-Congo mame, Congo,

Congo mama.

Hayi bathi shebeleza njalo mama

ekuseni mama

entambama.

The singer that made it popular seems to be Joe Mafela. So what does it talk about? What is the language? Is it a folk song? --Error (talk) 17:14, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is apparently Zulu. If it is actually Zulu, it appears to literally say: Hey, Congo mother. Congo mother. Hey, say Shebeleza is the mother. Morning mother. Afternoon. Translated in normal English, it would be more like: Hey, Congo mother. Shebeleza is the Congo mother all day. If it is not Zulu, then that translation will be off by a lot. -- kainaw ™ 17:30, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. What is Shebeleza then? Google finds some Doc Shebeleza, but I hoped it had some common meaning. --Error (talk) 17:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is a family name, like Smith. It may mean something, but it is not a common word. I don't see it in any Zulu dictionaries (or anything of similar spelling or phonetic pronunciation). -- kainaw ™ 12:34, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Film title Needed

I am trying to recall the title of a film. It isn't modern - 1980s or earlier, I think. It is a classic Western setting and the plot revolves around a man hired as a sort of watchman over an old disused mine. Somehow a young girl who we believe to be his daughter enters the plot and she seduces him. There is a trial for incest and he gets off when it is somehow proved that she is not, actually his daughter.

That is all I can remember. Can anyone help? Gurumaister (talk)

Sounds like Butterfly, starring the ineffable Pia Zadora. Deor (talk) 19:39, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Ineffable" meaning, of course, "unspeakable". +An gr 19:54, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Though in the context of this film, it could mean something else :-) . 87.81.230.195 (talk) 20:50, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pia originally made a splash by appearing in public at the appropriately-named Cannes Film Festival[1] which led to a huge amount of scorn and ridicule. She has done better than a singer than as an actress. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:50, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clicks Bugs's link... Eewww!! Eye bleach! Eye bleach! +An gr 14:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

June 30

Major League Baseball umpire becomes unable to work?

What happens in a Major League Baseball game if an umpire becomes unable to perform his duties midway through the game? I can only think of one game in which this happened — the home plate umpire died of a heart attack during the opening game of Riverfront Stadium, if I remember rightly, although this was years before I was born — and although I suspect that disability or death of umpire has happened in other games, I can't think of any others. Nyttend (talk) 03:27, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That was John McSherry, and in his case they postponed the game, but normally it would be the same as with any other on-field personnel injury - he'd be taken away to a hospital or wherever, and they would continue with 3 umpires. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:42, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't expect that they could easily go with just three umpires; I'm rather surprised. More surprising, however, is McSherry; I thought it happened in the 1970s, during the first season that Riverfront was open for games. Thanks for the pointers. Nyttend (talk) 12:05, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Back in the old days, they only had one, so three is no big deal. In case you're wondering, the base umpires just shift over so there's a guy between second and third and another guy between first and second (but closer to first), though they shift around as play requires. It's unusual but not unheard of for an ump to have to quit the game due to illness or injury or whatever; they're only human, ya know. :) Matt Deres (talk) 15:03, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Most minor league games are played with three umpires, so it's perfectly workable at a high level of play; in fact only two umpires are used in a lot of amateur and college games. There have been a number of instances in the first half of the 20th century when the umpires failed to show up for a Major League game and each team supplied a player or a coach to act as an umpire for the game. It happened in an NHL game as recently as the 1980s, so I wouldn't rule it out as a possibility if there was a similar crisis at a major league baseball game. I've seen a number of games in recent years which have continued with three officials after an umpire had to leave the game because of injury or illness, and the game continued with just a short delay. --Xuxl (talk) 17:39, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen numerous occasions of the home plate umpire getting rapped with a bat or a foul ball, and having to leave the game. In that case, there is usually a bit of a delay because one of the base umpires must go inside and don all of the protective gear so he can take over behind the plate. — Michael J 21:54, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Conley - Lee Roberts

Why did soul singer Arthur Conley (Lee Roberts) decide to change his name and spend the rest of his life in Belgium and Holland? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ap1carter (talk • contribs) 04:01, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An interesting story. According to this site - and others - he was devastated by the death of his mentor Otis Redding, and was unhappy with the pressures of his record company in the US. "A tour through Europe where he felt at ease, made him decide to stay in Brussels and Amsterdam. He officially changed his name to Lee Roberts and disappeared into anonymity, until he performed live in Amsterdam in 1980 when he was recognized as Arthur Conley. He buried himself in the Netherlands in a region called 'de Achterhoek' (literally "backcorner"), in the village of Ruurlo, a beautiful, agricultural area, close to the German border. Here Roberts found the peace to deploy himself again, where he worked and ultimately died in 2003." Some of this needs to be added in to his article, if a better source can be found. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:00, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2 questions: 1. Would anyone please translate the Hindi language text in the video? 2. Why can't we embed videos on Wikipedia?

<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3Gd1TzAro</youtube>

What does the text in the above video say in English? (Any random passerby who knows an active Wikipedian that reads Hindi may want to summon them, if you would so please.)

Second, on Wikia and other wiki-networks' wikis, we can embed videos just fine (marking them up as shown above.) What's wrong with embedding them here? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 07:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know any Hindi, but for the answer to your second question, see Wikipedia:Videos. Comet Tuttle (talk) 16:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There, I pressed Ctrl+F and typed "embed" and "external" to see what I could find about embedding external videos. I couldn't find anything relevant. Is there another policy page that goes over this specifically? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 21:55, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is a satire on Tata Nano car, for it's size. In the first scence you have a typical Indian khadi-clad politico telling the other that "Bread, Cloth and House" (a famous slogan) is too old, add a car (Nano) instead of a TV ( in rural election campaigns Indian office-runner openly bribe voters that way (how shameful)). In the next scence we have a kid shopping for toy cars wanting a Nano parked outside instead of the toy in shop-window (Nano too small!) Next we have peasants sitting in rural landspace and have Nanos standing where usually buffalos should have been (Nano too cheap ! ) Next, a beggar doing rounds in a Nano ( Nano too-too much cheap !)Next, Nano is solving the traffic-jam problem by passing underneath a truck (Nano too low!)Then, a Nano driver asking a Petrol Pump attendant for "Janta Petrol" ( It is labeled "Public car" to popularise it among common men ). Then, a minister is being warned by his underlings about a strange new demand rising already - parking reservation for the poor ! Next, a housewife is complaining her hubby that the servent is making excuses on the reason that her car is deflated (In India the people who work at others' house are those who are extremely wretched - can't even afford bicycle, so such a woman having car is the most laughable thing for Indians) Jon Ascton (talk) 17:14, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks. That must be the closest answer I could get! Now, what is Janta petrol? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 21:55, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Janta or जनता is the hindi for "public". Nano was famously labelled "Janta Car" to show that it is "everyman's" car i.e. even the most hoi-polloi can own it. The man in the cartoon seems to have misunderstood that this "Janta Car" might need some special fuel i.e. Janta Petrol...!

Wikipedia does not embed off-site content into its pages. All the embedded content on WP, The images, the sounds, and the videos, is hosted on the foundation's own servers.

This is done for a variety of practical and philosophical reasons, but one major concern is that Wikipedia isn't just being built to be usefull right now, Wikipedia is being built to be a long-lasting archive of free information. One hundred years from now Wikipedia will probably still exist in one form or another, but YouTube videos come and go like the seasons.

Therefore, if you want to put a video into Wikipedia you need to have the video on your computer, and then upload it to Wikipedia's servers. (But please only do that if you intend it to be a permanent part of the encyclopedia.) APL (talk) 02:37, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Economic theory mentioned on The Big Bang Theory

Near the beginning of the episode entitled The Large Hadron Collision, the character Sheldon mentions an economic theory stating that something may be more valuable to a person simply because the other person does not have it, but I missed the name of this theory. Can anyone help? Thanks. 20.137.18.50 (talk) 12:13, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What he says in this clip (which doesn't appear to be a copyvio) is "positional good". Deor (talk) 14:43, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TV show online, international copyright !!!!! please

Please help , I have to know why when we want to watch an online episode on a foreing channel , that doesn't work !!! what's international copyright say about this , I don't understand !!! --Mounir2012 (talk) 14:25, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, take the BBC's online service iPlayer, for example, which is only available to IP addresses in the UK. This is because BBC TV programmes are paid for by the British TV licence fee. Also, the BBC may want to sell the rights to their shows to overseas TV companies. They would lose much of their selling power if the shows were freely available to the entire world online. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 14:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Which web site are you referring to? Web sites that show video can choose to exclude whoever they want from their services. We could probably be more specific if you could mention which Web site and show you're talking about. Comet Tuttle (talk) 16:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, so it's not a matter of international copyright laws that forbid a TV channel from making its content available online internationally, but rather the TV channel being able to sell that content to another market. Not all channels are like this; for example, this Catalan TV channel's website makes its content available everywhere, even in a different continent like the USA.--el Aprel (^facta-_facienda) 22:29, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Red-carded goalie

The question above about the MLB umpire being unable to perform his duties in the middle of a game reminded me of a question I pondered last weekend: What would happen in a soccer game (for the sake of concreteness, let's say at the World Cup) if a team's goalie gets red-carded off the field? Would the team seriously have to play without a goalie? Would one of the other defensive players take over the role of goalie, complete with the special permissions granted to goalie like being allowed to catch the ball with their hands? Or would the defensive players just have to do their best with just their feet and heads, same as when the goalie was there? +An gr 15:12, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Another player takes over in goal and can do whatever goalkeepers do. It doesn't have to be a defender. This happened in one of the World Cup games a week or so ago. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 15:16, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or the coach can substitute an outfield player for a goalkeeper on the bench if he has one available. Nanonic (talk) 15:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, just to clarify, the specialist goalkeeper would come off the bench, go in goal, and the team would then carry on playing with 9 rather than 10 outfield players. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:51, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Outfield player" means everyone except the goalie? (Sorry, until now I only knew the term "outfield" from baseball.) +An gr 15:54, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes indeed. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 15:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There have been occasions (I can't remember a specific example offhand) when the goalkeeper has been sent off after all of the team's three substitutes have been used. In that case, one of the outfield players would indeed have to go in goal, but once they are designated in that position they then take on all the rights of the goalkeeper, in terms of being able to handle the ball within the penalty area. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:14, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an example. Ghmyrtle (talk) 19:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

While FIFA's Laws of the Game do not address this situation directly, they do state that of the maximum 11 players on the field, one of them must be a goalkeeper (p. 15, PDF's 17), and a goalkeeper can be substituted for any other player on the field under the simple conditions on the following page. It's interesting that this World Cup, one team (I forget which) wanted to add an extra outfield player to their roster in one of their 3 FIFA-designated goalkeeper positions, which FIFA forbade. However, the language of this Law of the Game would seem to permit it.--el Aprel (^facta-_facienda) 22:23, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The aforementioned incident during this year's World Cup was the South Africa-Uruguay game. The South African keeper Itumeleng Khune was red-carded, and replaced by their other keeper, Moeneeb Josephs (Uruguay of course immediately scored on him with a penalty kick). Adam Bishop (talk) 23:58, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an example of a goalie getting sent-off then a outfield player donning the goalie gloves, going in goal and saving the subsequent penalty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvA9QyeDhV0)! ny156uk (talk) 21:32, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some answers and anecdotes: As per Adam Bishop above, in the South Africa-Uruguay game Steven Pienaar was substituted for Moeneeb Josephs when Itumeleng Khune was sent off. In 1996 in the league match between Leeds United and Middlesbrough F.C., Leeds goalkeeper John Lukic was sent-off and Lucas Radebe (a defender) took over the goalkeeping duties, thus no-one had to be sub'ed to make way for a goalie off the bench. The team that wanted to use an outfield player in one of their 3 designated goalkeeper spots was North Korea. Zunaid 08:41, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shutter Island

In the movie Shutter Island, is DiCaprio's character really the sane Marshall Teddy Daniels whose wife gets killed by Andrew Laeddis or is he himself Andrew Laeddis? Or is it a story with no actual ending where we ourselves have to decide what to believe? Thanks. --119.155.31.219 (talk) 16:50, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See Shutter Island.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:26, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's explained clearly in the movie that he is Andew Laeddis. That's what the entire movie is about. --mboverload @ 21:24, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

July 1

Name of a song

I've heard this song a few times now, and I don't know what it's called. The chorus goes, "Into your heart (arms?) and you're too late" and the genre is rock. The singer(s) is/are male. There's a part when the music stops and the chorus is sung a cappella. Can anyone help me out? Eagles 24/7 (C) 04:12, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You Give Love A Bad Name? --Frumpo (talk) 07:21, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If so, it's actually "Shot through the heart and you're to blame"--Frumpo (talk) 07:24, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep that's it, thanks. ;D Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dr house

When is AXN-India going to broadcast the new season 6th of Dr house in India, i am sure like me there would be lakhs of fans who must be waiting desperately? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Imran7573 (talk • contribs) 10:07, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you identify a Liv Ullmann film?

Which film is being referred to in the Momus song "What Will Death Be Like?" when he sings: "Death will be unlike the sea as it thunders on Liv Ullmann vanishing under the rollers"? --85.211.145.215 (talk) 11:14, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good TV

I'm looking to buy a new TV mainly used for gaming. I really don't know much in this area. I looking for LCD with good graphics. Anyone have suggestions? Price range is 1k-2k and around 50 inch. Money is tight (talk) 14:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For gaming, I strongly suggest getting p instead of i. While all i televisions have flicker suppression, I still see it. So, look at the standard line of 42" 1080p televisions. The price range will run between $500 and $1500. The cheapest ones will have low luminosity, slow refresh, and very little contrast between the whitest white and blackest black. -- kainaw ™ 15:00, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As regards brands, you will no doubt get many different opinions. FWIW I find Sony and Panasonic models overpriced, and Samsung models reasonably priced and reliable. --Viennese Waltz ^talk 15:04, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to save money, you could investigate getting a 720p television rather than a 1080i or 1080p television. Game developers are told by certain console manufacturers that users can't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p HDTVs when playing a game, and most developers instruct their console to use a 720p graphics buffer, for speed and memory reasons; so a 1080p display won't improve such games' graphics. Of course you should compare personally. Comet Tuttle (talk) 16:35, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to whether the console cares about 1080p vs 720p, I recommend you go to a store and see if you care about 1080p vs 720p. In my experience, I can't spot the difference on a 50-inch screen at a distance of about 4 feet -- and that's trying to spot the difference. The distance at which I would actually care is even less, and the distance at which I sit is substantially more. — Lomn 16:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Question regarding licenses

Hello, I intend to translate a number of songs which were written between 1900 and 1950 in South America. These lyrics are widely available in several websites/internet. My question is: can I create a wikipedia article/articles by just copying the original lyrics, indicating the authors and the year they were published and then provide a translation? The authors are most likely dead however, they have not been dead for 70 years as requested in one of the wikipedia Q's and A's. Thanks for the advice. Dichi5 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dichi5 (talk • contribs) 22:33, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, this doesn't sound like a Wikipedia article, whether or not the lyrics have fallen into the public domain or not. See WP:FIRST for a guide to creating your first article. Any song article has to satisfy the guidelines at WP:MUSIC to avoid getting deleted. As WP:MUSIC says, most songs don't have sufficient notability to merit an article, and if you create an article about a non-notable song, it will end up getting deleted. As an example of a very short song article that seems to have been deemed notable enough, see Runnin' With The Devil, and at the other extreme, All You Need Is Love (The JAMs song) is a featured article, which has been worked on until it's in the class of the best articles on Wikipedia. Comet Tuttle (talk) 23:15, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. I still believe my article will have merit as it will be helpful to those who are trying to understand the hidden meaning of certain lyrics. A local jargon is used by the composers and only those of us who understand the jargon can explain the lyrics to people from other backgrounds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dichi5 (talk • contribs) 13:15, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might have better luck writing an article about the jargon, with examples, than writing individual articles about the songs, unless they are provably notable. An article on the local jargon in which the songs are written, with examples of how it is used, could be very interesting, and also allows you to include quotes from the songs without reproducing them entirely. 86.164.57.20 (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TV show displaying patterns of abuse

I was watching Supernanny on YouTube. The family being observed was the Davis family. They were the family in which the father was seen cursing and swearing at, and striking his children. What he did was very shocking and uncalled for. I read comments. A few of them said on an episode of Inside Edition, that family was under police investigation for child abuse. Some comments also said the father went to jail and the mother is also going for neglect. Apparently she allowed the abuse to happen and did nothing to try and stop it. The children went into foster care. Where was the real father of the mother's oldest daughter? (The Davis father is actually the oldest daughter's stepfather.) What's going on with the family right now?24.90.202.208 (talk) 22:40, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

July 2

Open casting call policy/convention for more-than-extra roles

I just saw this: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/02/england.harry.potter.attack/index.html?hpt=C2 and it isn't clear to me how major movie makers decide/are required to have (or specifically not have) either a casting call open to the public or open only to card-carrying (e.g. SAG) actors. Can someone explain? Thanks! 20.137.18.50 (talk) 18:10, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Screen Actors Guild tries mightily to make sure producers use only SAG actors. So, firstly, SAG actors promise to not work for any producer who has not signed a SAG contract. (Many voiceover actors in SAG do nonunion work under a pseudonym, but that's another matter.) This is the usual reason that producers sign a SAG agreement; and once a producer has signed a SAG agreement, that producer can only use union actors. (see this book, page 70.) The producer may be able to get a waiver from SAG to allow the hiring of a nonunion actor, but that's up to SAG. Producers can do a casting call for union and nonunion actors alike; there is no SAG requirement to exclude nonunion actors from casting calls; but SAG does get the right to look at the sign-in sheet and see what you are doing. Comet Tuttle (talk) 19:13, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So if once producers want to hire a non-union actor they have to get permission (for an exception to the norm of union-only actors for speaking roles) from SAG to hire someone for their movie, that would pretty much mean that every time you hear about some unknown that got famous by going to an audition on a whim, a special exception was involved. Am I understanding correctly? Thanks.20.137.18.50 (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but I don't think the exception is quite as big of a deal as you suggest. This site says that Taft-Hartley waiver applications are rarely turned down by SAG. (I could see why; I believe it's because the closed shop is illegal in the US.) If a nonunion member nails the audition, the impressed producer could get the Taft-Hartley exception, then the actor's got 30 days to work both union and nonunion jobs; and after that, for the next union job (if I am understanding all this correctly from the actor's point of view), the actor has to join the union. This book mentions that SAG signatories are supposed to get all their extras from the Screen Extras Guild, too, for what it's worth. Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:13, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

July 3

pink panther episode

What was the name of the Pink Panther episode where Pink Panther visits the castle and the vampire tries to suck his blood but unsuccessful? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.116.76 (talk) 03:29, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Plasma? ---Sluzzelin talk 09:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What was the name of the episode where Pink Panther is lonely and doesn't have a girlfriend but he starts dreaming that he has one?

Getting work as a film extra

I live quite close to several large film studios in the UK. If I fancied trying to get a job as an extra (I have zero experience in this field), can I just drive up to the studio and ask to see someone in charge of casting extras? Astronaut (talk) 03:40, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why not? You could also call them on the telephone and ask. Fortune favors the bold. --Jayron32 03:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, as an extra ... typically no experience is needed or called for. Good luck! (64.252.65.146 (talk) 20:31, 3 July 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Song identification

For some reason this song popped into my head but I can't quite hear enough of it in my head or remember where I heard it to track down what it is. So, given you guys' track record of spotting songs from the barest of details, I've come here to help me with the earworm that hasn't quite surfaced...

It's a fairly recent artist I think. I want to say Moby but can't be sure. I've heard the song in popular films but, no surprise here, can't think of any of the titles. It's a fairly simple song with staccato lyrics that are almost spoken or chanted instead of sung. By simple, I mean that there aren't a lot of instruments, it's mostly just a beat with possibly some guitars. And I vaguely remember there being something about a mountain in the lyrics. Anyone have a guess? Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 04:17, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Its Pepper (song) by the Butthole Surfers. I am 99% certain. The song is more spoken than sung, the instrumentation is sparse, and the chorus has the line "They were all in love with dyin'/They were drinking from a fountain/That was pouring like an avalanche/Coming down the mountain". I would be surprised if it weren't that. --Jayron32 04:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. You're close though! I Googled that and heard a clip. There are some similarities but it's not it. The song I'm thinking of is a bit faster than that and the singer doesn't sound as monotone. Dismas|^(talk) 04:55, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mountain Song by Jane's Addiction? --Jayron32 04:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Too hard rock. Try again, please. Dismas|^(talk) 05:15, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't you remember the name of one of the films (or do you watch so many modern popular movies that you lose track?) and look up the soundtrack (or let us comb the soundtrack for you)? 81.131.55.26 (talk) 14:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of Moby's tracks off of Play could easily qualify, and the Butthole Surfers answer seems perfect... Beck's "Loser" sounds a lot like "Pepper".... can you throw anything else out about the track? Shadowjams (talk) 08:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry but I can't remember anything else. And I do watch quite a few films. Dismas|^(talk) 21:34, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Who is the 6th Planeteer with the Indian dot at 1:45 on this episode?

In that episode of Captain Planet that takes place in a pollution-free future, an unknown 6th planeteer makes a brief statement at 1:45 in this video. I've looked high and low for her name, and even searched for scripts that repeat her quote: Incredible. How could such stupid, selfish people ever have had any influence? As Google wouldn't be forthcoming this time, would anyone here please figure out who that 6th planeteer was, and what her power is? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 05:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

From watching the clip and remembering back to when I watched the shows, there is no sixth Planeteer. She is wearing a shirt with the logo on it, but I don't recall that being limited to Planeteers. Why do you think she is a Planeteer? ^Avic_ennasis @ 01:20, 22 Tamuz 5770 / 4 July 2010 (UTC)

She's with the rest of the planeteers. Why else would she be with them? --Let Us Update Wikipedia: Dusty Articles 01:47, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

censorship

Hi everybody. I'm a canadian visiting my brother in the 'States. I don't mean to sound crass here but Why do they censor nipples on television? I can understand censoring genitalia but breasts are a natural part of the female figure, as natural as hair. And even more so, they can display the most erotic part (the "body" or the breast, if you will) and censor the part that is not erotic at all! 76.229.237.118 (talk) 14:28, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Before you jump to any conclusions, check out Cinemax. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 14:51, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I note that the OP is using an IP based in Wisconsin. Their attitudes are considerably more liberal. The mammary organs are on constant display across the state. Most often on cows, of course. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just taking a moment to point out that genitalia are also a natural part of the female (and male) figure, as natural as hair. Consider how you feel about genitalia, that makes you understand why people would censor it. Then understand that some cultures feel that way about nipples, just as some cultures have felt about shoulders, or ankles, or knees, or feet. 86.164.57.20 (talk) 15:32, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Considering the furore over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe failure" at the Super Bowl, I get the impression that when it comes to TV, the US is surprisingly conservative; and this is despite the USA's position as the world's largest producer of pornography. On the other hand, much of the Family Guy episode "PTV" satirizes the USA's attitude very well. Astronaut (talk) 17:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The FCC regulates the public airwaves, and sets the rules to conform to what are presumed to be a broad base of public taste. The rules are different on pay cable channels such as HBO or Cinemax. One thing to keep in mind is that the U.S. was founded on puritanism, so it shouldn't be surprising that we're both excessively attracted by and repelled by sexual imagery. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Answer: Don't question American censorship. Your head will hurt. --mboverload @ 21:21, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For whatever reason, Americans are extremely conservative when it comes to their television and radio. And to breasts in general. Numerous places have tried to ban breastfeeding in public (see the link for more on that for the US). Add to the list of examples:

NYPD Blue which was not aired in some areas or moved to later time slots due to its use of strong language and, something that was ground breaking at the time, shots of naked mens butts.
Howard Stern, and other shock jocks would get sued and fined and so on over things they said on their radio show. Eventually, Stern and others moved to satellite radio to avoid the restrictions of the FCC.

So, yeah, America has some interesting hang ups when it comes to the human body in general. Dismas|^(talk) 00:13, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Auction chant

I am curious as to why an auction chant is spoken so rapidly by the auctioneer? Is it to make the proceedings run more quickly and efficiently? Is it a psychological tactic to put "pressure" on the bidders (i.e., to commit to a purchase in a "rushed" sense without time to really mull it over)? What is the basic underlying rationale of the auction chant technique? I read the Wikipedia article, which states: "giving the illusion that the auctioneer is talking fast, and thus creating more excitement and bidding anxiety among the bidding crowd". But, I am seeking more information beyond that one statement. Thanks. (64.252.65.146 (talk) 19:54, 3 July 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Porn actors

In the USA, are porn actors generally part of an actor's union (like SAG)? Or do they have their own specific porn actor's union? Or are they not union workers at all? Thanks. (64.252.65.146 (talk) 23:29, 3 July 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Apparently not as of 1997. Dismas|^(talk) 23:49, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And not as of 2010 either... I can't post the link as a link since it's blacklisted if you check the link to examiner.com about half way down this page of search results, you can see my source. Dismas|^(talk) 23:54, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

July 4