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= February 28 = |
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== Football scores == |
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I do not know much about football or its scoring, so I am asking my question here. I was looking at some high school football game scores. In some games, the final score was listed as a tie score between both teams. And, in other games, the final score was listed as one team winning in overtime. All of these games were games between the same exact high schools (their annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry), so I am not comparing different schools in different leagues (or whatever the divisions are called). For example, the score might state: ''In 2005, High School X tied High School Y with a score of 14-14. And in 2006, High School X beat High School Y by a score of 21-14 in overtime'' (or something similar to that example, with the exact score numbers not being important). So, my question is ... why do they "allow" ties to stand in some games? Yet in other games, they do not allow a tie to stand and they need to break the tie with overtime play? Again, these are all the same exact type of game (regular season play) ... and not any "special" type of game such as end-of-the-year state championships or semi-finals or finals or what have you. So, any insights into this? I am asking about such football scores in general, whether it be high school, college, or professional NFL game scores. Thanks in advance. ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 16:01, 28 February 2010 (UTC)) |
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:Overtime for tied regular-season games is a fairly recent innovation. The NFL, for example, used to have quite a few tied games before the overtime rules were put in. Since then there have been many fewer ties. At the amateur level, I think they keep playing "shootouts" until someone wins, at least at the college level. Not sure about high school, but there's not much point in playing overtime if it can still end in a tie (outside the NFL). And if a game is a championship game, obviously there are no ties. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 16:12, 28 February 2010 (UTC) |
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:: Thanks. These are the games that I am talking about: [[Notre Dame High School (West Haven)#Green Bowl]]. I notice that there was OT in 1980 ... (and there may be other OT scores that simply are not listed as such). However, there were several tie scores ''after'' 1980 ... some in the 1990's and such. So, at least in this instance, it seems that there are tie scores allowed ''even after'' there is an OT system in place ... no? This is confusing. Any insights? Thanks! ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 16:24, 28 February 2010 (UTC)) |
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:::I don't follow high school football. It's possible there were various rule changes. Maybe they played an overtime period like the NFL rather than having a shootout. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 16:48, 28 February 2010 (UTC) |
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*Is a [[shootout (sports)|shootout]] even possible in [[American football|football]]? It doesn't seem to make sense. I think the posters mentioning that possibility may have bene thinking of [[Association football|soccer]]. The mention of the NFL in the original question makes it clear what [[football (word)|meaning of "football"]] was intended. --Anonymous, 21:00 UTC, March 1, 2010. |
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:::: Yes, it could very well be a change of regulations within that league / division. But, the change certainly seems to be going in the "wrong" direction. I would think that progressive changes would be implemented to avoid ties, not to maintain them. But, I concede that I know little about football and its scoring practices. Any other thoughts? Anyone? Thanks. ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 18:15, 28 February 2010 (UTC)) |
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:::::I'm not familiar with the rules of Conn. high school football but it could be they have or had a system similar to that of the NFL, in which a game is declared a tie if no one scores after a certain amount of overtime is played. That would allow an overtime victory one year and a tie the next. -- [[User:Mwalcoff|Mwalcoff]] ([[User talk:Mwalcoff|talk]]) 23:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC) |
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::::::This is what I was about to suggest. I seem to remember from my high school days a rule of this sort. There was just one overtime and if it was still a tie, then it was a tie for good. I think it has something to do with keeping the games from running too late. The thinking being that due to the score being tied, the teams must be rather evenly matched and a tie can be dealt with. There's also the possibility that it has something to do with having kids playing for that long. Some teams may not have very many players for a particular position, such as quarterback. So by having the same one or two people playing that position for hours on end, it starts to smell a bit like a child protection issue. <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 01:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::::::That's a good point. As I recall, high school games also have just 12-minute quarters instead of 15 as college and NFL do. But the physical stress factor I expect is part of the reason regular season NFL games only allow for one overtime period. You don't want to expend excessive energy on just one game, unless it's a playoff with "no tomorrow", hence a tie would not work. Baseball and basketball are different - they can go on forever, even during the regular season. Japan has a 12-inning rule. There could be some merit to that. Meanwhile, to find the specific answer to the original question, I suspect he would have to resort to tracking down newspapers on microfilm for the given games and find out what was up. I say that because it's been tough enough to try to find the chronology of NFL and college football rules. Finding the evolution of 50 individual states rules, or even one, could be a serious challenge. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 01:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::::::::From personal experience, most highschool and other pre-college community leagues do indeed tend to let ties stand in the regular season and force overtime in the playoffs.[[User:NByz|NByz]] ([[User talk:NByz|talk]]) 05:49, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Thanks to all for the above discussion. It was very helpful. Thank you! ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 14:06, 2 March 2010 (UTC)) |
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== Radio Bob and 9Live == |
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Why can't Radio Bob continue the ADR signal after the shutdown of the analog satellite signal of the German TV channel 9Live? --[[Special:Contributions/88.76.18.70|88.76.18.70]] ([[User talk:88.76.18.70|talk]]) 16:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC) |
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= March 1 = |
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== Router/Modem for Xbox Live == |
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I always thought I couldn't get xbox live without high-speed internet, but I just read something online and it said I don't even need a computer to play xbox live. This is exactly what the guy said "You dont even need a computer to play on Live. Just get an ethernet cable (costs about $15 depending on the length of it) and plug it into your Xbox and your router (or modem) and you are all set". Now is what the guy said true, cause I have been waiting a long time to get high-speed internet so I can play xbox live and then this guy says I don't even need a computer. I live in a rural area and I have dial-up internet and I'm about to move to another house closer to town and get high-speed internet in 2 or 3 months, but could I have had xbox live this whole time. I always thought I knew what I needed in order to get xbox live, but what this guy said, I just don't know anymore. If the answer on this question is yes, can you explain step-by-step what I'm supposed to do and how I'm supposed to do it. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/63.3.15.129|63.3.15.129]] ([[User talk:63.3.15.129|talk]]) 00:35, 1 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:You'll need a broadband (high-speed internet) connection of some sort, unfortunately - it's just that you don't need a computer _as well_ - you don't have to connect anything to your broadband apart from the Xbox. Your problem is the other way round - you have a computer (which you don't need), but you don't have broadband (which you do need). [[User:Tevildo|Tevildo]] ([[User talk:Tevildo|talk]]) 00:56, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::You are supposed to have a broadband connection. It's true you don't need a computer; you can plug your Xbox directly into your router or your ''cable modem'' or ''DSL modem'' (but not a dialup modem). I'd be interested, though, to find out if anybody has ever tried having a Windows PC with dialup Internet service share its Internet connection via an Ethernet cable. Windows ''may'' allow this. If this workaround did work, it would be horribly slow, of course. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 02:07, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::See [[Internet Connection Sharing]]. It just requires a crossover Ethernet cable. However, I doubt that even 56.6 would be fast enough for online gaming. [[User:Tevildo|Tevildo]] ([[User talk:Tevildo|talk]]) 02:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::::Undoubtedly this rig would be a disaster for online gaming — no publishers test their games' Xbox Live performance at such slow speeds, much less optimize performance at such a low bandwidth number — but it could let a 360 owner sign up for an Xbox Live account, log Achievements, text chat, and (very slowly) download [[Xbox Live Arcade]] games. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 04:07, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Ice hockey strategy == |
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One thing I don't understand about hockey is the importance (or comparable lack thereof) of strategy in the game. |
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In baseball and (American) football and to some extent basketball, the coaches are constantly making decisions on what plays to run. In hockey, there don't seem to be a lot of set plays -- everything seems (to my untrained eye) to be kind of spontaneous. |
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So what do the coaches do during a game? Do they do anything other than decide who's on what line and make broad tactical pronouncements (as in "let's forecheck aggressively")? |
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Also, when they're playing four-on-four, which position is removed (LW, RW, C, LD or RD)? -- [[User:Mwalcoff|Mwalcoff]] ([[User talk:Mwalcoff|talk]]) 04:13, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Strategy in basketball, soccer (football), and hockey are very similar. The game is too fast for a coach to step in and say, "OK guys, lets get in formation X and try to do Y." The players must be trained to know what formation the other players will go into. They must be trained to know who will be where at any time. So, there is a lot of strategy, but there is little time to change strategy in the middle of a game. That doesn't mean that the coach can't start yelling some keyword from the sidelines to cause his team to suddenly change strategy. It just means that the coaches don't plan to be in the position to try and change a strategy in the middle of a game. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 05:42, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:The positions (forgot you asked) are center, goalie, wing, and defense. Those are rather general positions. All it really means is you have a goalie, a guy on each end, and one in the middle. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 05:46, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::When speaking of a "4 on 4" in hockey, the goalies are not counted. --[[User:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F">LarryMac</font>]][[User talk:LarryMac|<font color="#3EABBF"><small> | Talk</small></font>]] 12:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::The biggest strategy during play is determining which lines (left and right wingers + centre) and defence pairs will play next. The home team has last change (substitution) at stoppages, so they may try to create favourable line matchups, or have specific defensemen on the ice in certain situations. (Players may also change when the puck is in play, but whether players will change depends where the puck is). Additionally, they may decide to mix up the lines -- take a winger or centre from one line and play him on another. They are also suggesting specific strategies to players not currently on the ice. Typical shifts are less than a minute in a professional game. -- [[User:Flyguy649|Flyguy649]] [[User talk:Flyguy649|<sup>talk]]</sup> 05:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::: Further strategic considerations involve when to let the opposite team have the puck, whether to aggressively pursue the puck or to fall back defensively, whether to trust your goalie to stop the puck or to prevent shots in the first place. Playing to hit or playing to avoid being hit are all things to think about. Hockey is ''fast'', especially compared to any other team sport, so it appears random to spectators unfamiliar with the game. |
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And, contrary to what Kainaw said above, coaches can change strategy in the middle of the game, though it's easier between periods than during the play itself. [[User:Aaronite|Aaronite]] ([[User talk:Aaronite|talk]]) 18:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:I think Kainaw meant that coaches get to set general approaches such as 'be more aggressive" or "guard against the breakout" rather than in baseball or football where they get to say "walk this batter" or "run pattern 23 now". For those of you watching the gold medal game last night, also note that the coach gets to decide when the goalie gets pulled. [[User:DJ Clayworth|DJ Clayworth]] ([[User talk:DJ Clayworth|talk]]) 18:20, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Teams do run (or attempt to run) some set plays during power plays or on face-offs. You may have seen in yesterday's gold medal game that, when the coaches called time-outs as time was running out in the third period, they both had boards in their hands showing diagrams of set plays. The idea is: "if we win this face-off, here's what I want you guys (or gals) to do". To get back to the 4 on 4 question, most teams will play 2 defensemen, a center and a winger in these situations, pulling the other winger. In rare cases, a coach will keep a regular forward line with only one defenseman. --[[User:Xuxl|Xuxl]] ([[User talk:Xuxl|talk]]) 19:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::Thanks all. -- [[User:Mwalcoff|Mwalcoff]] ([[User talk:Mwalcoff|talk]]) 23:38, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::Not sure if the OP is still checking in, but [[:Category:Ice hockey strategy]] may be a useful starting point for research. Such topics as the [[2-1-2 Forecheck]] and [[Neutral zone trap]] may also be helpful. --[[User:Jayron32|<font style="color:#000099">Jayron</font>]]'''''[[User talk:Jayron32|<font style="color:#009900">32</font>]]''''' 17:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Kate Nash == |
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In her cover of "I'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance" by Black Kids, how is it played? |
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= December 4 = |
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I can hear her guitar fine, and the chords appear to be F G C A7 but what about the second guitar that comes in? Is it playing the same progression with different strumming? Double speed? Is it the same but moved up an octave? |
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== Kitty Clive 1956 (TV play) Critics Response == |
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second guitar comes in at 0:21 |
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I'm looking to try and find what critics thought about the 1956 TV play Kitty Clive but struggling to find any newspaper articles about the TV play. So can any of you try and find out what critics thought about the TV play as well as a link so then I can include in a draft I'm making about the TV play/TV movie. [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 00:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
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Why don't you send a message to the uploader of the video and ask them? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 11:11, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== The Kids International Show 1982 plot == |
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==Bangin' Piano Choons== |
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can any of my guys try and find out what the plot is of the 1982 tv mini series ''The Kids International Show'' produced by the [[BBC]]. [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 00:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Does this help? https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07d22f93bc2f44158381f8934b9584c0 [[User:TrogWoolley|TrogWoolley]] ([[User talk:TrogWoolley|talk]]) 07:43, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Well they don't come much faster than [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6A-JYbu1Os&feature=related this]. (Or do they? And is it classical or long enough)?--[[User:Shantavira|Shantavira]]|[[User talk:Shantavira|<sup>feed me</sup>]] 14:49, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::Yes [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 15:30, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 5 = |
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:Did you pick Chopin because it's his 200th birthday today, or just at random? -- [[User:JackofOz|<font face="Papyrus">Jack of Oz</font>]] [[User talk:JackofOz#top|<font face="Papyrus">'' ... speak! ... ''</font>]] 20:13, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:: Oh, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DsdX7vWFiM&feature=related here]'s a fast one - Liszt's ''Gnomenreigen''. -- [[User:JackofOz|<font face="Papyrus">Jack of Oz</font>]] [[User talk:JackofOz#top|<font face="Papyrus">'' ... speak! ... ''</font>]] 20:20, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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[[Flight of the Bumblebee]]? Our article has a sound file. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) 21:22, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Strange Experiences (1955-1962) made by which company == |
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:::I didn't know the big chap was 200 today, unless my internal musical clock is getting RSS from somewhere [[Special:Contributions/195.60.13.52|195.60.13.52]] ([[User talk:195.60.13.52|talk]]) 10:18, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Strange Experiences was a series that ran from 1955-1962 however on [[IMDB]] it's not been confirmed which company produced the series so can any of you guys try and find out which company produced the series. [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 17:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:"Mysterious tales introduced by '''Peter Williams''', and produced by Derick Williams, that were screened on ATV London from the very first week it was broadcasting."<sup>[https://www.78rpm.co.uk/tvw.htm#stex]</sup> ([[Associated Television|ATV London]] was part of the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV network]].) Look up Derick Williams on IMDb: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930431]. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 03:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:A bit more modern: the 1st and 3d movements of ''[[Islamey]]'', the 3d movement, "Scarbo", from ''[[Gaspard de la nuit]]''. Quite a bit more modern, and insanely fast: just about any of [[Conlon Nancarrow]]'s studies for player piano. ---[[User:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]] [[User talk:Sluzzelin|<small>talk</small>]] 22:33, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ype2E5LJWMA&feature=related Dusapin], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xudZ3J4EeoQ&feature=related Scriabin], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p889zT1SKsc&feature=related Pasternak!], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZTaiDHqs5s Ligeti], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uq3lbAlAnI&feature=related Lutoslawski] not always fast, but bangin' ''<small><font color="#000000">[[User:MeltBanana|meltBanana]]</font></small>'' 23:50, 1 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::That doesn't answer the question. It names the individual producer and the distribution company, but not the production company, which may or may not be the same as the <del>production</del> distribution company. (For example, for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' during at least part of its original run, [[NBC]] was the distribution company, [[Gene Roddenberry]] was the executive producer and other people were also producers, but the production company was [[Desilu]]. The question asks for the company corresponding to the latter. In the IMDB it would be under "company credits", but as Matthew said, it isn't.) --[[Special:Contributions/142.112.149.206|142.112.149.206]] ([[User talk:142.112.149.206|talk]]) 03:01, 7 December 2024 (UTC) (edited later) |
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= March 2 = |
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:::But Derick Williams' IMDb entry says "Headed his own production company in the 1950's", which is suggestive. |
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:::The Series' entry has a link "See production info at IMDbPro": I am not signed up to IMDBPro, but is the querant and has he followed this up? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} [[Special:Contributions/94.1.211.243|94.1.211.243]] ([[User talk:94.1.211.243|talk]]) 17:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 6 = |
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== Thomas & Uber Cup (Badminton) == |
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== "The Boxer" == |
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Friends, i am a resident of India and an aspiring badminton pro. I wish to watch the thomas & Uber Badminton Cup on TV or computer. can you please inform me as in which indian channel or web tv or any other medium is it being shown, its timings, etc. Bye. Kvees. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/164.100.1.97|164.100.1.97]] ([[User talk:164.100.1.97|talk]]) 05:55, 2 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Maybe try searching google. No one here is really that inelegant, we just use google to find answers. Cut out the middle man and do it yourself and safe all the time! <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 11:11, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Starting ~0:36, [[The Boxer|that song]] features a raspy, low-pitched reed (?) instrument; what is it? Bassoon? The sources that I find only mention guitars and the piccolo trumpet (that's not it). -- [[Special:Contributions/136.56.165.118|136.56.165.118]] ([[User talk:136.56.165.118|talk]]) 19:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== Olympic medals ceremony == |
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: Our [[The_Boxer#Creation_and_recording|article]] mentions a [[bass harmonica]], and judging from, e.g., [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NuEumHWC-Q this video] I don't see any reason to doubt that. --[[User:Wrongfilter|Wrongfilter]] ([[User talk:Wrongfilter|talk]]) 19:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::That sounds like it; thanks! --[[Special:Contributions/136.56.165.118|136.56.165.118]] ([[User talk:136.56.165.118|talk]]) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIP8qx5J4L0 Here] is an interview with the fellow who played it on the record. --[[User:Wrongfilter|Wrongfilter]] ([[User talk:Wrongfilter|talk]]) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:::: Thanks again! --[[Special:Contributions/136.56.165.118|136.56.165.118]] ([[User talk:136.56.165.118|talk]]) 20:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== ITV 60 DVD episodes == |
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Are there some nations that do not have a national anthem? I assume "yes", but I am not sure. If so, what song do they play at the Olympics medal ceremony if that nation's athlete wins the gold medal? Also, what national anthem (or what song) do they play if the gold medal is awarded to athletes from, say, a [[Mixed team at the Olympics|mixed-nation team]]? Thank you. ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 14:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)) |
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:As I recall, during games that were played soon after the CCCP broke up and before they fully re-established themselves as just "Russia", there was some kind of generic anthem played - possibly an Olympic-related song. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 14:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::Yeah, the [[Unified Team at the Olympics|Unified Team]] used the [[Olympic Anthem]] for their medals. [[User:Nanonic|Nanonic]] ([[User talk:Nanonic|talk]]) 14:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::The key question would be whether it was their choice or the IOC's choice. For example, let's suppose [[Sealand]] had won the hockey tournament and had no anthem. They might have opted for "We Are the Champions", or "Celebration", or maybe even "Hey, Jude". ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 15:12, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::My understanding is that countries that are members of the IOC advise it of what their anthem is, and that is what is used. However, some teams do not represent member countries, such as the previously-mentioned Unified Team in 1992. In this case the Olympic Anthem is used. I believe that Taiwan (which competes under the name [[Chinese Taipei]] in the Olympics) falls in the same category. Some countries have borrowed another country's anthem: at the [[1980 Winter Olympic Games|Lake Placid Games]], Liechtenstein used "[[God Save the King]]" as their anthem at the time, since they did not have a "national" anthem (not sure if that has changed). At the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[Scotland National Football Team|Scotland]] (and presumably Northern Ireland and Wales, although they haven't qualified for a finals for a while) does not have an anthem of its own. --[[User:Xuxl|Xuxl]] ([[User talk:Xuxl|talk]]) 15:49, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::::Liechtenstein's anthem, [[Oben am jungen Rhein]], has the same melody as "God Save the King/Queen" but different words. -- [[User:Mwalcoff|Mwalcoff]] ([[User talk:Mwalcoff|talk]]) 17:24, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::::<small>The really are my favourite country: Britain's anthem, [[Haiti]]'s flag, and you can [http://www.tourismus.li/en/navpage-GroupsLI-eventagenturenli-330051.html rent the whole country for a business conference] (the government website used to say this more explicitly). [[Special:Contributions/86.177.121.239|86.177.121.239]] ([[User talk:86.177.121.239|talk]]) 03:50, 3 March 2010 (UTC) </small> |
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I've been wanting to know what ITV episodes from which shows are on the ''ITV 60 DVD''. [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 19:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/itv-at-60-box-set-review/ This] has a listing. Is that good enough? --[[User:Wrongfilter|Wrongfilter]] ([[User talk:Wrongfilter|talk]]) 20:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 9 = |
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::I would be interested to know why exactly it is the OP assumes there even are countries with no national anthem. I'd instantly assume the opposite, and would be surprised to find a country with no anthem. [[User:TomorrowTime|TomorrowTime]] ([[User talk:TomorrowTime|talk]]) 08:45, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::: There are probably nations without ''official'' national anthems. Even the USA was in that category when the Olympics started. But a song doesn't need an official mandate from the government to be the National Anthem. If everyone assumes that it is the anthem then it is. |
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::: Perhaps really new or recently reorganized countries might not have a current anthem? Even if they were in that situation, it'd be easy enough for that country's Olympic committee to pick some vaguely patriotic tune and hand it over to the IOC. [[User:APL|APL]] ([[User talk:APL|talk]]) 15:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13 == |
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::::: To TomorrowTime – I am the OP. I had assumed that ''most'' countries do indeed have a national anthem. But, I was thinking that — throughout history, not necessarily today — there might be several reasons that a country might not have a national anthem. The map is constantly changing and new countries are being "added" and "subtracted" all the time. (That is, countries overtake other countries ... or, some countries break apart from others, thereby establishing themselves as a "new" country ... and the like.) Sometimes, I assume that there might be a very brief window between these events and the actual holding of the Olympic Games of that particular year. Thus, the "new" country (or newly-formed or newly-recognized or newly-reorganized country) might not have had quite enough time to pick a national anthem. In the midst of political upheaval and restructuring, I'd think that they would have bigger fish to fry than worrying about a song. That was the underlying basis of my original question as the OP. Also, as pointed out above, sometimes a country might not have an ''official'' national anthem ... and therefore, technically at least, they have ''no'' national anthem. So, I was not sure how the Olympics powers-that-be handle these unusual circumstances as they popped up throughout history. Thanks. ([[Special:Contributions/64.252.68.102|64.252.68.102]] ([[User talk:64.252.68.102|talk]]) 17:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)) |
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'''''A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13''''' may have been a silent film, but I cannot find any information about it or its plot. If anyone has any knowledge about this possibly non-existent film, I would be delighted to hear. Thank you in advance. <span style="font-family: Vivaldi; ">[[User:Oleeveeya|<span style="color: #B9003C">Oleeveeya</span>]] [[User talk:Oleeveeya|<span style="color: #4D2D76">(talk)</span>]]</span> 13:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== Disabled athletes at the Olympics == |
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:It has an entry, with plot, in the [[IMDb]], [[imdbtitle:1515724|here]], and a mention (in Polish) on [[Filmweb]], [https://www.filmweb.pl/film/A+Jar+of+Cranberry+Sauce+or%2C+The+Crime+in+Room+13-1910-543452/vod here]. Evidently one or more computer games have recently been based on it, or reports of it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} [[Special:Contributions/94.1.211.243|94.1.211.243]] ([[User talk:94.1.211.243|talk]]) 14:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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I already asked this question on German Wikipedia, I'll ask also here: is there a list of all athletes with disability who ever participated in the Olympic Games? Here "disability" means any disability, be it bodily or intellectual. So far I have only 4 on my own list (McKeever, du Toit, Partyka, Parkin). Does somebody know more? I'm "collecting" high achievements by disabled people.--[[User:Alexmagnus2|Alexmagnus2]] ([[User talk:Alexmagnus2|talk]]) 16:29, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== Swiss TV listings magazines in the 1970s == |
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:Disability can cover a lot of conditions, and a lot of athletes may not want to publicize their disabilities, especially if they're not relevant to the sport they are practicing. McKeever will be the first athlete to compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the same year. I recall hearing the story of a Hungarian shooter who won gold both before and after World War II, even though he lost an arm in the conflict. Someone may know the name. (found him: [[Karoly Takacs]]) --[[User:Xuxl|Xuxl]] ([[User talk:Xuxl|talk]]) 17:19, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Hello. What TV listings magazines existed in Switzerland in the 1970s? And are they archived anywhere online? [[List of magazines in Switzerland]] is no help, unfortunately. Thank you, --[[User:Viennese Waltz|Viennese Waltz]] 15:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::Didn't du Toit and Partyka participate in Olympic and Paralympic Games 2008?--[[User:Alexmagnus2|Alexmagnus2]] ([[User talk:Alexmagnus2|talk]]) 17:47, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Hi Viennese Waltz! You may want to check with Sluzzelin, who is Swiss (if I remember correctly). [[User:Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM|Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM]] ([[User talk:Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM|talk]]) 06:53, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::Actually, although selected to the provisional team, [[Brian McKeever]] did not compete in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical|Men's 50 km classical]]. -- [[User:Flyguy649|Flyguy649]] [[User talk:Flyguy649|<sup>talk]]</sup> 17:25, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:You may also check a library in Genf / Geneva. I believe that they are required to hold all publications, including ephemeral periodicals. [[User:Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM|Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM]] ([[User talk:Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM|talk]]) 07:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 10 = |
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I found one more: [[Marla Runyan]]--[[User:Alexmagnus2|Alexmagnus2]] ([[User talk:Alexmagnus2|talk]]) 21:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Any disability, like asthma for instance? Not necessarily a disadvantage though, see [[Marit Bjørgen#Asthma medications use controversy]]. --[[User:NorwegianBlue|NorwegianBlue]]<sup>[[User_talk:NorwegianBlue| <u>talk</u>]]</sup> 23:41, 2 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::Does asthma officially count as a disability? Never heard...--[[User:Alexmagnus2|Alexmagnus2]] ([[User talk:Alexmagnus2|talk]]) 00:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:[[Terence Parkin]] is a South African deaf swimmer who swam at the two previous Olympics, winning silver in 2000. [[User Talk:Zunaid|Zunaid]] 09:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::I mentioned Parkin in my original post. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Alexmagnus2|Alexmagnus2]] ([[User talk:Alexmagnus2|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Alexmagnus2|contribs]]) 10:53, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Set building articles for a musical == |
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= March 3 = |
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Note: I've written a similar, but different post over at Wikimedia Commons here: [[commons:Commons:Help_desk#How_to_effectively_use_search_-_example_given]]. |
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== Broadcast == |
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I'm helping to build the set for an amateur showing of [[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)]], set in the early 1960s in poor areas in an unnamed US city, centering around a flower shop. What Wikipedia articles or general information is there on unmaintained city design and material, flower shops, posters of the era, etc.? |
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Do governments allow individuals to set up their own broadcast stations? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 02:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:In most cases the answer is yes, if you purchase the appropriate license from the government's communications regulator. The huge cost of running a full-powered TV/FM/AM/shortwave station, though, often prevents most ''individuals'' from starting one (with maybe a very few exceptions on AM). Equipment alone probably runs into the tens, if not hundreds of thousands of [[US dollar|dollars]], not to mention power and programming costs. Most individuals interested in broadcasting experiment with [[ham radio]] or [[amateur television]] - these, too, require government licensing in the vast majority of countries. [[User:Xenon54|Xenon54]] / [[User talk:Xenon54|talk]] / 02:45, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:In the UK I participated in the running of a community radio station. It got a temporary special license for a few weeks and broadcast using borrowed (and fairly cheap) equipment which would be well within the price range of an individual. [[User:DJ Clayworth|DJ Clayworth]] ([[User talk:DJ Clayworth|talk]]) 14:41, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Already, I've found and made use of [[Skid row]], [[Distressing]], and [[Visual merchandising]]. Cheers. [[User:LR.127|LR.127]] ([[User talk:LR.127|talk]]) 20:18, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
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Intresting, thank you. DJ Clayworth is there any special requirements for what you can broadcast? Obviouly noting illegal but could someone get a radio licence and broadcast themself talking 24/hours a day and nothing else? If they had the money of course. Or are there strict content requiremnets <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 14:44, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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: This seems to be standard for [[Shortwave radio]]. [[User:APL|APL]] ([[User talk:APL|talk]]) 15:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:[https://www.craiyon.com/image/KK-cPFwkRKauVSHRTXKepQ Here] is a photo of a 1960s flower shop. For a few posters of that time you can look at the files in [[:commons:Category:1960 posters of the United States]] through [[:commons:Category:1964 posters of the United States]]. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 10:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Individuals can and do set up their own liscenced broadcast radio stations. See [[Ham radio]]. Ham radio stations which are unlicened are called [[pirate radio]] stations. In terms of what can be broadcast, as long as you don't violate local [[copyright law]], you can broadcast anything you want. So, you could just ramble on about whatever you feel like speaking; however in most cases you aren't (legally) allowed to pull out your CD collection and start broadcasting music without specific permission from the copyright holders of that music. --[[User:Jayron32|<font style="color:#000099">Jayron</font>]]'''''[[User talk:Jayron32|<font style="color:#009900">32</font>]]''''' 17:15, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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= December 11 = |
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== Blu Ray Discs. == |
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== what is it, Ponyo == |
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can blu-ray discs be played on pc dvd drives ? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.158.48.11|86.158.48.11]] ([[User talk:86.158.48.11|talk]]) 02:39, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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{{hat|wp:deny}} |
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:Does a regular, TV-based DVD player play Blu-Ray discs? |
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A Japanese movie made by Studio Ghibli. [[Special:Contributions/2001:44C8:4703:D1CB:40FE:D654:BB6B:929E|2001:44C8:4703:D1CB:40FE:D654:BB6B:929E]] ([[User talk:2001:44C8:4703:D1CB:40FE:D654:BB6B:929E|talk]]) 09:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:Unless you bought a computer recently and specifically added a Blu-ray drive, the answer is "no". [[User:Xenon54|Xenon54]] / [[User talk:Xenon54|talk]] / 02:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:See ''[[Ponyo]]''. Do you have a question? [[User:Shantavira|Shantavira]]|[[User talk:Shantavira|<sup>feed me</sup>]] 09:49, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
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:If your drive can play a blu-ray, it will state so right on the drive. Every blu-ray player I've seen has a blu-ray logo on the front. I seriously doubt anyone would make one that didn't have the logo because that is the selling point and marketing wants everyone to see it. -- [[User:Kainaw|<font color='#ff0000'>k</font><font color='#cc0033'>a</font><font color='#990066'>i</font><font color='#660099'>n</font><font color='#3300cc'>a</font><font color='#0000ff'>w</font>]][[User talk:Kainaw|™]] 03:31, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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{{hab}} |
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::It's on there because that's the name of the technology. It's not a generic name, so it's not just a selling point but a requirement. Blu-Ray is proprietary of Sony.[[User:Aaronite|Aaronite]] ([[User talk:Aaronite|talk]]) 04:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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= December 13 = |
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The answer is no. The diodes are compleastly different it's like asking a VCR to play a DVD <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 11:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Small question about sourcing release dates == |
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:The answer is indeed no, but Delvenore's analogy is pretty poor, because while DVD players can't play VCR tapes, Blu-Ray discs can read DVD discs. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 18:05, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Hello, I apologize if this is the wrong spot to ask this. I'm currently doing the "suggested edits" from my own home page, to try and gain a bit more practical editing experience, and the first I got was [[Superhero film]]. |
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== 2010 WInter olympics wardrobe malfunction == |
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A lot of the "citation needed" templates seem to be concerning justifying the release dates of each work; right now, I'm looking e.g. at {{tq|"The following year, the sequel titled ''Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow'' premiered."}} from the "'''1978–1998: Rising popularity with ''Superman'', ''Kamen Rider'', ''Batman'', and ''Ultraman Zearth'''''" section, and I'm wondering what's the best practice to source this kind of thing. |
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I am surprise that you guys didn't mention about Great Britain's wardrobe malfunction at bobsleigh competition. Here's the video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8a7BdnM6hw&feature=related] <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.14.116.81|74.14.116.81]] ([[User talk:74.14.116.81|talk]]) 04:36, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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I'm assuming that, per [[WP:IMDB]], that website (which on my personal time would be the first source I look at for release dates) doesn't work because it's [[WP:USERGENERATED|USERGENERATED]]; so, where else should I be looking? |
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::It wasn't at the Olympics, that's why.[[User:Aaronite|Aaronite]] ([[User talk:Aaronite|talk]]) 04:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::Here's a link to the story: [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/121104/Bobsleigh-We-have-a-split-decision-/ Split pants] <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Aaronite|Aaronite]] ([[User talk:Aaronite|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Aaronite|contribs]]) 04:49, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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Thank you for any help! [[User:NewBorders|NewBorders]] ([[User talk:NewBorders|talk]]) 17:55, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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Maybe you should add it to the artcile <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Delvenore|Delvenore]] ([[User talk:Delvenore|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Delvenore|contribs]]) 11:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Not to the Winter Olympics article as it happened during a World Cup run. --[[User:TammyMoet|TammyMoet]] ([[User talk:TammyMoet|talk]]) 12:56, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:Two sources for the year 1997: [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ultraman_zearth_2 Rotten Tomatoes], [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/ultraman-zearth-2/umc.cmc.2ilkr8c5n28b1hrz9nqctmfuh Apple TV+]. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 18:57, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== Rugby Union popularity == |
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::Hmm - I would normally be okay with Rotten Tomatoes, but [[WP:ROTTENTOMATOES]] does also state that {{tq|"There is consensus that Rotten Tomatoes should not be used for biographical information, cast and crew data, or other film and television data, as it is sourced from user-generated and user-provided content with a lack of oversight and verification."}} |
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It is often said that the sport of [[rugby union]] is the second most popular sport in the world. Is that true? The [[Six Nations]], the [[Tri-Nations]], Argentina, and Oceania, the countries where the sport is most popular, make up only a small percentage of the world's population... |
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::Should I just use Apple TV and be done with it, then? Or do you think RT, in this case, is fine despite the above? [[User:NewBorders|NewBorders]] ([[User talk:NewBorders|talk]]) 20:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC) |
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-<font color="green">hello, i'm a [[User:Member|<font color="orange">member</font>]]</font> | [[User talk:Member|<font color="grey">talk to me!</font>]] 05:52, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:::[https://www.roku.com/whats-on/movies/ultraman-zearth-2?id=2be18e6bd97c585f97b75e2045866f1e Roku], not listed at [[WP:RSP]], also has 1997. --[[User talk:Lambiam#top|Lambiam]] 15:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC) |
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::::Thanks again for your help! I think I'll try using the two you mentioned that aren't at RSP, then. |
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::::Anyway, if editors looking at the page in the future find issue with these sources, they can always discuss on the talk page, or at [[WP:RSN]]. Or better yet, add more reliable sourcing. [[User:NewBorders|NewBorders]] ([[User talk:NewBorders|talk]]) 17:19, 14 December 2024 (UTC) |
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= December 15 = |
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:Who says that? It seems very unlikely. What the most popular sports actually are will depend on your definition of "popular". Do you mean the most players? The most spectators at matches? The most TV spectators? The most money involved in the sport? --[[User:Tango|Tango]] ([[User talk:Tango|talk]]) 06:04, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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::You may be thinking of a UK poll in 2003 that showed Rugby Union as the second most popular sport in the UK, with 18% of Brits having an interest in the sport. Previous polls, before England's [[Rugby Union World Cup|World Cup]] success that year, had Rugby in eighth place. See [[Rugby union in England#Popularity]]. This site[http://www.getallabout.com/six-top-most-popular-worldwide-sports/] has [[cricket]] as the second most popular sport in the world.[[User:Alansplodge|Alansplodge]] ([[User talk:Alansplodge|talk]]) 12:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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== BBC Sunday-Night Play DVD == |
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== Hipsters == |
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[[BBC Sunday-Night Play]] was a British tv series which air on the [[BBC Television]] from 1960-1963. A very short amount of the episodes have survived and I've been trying to find out if any of the surviving episodes have ever been released on DVD. [[User:Matthew John Drummond|Matthew John Drummond]] ([[User talk:Matthew John Drummond|talk]]) 14:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC) |
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What are they? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Redigrey|Redigrey]] ([[User talk:Redigrey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Redigrey|contribs]]) 14:37, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== regarding the comparative difficulty of Chopin's etudes == |
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Do you mean [[Hipster (1940s subculture)]] or [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)]] or [[Low-rise (fashion)]] (which a style of clothing, or rather the 'cut' of the way the clothes are made so they hang off your hips if my memory is any good). [[Special:Contributions/194.221.133.226|194.221.133.226]] ([[User talk:194.221.133.226|talk]]) 14:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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: For the modern use of the term, this [Cat and Girl strip http://catandgirl.com/?p=559] gives you some clue as to how it's normally used. [[User:APL|APL]] ([[User talk:APL|talk]]) 16:15, 3 March 2010 (UTC) |
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I'm curious: is Op.10 No.1 or Op.10 No.2 commonly considered to be harder? |
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== Question == |
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(I always found Op.10 No.1 much harder, but this is probably because for me stretching beyond an octave hurts.) [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 18:12, 15 December 2024 (UTC) |
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Do siamese twins pay for one ticket or two tickets when they go to movies and concerts? <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Dendalonger|Dendalonger]] ([[User talk:Dendalonger|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dendalonger|contribs]]) 16:06, 3 March 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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: Hard is a somewhat subjective judgement. For me, comparing these two is like comparing one kind of impossible with another. Oh, I can play the notes ok but my speed is ridiculously slow. -- [[User:JackofOz|<span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Jack of Oz</span>]] [[User talk:JackofOz#top|<span style="font-size:85%; font-family: Verdana;"><sup>[pleasantries]</sup></span>]] 19:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC) |
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== 2010 Winter Olympics == |
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= December 16 = |
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I'm currently at a computer which disallows browsing any websites except educational ones, like wikipedia. I need to find out all the performers at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. Could someone please list them here for me? Many thank yous |
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December 4
[edit]Kitty Clive 1956 (TV play) Critics Response
[edit]I'm looking to try and find what critics thought about the 1956 TV play Kitty Clive but struggling to find any newspaper articles about the TV play. So can any of you try and find out what critics thought about the TV play as well as a link so then I can include in a draft I'm making about the TV play/TV movie. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 00:07, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
The Kids International Show 1982 plot
[edit]can any of my guys try and find out what the plot is of the 1982 tv mini series The Kids International Show produced by the BBC. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 00:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Does this help? https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07d22f93bc2f44158381f8934b9584c0 TrogWoolley (talk) 07:43, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
December 5
[edit]Strange Experiences (1955-1962) made by which company
[edit]Strange Experiences was a series that ran from 1955-1962 however on IMDB it's not been confirmed which company produced the series so can any of you guys try and find out which company produced the series. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 17:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- "Mysterious tales introduced by Peter Williams, and produced by Derick Williams, that were screened on ATV London from the very first week it was broadcasting."[1] (ATV London was part of the ITV network.) Look up Derick Williams on IMDb: [2]. --Lambiam 03:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- That doesn't answer the question. It names the individual producer and the distribution company, but not the production company, which may or may not be the same as the
productiondistribution company. (For example, for Star Trek during at least part of its original run, NBC was the distribution company, Gene Roddenberry was the executive producer and other people were also producers, but the production company was Desilu. The question asks for the company corresponding to the latter. In the IMDB it would be under "company credits", but as Matthew said, it isn't.) --142.112.149.206 (talk) 03:01, 7 December 2024 (UTC) (edited later)- But Derick Williams' IMDb entry says "Headed his own production company in the 1950's", which is suggestive.
- The Series' entry has a link "See production info at IMDbPro": I am not signed up to IMDBPro, but is the querant and has he followed this up? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.243 (talk) 17:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- That doesn't answer the question. It names the individual producer and the distribution company, but not the production company, which may or may not be the same as the
December 6
[edit]"The Boxer"
[edit]Starting ~0:36, that song features a raspy, low-pitched reed (?) instrument; what is it? Bassoon? The sources that I find only mention guitars and the piccolo trumpet (that's not it). -- 136.56.165.118 (talk) 19:01, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Our article mentions a bass harmonica, and judging from, e.g., this video I don't see any reason to doubt that. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- That sounds like it; thanks! --136.56.165.118 (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Here is an interview with the fellow who played it on the record. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks again! --136.56.165.118 (talk) 20:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Here is an interview with the fellow who played it on the record. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- That sounds like it; thanks! --136.56.165.118 (talk) 19:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
ITV 60 DVD episodes
[edit]I've been wanting to know what ITV episodes from which shows are on the ITV 60 DVD. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 19:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- This has a listing. Is that good enough? --Wrongfilter (talk) 20:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
December 9
[edit]A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13
[edit]A Jar of Cranberry Sauce; or, The Crime in Room 13 may have been a silent film, but I cannot find any information about it or its plot. If anyone has any knowledge about this possibly non-existent film, I would be delighted to hear. Thank you in advance. Oleeveeya (talk) 13:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- It has an entry, with plot, in the IMDb, here, and a mention (in Polish) on Filmweb, here. Evidently one or more computer games have recently been based on it, or reports of it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.1.211.243 (talk) 14:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Swiss TV listings magazines in the 1970s
[edit]Hello. What TV listings magazines existed in Switzerland in the 1970s? And are they archived anywhere online? List of magazines in Switzerland is no help, unfortunately. Thank you, --Viennese Waltz 15:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Viennese Waltz! You may want to check with Sluzzelin, who is Swiss (if I remember correctly). Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 06:53, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- You may also check a library in Genf / Geneva. I believe that they are required to hold all publications, including ephemeral periodicals. Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 07:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
December 10
[edit]Set building articles for a musical
[edit]Note: I've written a similar, but different post over at Wikimedia Commons here: commons:Commons:Help_desk#How_to_effectively_use_search_-_example_given.
I'm helping to build the set for an amateur showing of Little Shop of Horrors (musical), set in the early 1960s in poor areas in an unnamed US city, centering around a flower shop. What Wikipedia articles or general information is there on unmaintained city design and material, flower shops, posters of the era, etc.?
Already, I've found and made use of Skid row, Distressing, and Visual merchandising. Cheers. LR.127 (talk) 20:18, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Here is a photo of a 1960s flower shop. For a few posters of that time you can look at the files in commons:Category:1960 posters of the United States through commons:Category:1964 posters of the United States. --Lambiam 10:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
December 11
[edit]what is it, Ponyo
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A Japanese movie made by Studio Ghibli. 2001:44C8:4703:D1CB:40FE:D654:BB6B:929E (talk) 09:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
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December 13
[edit]Small question about sourcing release dates
[edit]Hello, I apologize if this is the wrong spot to ask this. I'm currently doing the "suggested edits" from my own home page, to try and gain a bit more practical editing experience, and the first I got was Superhero film.
A lot of the "citation needed" templates seem to be concerning justifying the release dates of each work; right now, I'm looking e.g. at "The following year, the sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered."
from the "1978–1998: Rising popularity with Superman, Kamen Rider, Batman, and Ultraman Zearth" section, and I'm wondering what's the best practice to source this kind of thing.
I'm assuming that, per WP:IMDB, that website (which on my personal time would be the first source I look at for release dates) doesn't work because it's USERGENERATED; so, where else should I be looking?
Thank you for any help! NewBorders (talk) 17:55, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Two sources for the year 1997: Rotten Tomatoes, Apple TV+. --Lambiam 18:57, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm - I would normally be okay with Rotten Tomatoes, but WP:ROTTENTOMATOES does also state that
"There is consensus that Rotten Tomatoes should not be used for biographical information, cast and crew data, or other film and television data, as it is sourced from user-generated and user-provided content with a lack of oversight and verification."
- Should I just use Apple TV and be done with it, then? Or do you think RT, in this case, is fine despite the above? NewBorders (talk) 20:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- Roku, not listed at WP:RSP, also has 1997. --Lambiam 15:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks again for your help! I think I'll try using the two you mentioned that aren't at RSP, then.
- Anyway, if editors looking at the page in the future find issue with these sources, they can always discuss on the talk page, or at WP:RSN. Or better yet, add more reliable sourcing. NewBorders (talk) 17:19, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Roku, not listed at WP:RSP, also has 1997. --Lambiam 15:32, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Hmm - I would normally be okay with Rotten Tomatoes, but WP:ROTTENTOMATOES does also state that
December 15
[edit]BBC Sunday-Night Play DVD
[edit]BBC Sunday-Night Play was a British tv series which air on the BBC Television from 1960-1963. A very short amount of the episodes have survived and I've been trying to find out if any of the surviving episodes have ever been released on DVD. Matthew John Drummond (talk) 14:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
regarding the comparative difficulty of Chopin's etudes
[edit]I'm curious: is Op.10 No.1 or Op.10 No.2 commonly considered to be harder?
(I always found Op.10 No.1 much harder, but this is probably because for me stretching beyond an octave hurts.) Double sharp (talk) 18:12, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
- Hard is a somewhat subjective judgement. For me, comparing these two is like comparing one kind of impossible with another. Oh, I can play the notes ok but my speed is ridiculously slow. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 19:22, 15 December 2024 (UTC)