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December 26

NBA Blooper

Okay, my Google search ability is failing me on this one, even though it's neither old nor obscure. Within the last few years, some NBA player tried to run the clock out and end the game by throwing the basketball up in the air; unfortunately for him, an opponent caught it and flung it toward the basket just in time to win. Anyone recall who-when-where? --Thedoorhinge (talk) 03:53, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Could it have been Wizards vs Raptors on March 31, 2007? Wizard Michael Ruffin gave Morris Peterson the opportunity to make a 3-pointer to tie the game, which the Raptors won in overtime.[1] Clarityfiend (talk) 04:11, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's it! Consider yourself awesome ;) --Thedoorhinge (talk) 04:17, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

where to go to e-mail the producers of the following programs

Can someone please give some links to e-mail the makers of the following programs:

Cyberchase
Wordgirl
Biz Kid$
The Zula Patrol

I tried the main PBS websight but no luck. Knowing where to contact the producers of said shows will help me confirm information. thanks. happy hollidays, N.I.M. (talk) 06:59, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Go to IMDB Pro. The IMDB Pro page for Cyberchase is at http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0309141/?d=tt_header_moreatpro, for example. YOu will have to register an account. Corvus cornix_talk 07:00, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That requires a capsha in the form of answering a question based on an immage. I cannot see and my screen reader just says "immage" when it cursors past an immage. Anywhere where i can e-mail them directly? N.I.M. (talk) 21:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walk of Fame Stars

When celebrities pass away and people put flowers and cards on their Hollywood Walk of Fame stars what happens to all that stuff does someone just throw it away or do they ask the celebrities family if they want it does anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.165.196.84 (talk) 09:32, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would expect that "finder's keepers" would apply to anything left in a public place like that. That is, anyone who wants it can take it, and they can keep it or offer it to relatives, or toss it out, as they desire. I suspect that the nearest business usually cleans it up, because otherwise it might accumulate to the point where it would block access. StuRat (talk) 18:44, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As I recall, the flowers and gifts left after Diana, Princess of Wales - new flowers were taken to local hospitals, toys were donated to children's charities and older flowers were composted. Exxolon (talk) 04:24, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lego competitions

Are there competitions for building lego models by following instructions? My 10 year old brother is really fast at building lego models (he's nearly finished the large Lego Technics model I bought him for Christmas, which says its for ages 10-16, and he only started it this morning) and I'm trying to find competitions he could enter. Google finds lots of lego competitions, but they seem to be design competitions rather than speed building competitions. --Tango (talk) 16:39, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name of Online Game

I remember playing a simple multiplayer flash game a few (three or four) years ago whose name I cannot recall. In it, the player progressed down an endless dungeon, fighting elemental enemies and interacting with other players. The enemies, environments and players were all simple and elegant. The top level was a small island area with a whimsical castle in the middle where one could receive quests. On the same website (by the same game developer) there was a 3D tank battle game and a moon-exploration game. In the moon game, one simply drove around a small low-gravity environment in a moon buggy and talked to other players. I know this all sounds quite vague, but the site was popular and I'd like to see it again. Thanks, 97.114.160.156 (talk) 19:07, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds like a "Hack" or "Rogue" clone, the most famous of which was Nethack. See Chronology of roguelike video games for a partial list. --Jayron32 21:11, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harvard football players who played in the NFL and AFL

I'm searching for a list Harvard players who actually played in the AFL and NFL vs. merely just drafted.

Here is a list of every player to have either played OR been drafted out of Harvard: [2]. You can sort out who actually played or not fairly easily on your own. --Jayron32 21:09, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ah thanks for your helpful information. I wouldn't say my book is notable. What are some helpful hints to getting my book out there to those people who would enjoy such a genre normally? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.69.93.101 (talk) 07:13, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 27

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow article update

In the article referring to The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow starring Angela Lansbury, it states that currently, there's no release of the film, when that is a false statement.

Studio: Warner Home Video VHS Release Date: December 21, 1993 Run Time: 22 minutes

I don't know how to a.)Correct this inaccuracy, & b.)Site it, as I did a "google" search, when trying to find it myself to own. I have been unable to find it on DVD or Blu Ray, but it was, in fact, released on VHS.

Please correct this error? Thanks!72.191.55.230 (talk) 03:44, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Amy C.[reply]

Done. I found evidence of a VHS version and updated the article accordingly. --Jayron32 03:48, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mamma Mia actor's name.

In the movie, Colin Firth meets a Greek man that we are led to believe Colin Firth's character Harry might have a gay relationship with. But his name doesn't seem to appear in the IMDB cast list or anywhere else I have looked. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. 92.30.226.49 (talk) 15:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It would help us search if you knew the Greek character's name. StuRat (talk) 18:40, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Stu., I don't. There is a face on the IMDB list of actors whose name is Petros in the film - but I can't be sure it's him. But thanks anyway. 92.30.226.49 (talk) 19:14, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

“KI.KA und Wertlos”

What is “KI.KA und Wertlos”? A reference to the fact, that on analogue satellite, KI.KA shared a transponder with esoteric channels, which are considered worthless? --84.61.182.248 (talk) 19:47, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is “Kikartelemedial”? --84.61.173.207 (talk) 10:54, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

re voice effect on kim possible.

Can someone please tell me what they did to the voice of Carrie Kenny for the Bebes on Kim Possible? click here to hear it. The bebes are the androyds. Please describe the voice process done to Carrie Kenny's voice for these robots, thanks. N.I.M. (talk) 21:52, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, nothing. Usually, they use a kind of reverb for the echoey robot voice, but not even that appears. Carrie Kenny is just speaking in a weird French-esque accent.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 01:23, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is the that sounds rather sweedish mixed with french accent, but something seems rather synthetic to her voice, is that reverb? listen carefully, it's easier to hear in the part of the episode when the music is quieter. If not, put your ear by the speaker when Bebe talks. I notice something, but what is it? N.I.M. (talk) 03:41, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Last time you asked this I listened and didn't really hear anything special. Perhaps a little reverb. Mostly it just sounds like intentionally stilted voice-acting.

Traditionally, Band pass filters are used to make voices sound more mechanical, perhaps along with some clipping (audio).

(My favorite mechanical voice has got to be the GLaDOS voice in "Portal". For that they first recorded the voices with a low quality synthesizer. Then they had an actor imitate the incorrect inflection of the synthesizer. Then they processed the voice using pitch modulation to make it sound like a synthesizer again!) APL (talk) 19:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 28

The King's Speech

In the film The King's Speech, at George V's deathbed scene, David, Prince of Wales and Bertie, Duke of York are in attendance. In addition, there were two other people, unnamed. I am assuming that the woman was Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, though she isn't identified, but would the male have been Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, or Prince George, Duke of Kent? Or could they have been other people altogether? Does anybody know which of the members of the Royal Family were at George V's deathbed? Or is the scene just fiction altogether? Corvus cornix_talk 00:08, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the King's doctor, who is supposed to have hastened the Royal end by administering morphine, so news of the death would appear in the Times? --TammyMoet (talk) 13:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Frollo's last words

Is there any passage in The Bible in which the words 'And He shall smite the wicked, and cast them into the fiery pit' appears? Or is there anything like it? Quotations would be much appreciated. Thank you.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 01:19, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Has to be from Revelation, or a paraphrasing thereof... :Revelation 20 is close, but it's possible that exact quote is from a different book.[3][4] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:20, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll read it and see what I can find.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 01:27, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's from Isaiah 11.[5] Pretty much the same question was asked at answers.com about 6 months ago:[6] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:29, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The King James Version is closer to the quote:[7] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:33, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He doesn't seem to say anything in the book...is that from one of the movies? Adam Bishop (talk) 01:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Googling the passage earlier, it's apparent that it came from the Disney cartoon version from a decade or two ago. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:41, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sports jerseys cities

What's up with the cities and the names of their sports team like Detroit has two teams that are wild cats (lions and tigers), Atlanta has teams that birds like Falcons, Hawks and Thrashers, Chicago has Cubs and Bears, Houston's rockets and astros, Buffalo Bills and sabres, and etc? to have common themes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.89.43.123 (talk) 03:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about the others, but Houston's franchises were probably named because of the NASA connection. Dayewalker (talk) 03:10, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There may be a couple things in play here (pun intended). First, if you're creating a team or moving one into town, you want to try to capitalize on the popularity of the original. If I'm remembering my history correctly, the Chicago Cubs were there first. So when the Bears ~~moved to~~ started in Chicago (~~previously the St. Louis Cardinals, though I may be mis-remembering my history~~), they likely wanted to get some publicity out of the tie-in. Secondly, you may be over-emphasizing this. Take Chicago as an example. The Bears and Cubs aren't the only two teams in town. There are several non-bear related teams, e.g. Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Sting (now gone), Chicago Fire S.C., Chicago White Sox. Dismas|^(talk) 03:23, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moreover, wild cats as well as birds are very popular names for American sports teams (Panthers, Cougars, Jaguars, Bengals ... Eagles, Seahawks, Cardinals, Orioles ...). So the statistical likelihood of a place having more than one team sharing its name with a cat or bird is significant. And, as pointed out by Dismas, most of the cities you named have other, non-avian and non-feline clubs, which you omitted in your question. Finally, I don't understand the connection you're implying between the Bills and the Sabres. One was named after a famous person's nickname, the other after a weapon, or am I mistaken? ---Sluzzelin talk 03:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is also this kind of bill, but that's not the intended meaning of their nickname. Adam Bishop (talk) 04:11, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There could be entire articles written on this subject. Often the names come from something to do with the city, or some other characteristic of the team. Any kind of predator, be it big cats or raptors, make for good symbols. Maybe a few points to touch upon:

Atlanta: The Falcons were an expansion team in 1966. I don't know why they settled on that name. The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968. They had begun as a team called the "Blackhawks", which were Native Americans.

Buffalo: There are really only two local possibilities for Buffalo. One is the Bisons, which the various minor league baseball teams have used almost from day one. The other is the Bills (as in William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody), which the various pro football teams have used almost from day one. The minor league hockey team had also been called the Bisons. They chose a different symbol, the Sabre, for the NHL expansion team.

Cardinals: Both the baseball and the football team were named for their team colors. The football team, which began in Chicago, wore a somewhat deeper shade of red at one time. Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cardinals eventually adopted the redbird as their mascot or symbol. The Chicago Cardinals moved to St. Louis for a few decades, coincidentally putting two Cardinals teams in that city; and then to Arizona.

Chicago: The Cubs were dubbed with that name by sportswriters in the early 1900s. It suggested a group of young players, as did their alternate nickname at the time, the Colts. The Bears began as the Staley Company team in Decatur. They retained the "Staleys" nickname their first year in Chicago, and then named themselves for the Bears.

Detroit: The Tigers were named for a Michigan-based military unit called the Detroit Light Guard, whose nickname was "The Tigers". Tigers are presumed to be fierce and powerful. The Lions were named in reference to the Tigers.

Houston's space-related teams indeed refer to the Johnson Space Center's presence in Houston.

New York: The Giants baseball team acquired that nickname in the 1880s as a result of bragging by their manager about his "big fellows", his "giants". The New York Giants football club were named for the baseball club, which eventually moved to San Francisco.

New York again: The Yankees got their name because they were the American League team, i.e. "Americans", i.e. "Yankees". The Mets were the Metropolitans. Various teams were named with that same rhyme, including the Jets and the Nets.

Native Americans: A frequent theme for team nicknames. The Boston Braves were named for the Tammany Hall symbol, one of whose members was the owner of the Braves when they adopted that nickname in 1912. The Cleveland club was inspired to rename themselves the Indians in reference to the Braves winning the 1914 World Series, hoping it would bring some luck. The Boston Redskins were named for the Braves, and later moved to Washington.

Sox: This is a long story, and I'll try to keep it short: The first professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and their popularity led through a somewhat indirect route to the moderne teams called the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and also St. Louis Browns (originally Brown Stockings) who are now the Baltimore Orioles.

←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:42, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To be completely correct, Blackhawk is the name of one particular Native American. Rmhermen (talk) 15:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

True. Both the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks were named in reference to him. In any case, hopefully the OP understands, and if not, he can ask more questions. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The original indoor arena in Anaheim, California was The Pond. The teams tended to be aquatic themed: Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Anaheim Piranhas, Anaheim Bullfrogs, etc. Corvus cornix_talk 19:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It appears that the NHL club was named before the arena was. The club, in turn, was named (as I recall) from a fictional hockey team in a Disney film. The bottom line, though, is that there's usually an interesting story behind the choice of nicknames (and team colors also) by any team, at either the professional or the amateur level. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I think The Pond got its name because The Ducks played there, but the other teams followed. Corvus cornix_talk 19:58, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; though I've not looked into it further, I expect that's a safe assumption. The evolution of nicknames and colors is interesting. Many nicknames and colors and mascots arose from something to do with the city, or from the team itself. Others were copycats of successful teams. Thanks to the great fame of the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, a number of other teams (1) turned professional; and (2) adopted X as their team colors and "X Stockings" as their team nickname. Others, especially at the high school and college level, adopted "fierce" nicknames, referring to dangerous animals or macho historical figures such as pirates or warriors. It does lead to oddities, such as both the men's and the women's teams at South Carolina being called the "Gamecocks", a usage which would not stand up to close scrutiny. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:10, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There were once the New York Mets, New York Jets, New York Nets and New York Sets (World Team Tennis). Sometimes football teams were named after baseball teams when baseball was the dominant pro sport and pro football was just getting started. The Chicago Bears have been mentioned. The New York (Football) Giants were named after the New York baseball Giants, who now play in San Francisco. The Washington Redskins originated in Boston, where they were named after the Boston Braves (now in Atlanta). The NFL once had a Brooklyn Dodgers and later a New York Yanks. -- Mwalcoff (talk) 22:44, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. I did mention the Giants and Redskins. As you say, there were also football teams named Dodgers and Yankees/Americans/Yanks; and there was an NHL club called the New York Americans. There was also the minor league baseball team in Toronto, the Maple Leafs, a name which was later adopted by the St. Patricks. The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally the Pirates. The Boston Redskins were actually called the Braves their first season. The NFL also had a short-lived Cincinnati Reds franchise. Why the other legacy teams in Cincinnati called themselves the Bengals is unknown (to me, anyway). There are a number of other examples like those Reds. There was also a Pittsburgh Pirates for awhile in the NHL. The NHL Rangers and the MLB Rangers were both named, indirectly for the same iconic expression. On the flip side, the MLB Colorado Rockies were named for the defunct NHL Colorado Rockies. On and on it goes. :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See Cincinnati Bengals (1937–41). I read once that the team got its name from the famous Bengal tigers at the local zoo, but that doesn't seem to be the case, since the team was there in 1937. The Cleveland Browns got their name from team owner Paul Brown. Corvus cornix_talk 23:35, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are very few teams that were named for an individual. The Browns were one, never mind that their main color is orange. The unofficial nickname for the Dodgers, the "Robins", came from affection for Wilbert Robinson. The Cubs' old nickname, Colts, was originally "Anson's Colts", for their patriarch Cap Anson. Before the Boston Braves where called the "Braves", they were at one point unofficially labeled the "Doves" due their owner being named "Dovey". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:45, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The "Doves" eh? That'll inspire fear in the opposing team! Dismas|^(talk) 03:18, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Prior to 1907, the Boston NL team had worn red stockings and trim. That year, they switched to an all-white uniform, which inspired the name "Doves" from the owner's name. After the season, the Boston AL team switched from blue trim and stockings to red trim and stockings and named themselves the Red Sox. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:44, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

When the United States Football League was formed in 1983, the Oakland franchise was named the Invaders, which rhymes with Raiders. Hemoroid Agastordoff (talk) 04:25, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Use of song in film Fallen

Resolved

Does anyone happen to know why the Rolling Stones song Time is on My Side was chosen to be played in the Denzel Washington film Fallen to signify Satanic possession? Thanks.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 08:48, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm yes, we seem to have a couple of uncited references to this, in Time Is on My Side#In film and television and also in Sympathy for the Devil, with a general and rather woolly assertion that this was done because the Stones' image has associations with Satanism. I can't find anything online that would explain it better, and it could be that it was indeed chosen for that reason (perhaps Sympathy for the Devil was dismissed as a tad unsubtle?) The lyrics of Time is on My Side do express a kind of creepy stalkerish inevitability of the "it doesn't matter what you do; I'll get you in the end" type, and this could fit with the idea of people being taken over and possessed by a demon at will. Ka renjc 13:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The reason I ask is that when I was about 13 I had a very frightening dream where that particular song was played over and over. I thought it a rather strange coincidence that it was used in this film to indicate Satanic possession.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 14:15, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to this review, part of the movie plot is that "....they learn that the killer's spirit is passed from one human host to another and that they must find a way to 'kill' it before it kills any more innocent people. But time is on his side - he has been around for thousands of years...." Hence, the song matches the plot. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:29, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense. Thanks Ghmyrtle. It's strange I heard that same song in my nightmare back in 1971!--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 14:34, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That seems to be it, Ghmyrtle. The description here says that the demon Azazel does explicitly speak the words "Time is on my side" to the hero, through the condemned killer he is currently possessing, very early in the film. And yes - very weird that it was also the soundtrack to Jeanne's nightmare. Ka renjc 18:43, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the replies. My question has been answered. In my dream, my Stones' High Tide and Green Grass LP was on the turntable, and Time is on My Side was the only track that was played-repeatedly. Keith Richards also featured prominently in my dream. Weird.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 19:53, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kerri Kenney vs Kristen Johnston

Can someone please clear up who does the voice of Warmonga in Kim Possible? Some sights say it is Carrie Kenny, the one who voices the bebes, and others say it is Kristen Johnston. Who is it for sure? Carrie or Kristen? N.I.M. (talk) 23:45, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As usual, it would be better to ask people that know. Try Kerri's Twitter page to ask Kerri if she did the voice. -- kainaw ™ 19:57, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can't, even when i do the audio challenge, it won't let me create an account. I have done the challenge 24 times over, and came to the conclusion that i'll get an account the same day i dance with Kerri Kenney herself to this. Is there any other way i can find out who voices warmonga for sure? N.I.M. (talk) 23:12, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I created an account very easily (first try) using the audio challenge. You have made a habit out of replying to direct help with helplessness. This is not a place to ask people to search the Internet for you. If you need help using your screen reader, then ask for that first. -- kainaw ™ 01:14, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not that, in fact, it's my server, which won't allow me to do that. but enough about that, who voices warmonga? N.I.M. (talk) 06:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It also says that my e-mail is taken, when i'm the only one who created a twitter, unless my aunt accidentaly put her e-mail which is similar to mine in the box. can't create account, so don't mention twitter again, pleaseeeee! N.I.M. (talk) 06:42, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, your aunt has a twitter account. She can ask the person directly. Instead, you want us to answer a question that we cannot answer because nobody here was in the recording studio when the show was made. -- kainaw ™ 13:08, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So you're assuming that she is always free and that she knows everything about twitter? don't assume that just because she has a twidder account, that she knows about it. She isn't good with computers. I told her to contact Kerri and she said that she's "nervous about talking to celeberties", so that is rendered impossible. Only one option: someone here help me. Kaynaw needs to consider the message i recently posted on his talk page. happy hollidays. N.I.M. (talk) 18:26, 30 December 2010 (UTC) I tried another google search, my friends tried, and they got nothing either. N.I.M. (talk) 22:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

These questions need to be posed to the people who have the answers. How we can be sure about this unless we ask the producers or the voice actors personally. The ref desk can help you research by pointing you in the right direction or answering your question if someone knows the answer. It is very unlikely that someone here is going to do the research for you. As it has been suggested, get a twitter account and try asking the people in question, or contact the producers of the show by email. --Leivick (talk) 22:36, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

pay attention. i just said i don't know how many times, my server and the sight of twitter won't let me create an account. judgement for the plaintif, in the payment of all users to quit telling me to create a twitter account. if you provide me with links (not a sight where you need an account, or imdb), then i'll be able to make the judgement of who does the voice. N.I.M. (talk) 01:27, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We are paying attention. We're paying attention to a user whose sense of entitlement is causing him to be increasingly demanding, unreasonable, and rude.

You're asking very obscure questions that could probably be easily cleared up by communicating with the production team. Certainly you can't expect us to do that on your behalf because you can't effectively use your own technology?

Sure, that's easy for me to say, but constantly pleading helplessness is not a good way to make friends. You need to put in some effort to find solutions to your problems. (For instance, You suspect that your email account is already assigned to a twitter account, have you considered sending yourself a password reminder? Setting up a new email account? Asking a relative who also has a twitter account? If difficulties in these plans occur to you, don't come here and tell us about it, figure out how to solve them! ) APL (talk) 02:57, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, you may be able to contact director "Steve Loter" without too much trouble through the webcomic he writes [8]. If he can't answer your question off the top of his head, he could probably tell you who could. APL (talk) 03:08, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

E-mail sent, thanks for the link. N.I.M. (talk) 03:49, 31 December 2010 (UTC) It's kerri kenney, resolved, again, thanks for the link. N.I.M. (talk) 03:57, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 29

... those cats were as mean as Bruce Lee ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAVyZ8vWDyE (1:20 and many other cuts)

Is there a movie jargon for an innocent witness of an event, such as a cat who saw the deadly fight between two men as a bystander?

On the other hand, why didn't they get a very tough-and-mean blood-thirsty big bad cat for this role?

Don't you think that baby cat was kind of malnourished?

Why did they get a small and helpless cat? Did they imply that Bruce Lee was lonesome and fragile living in a tough world?

Did they film the whole fight in the actual Colosseum? Some shots looked like they were fighting in front of painted backgrounds. (e.g., 00:10-00:50) -- Toytoy (talk) 07:22, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The movie is Way of the Dragon. It was filmed in Rome, so they did film on location. In the DVD commentary, there is a comment, which I believe is by Raymond Chow (producer), that Bruce didn't plan out all the incidental fights. So, after he went through all the local "tough guys" in the beginning of filming, he had to either re-use them to fight again or get smaller guys. The result is that the bad guys get smaller as the film progresses - but I doubt anyone pays close attention to that. As for the cats in the Colosseum, it was (and probably still is) full of cats. So, Bruce merged film of them into the scene. They are strays and likely malnourished. -- kainaw ™ 18:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

annoying new imdb setting

Imdb has, in a ridiculously stupid attempt to be "user friendly", is now forcing movie titles in the language that is spoken in the computer's IP area into the English texts. That's right, right into the English. So you find yourself reading a sentence on imdb and you have to do a double over for every movie or tv-show title that happens to be in the text. Is there any way to turn this infuriatingly annoying new feature off without registering an account? TomorrowTime (talk) 23:52, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly this Greasemonkey script, but I can't test it so you will have to try it out yourself. meltBanana 13:10, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll dabble around a bit with that, try to figure out how to make it work for Opera. The problem with this new setting on imdb (and most of you guys probably don't even know it exists) is that 1: I read English practically as a native speaker, so even if there is a movie title in my own language in the text I have to slow down, force myself to change language modes in my head, recognize the title and then reverse the process before I can go on reading, and 2: I don't even follow movies/tv shows in my own languages, so many times I'll just stare blankly at an unknown movie title I'd have had figured out instantaneously if imdb had the common sense to let me read it in the original English. Besides, I don't have aspirations to be a movie critic and I thinks it's a bit much to give another Internet site my data for the dubious privilege of having the option to yell at people in the imdb forums for their endless stupidity, so I just have no desire whatsoever to actually register an account there. TomorrowTime (talk) 13:58, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For Opera you don't need Greasemonkey, just put the .js file in the directory listed at Settings->Preferences->Advanced->Content->JavaScript Options, on windows most likely "C:\Program Files\Opera\Scripts" meltBanana 15:33, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 30

i'll be your light dan d-noy vs kristine w

Can someone please provide me with a link directly to where to listen to I'll be your light by Dan D-Noy vs. Kristine W. I tried his myspace music page, nothing, i tried the other sights, you need an account, which all require capshas. I would like to hear this song, and after searching high and low, i can't find anything. Any links would be vary much appreciated. thanks, N.I.M. (talk) 08:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

obscure patriotic song

I'd like to find out more about, "There Are Many Flags," (also known as, "Our Flag," and/or, "Our Own Red, White and Blue,"). It was written by Mary Howliston, but when? I only find two verses and the chorus;

There are many flags in many lands,

There are flags of ev'ry hue.

But there is no flag however grand,

Like our own Red, White-and-Blue.

Chorus:

Then hurrah for the flag, our country's flag.

It's stripes and white stars too.

There is no flag in any land like our own Red,

White-and-Blue.

We shall always love the stars and stripes,

And we ever shall be true.

To this land of ours and the dear old flag,

Our own Red, White-and-Blue.

Chorus:

Then hurrah for the flag, our country's flag.

It's stripes and white stars too.

There is no flag in any land like our own Red,

White-and-Blue.

Are there any other verses out there? If more information is available, please let me know. Thank you.24.90.204.234 (talk) 08:25, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I found this site: [9], which seems to have a subset of yours, but with many typos:

Copyrighted by A. S. Barnes & Co., and used by permission.]

HURRAH FOR THE FLAG.

There are many flags in many lands,

There are flags of every hue,

But there is no flag, however grand,

Like our red, white, and blue.

We should always love the stars and stripes,

And we mean to be ever true

To this land of ours and the dear old flag,

The red, the white, and blue.

Then hurrah for the flag, "Our Country's Flag,

Its stripes and bright stars, too ;

There is no flag in any land

Like our red, white, and blue.

Miss M. H. Howliston.

So, this reveals that her middle initial is "H", another name for it, and the publisher who owns it. It seems it may have been a poem, before it was a song. StuRat (talk) 19:49, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks to me like the "typos" are just due to poor OCR conversion - either because of bad software or because the print in the original book was smudged. TomorrowTime (talk) 22:24, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The "typos" have been corrected.24.90.204.234 (talk) 23:50, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

She seems to have been the author of at least two books, "The Child's Song Book", and "Cat-Tails, and other tales", the latter having been published in 1899 - [10]. Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:16, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Girl singer in Club Can't handle me right now

Re post of question asked on december 19, 2010, (unresolved) All comments have been repoasted for easier viewing.

Who is the girl singing in Club Can't Handle Me by David Guetta, sounds like Katie Parry, then again, it sounds like the girl who voiced Dora on Danny Phantom, Nicole Scherzinger. Is it Katie or Nicky, or someone else? N.I.M. (talk) 05:18, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Billboard thinks it might be Ke$ha as she's previously been an uncredited featured artist on Flo Rida's work. See http://www.billboard.com/new-releases/flo-rida-feat-david-guetta-club-can-t-handle-1004108091.story#/new-releases/flo-rida-feat-david-guetta-club-can-t-handle-1004108091.story. Exxolon (talk) 15:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is Nicole Scherzinger. Adam Bishop (talk) 15:37, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Source? Exxolon (talk) 15:54, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Google, and my ears :) I could be wrong, but it is not Katy Perry, at least. I'm not sure why this info is not all over the Internet, actually. Adam Bishop (talk) 16:08, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and it couldn't be Kesha, because whoever this is can carry a melody. Kesha can't do that, even with Autotune. Adam Bishop (talk) 16:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to redact that statement about her singing or at least make clear it's a personal opinion - WP:BLP applies across the entire site. Google is coming up with results but no reliable sources supporting the Nicole theory. Exxolon (talk) 16:20, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nicole Scherzinger's on Twitter, if anyone's got an account then they could ask her to confirm.--TammyMoet (talk) 17:45, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No way it kould be Ke$ha, the voice sounds different. The singer has a nicole scherzinger or Katy Perry-like voice, but it's not Katy Perry. Is it Nicole Scherzinger, or is there another singer with a voice just like Nicky's? N.I.M. (talk) 22:15, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is this a different version of this song than Club Can't Handle Me? -- kainaw ™ 18:42, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's the david guetta song with Flo Rida. I'm wondering who the girl singing is. N.I.M. (talk) 03:27, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The song, "Club Can't Handle Me" is Flo Rida's song. It features David Guetta. Flo Rida's backup female singer is Kesha with Auto-Tune. If you really want to know who was physically in the studio, ask Flo Rida. Nobody here was present at the recording. -- kainaw ™ 13:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, i'm going to do some comparisons with some voice actors and the singers' voices here, you can look it up if you don't know who i am talking about. Kesha has more of a Jennifer Hail voice, when the singer in Club Can't Handle Me has more of a Julie White or Susan Blakeslee type voice, or even a Carrie Kenny silver voice. no way it could be kesha. N.I.M. (talk) 00:50, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My cousin in Ontario says that it is Susan Glover, the voice of Freida in What's With Andy singing the song, no way it could be Kesha. N.I.M. (talk) 09:10, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What attempts have you made to contact Flo Rida - the person who can answer this question? Nobody here is being paid to contact him for you. -- kainaw ™ 13:39, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dear User:Kainaw , you failed to see my message of previous reguarding "self-contacting", i woulden't be here if i was able to do it myself. Think User:Kainaw , do you think i would be here if i was able to contact him myself? think, and come back with a name. N.I.M. (talk) 18:17, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't ask if you COULD contact him. I asked what attempts you have made? None? Did you even try? Complete failure to make any attempt to do anything for yourself will not result in help. Further - I have read your page. I have seen your claims of disability. I have seen your claims of using a screen reader and claims that it doesn't work. I use a screen reader myself. It works just fine. You have completely failed to explain why you can't use yours or why you can't use google or why you can't use a telephone or why you can ask someone else (like the aunt you reference over an over) to use google for you. This is a reference desk, not a personal disability service. Please treat it as such. -- kainaw ™ 18:30, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Again, i tried creating a twidder myself, i tried googling myself, and i've tried everything i know. How do you think i found out about the kristen johnston or kerri kenney situation? I was googling the voice of Warmonga on Kim Possible, because i thought "hey, she sounds cool! so, i googled it. One sight says it's Kristen Johnston, the other says it is Kerri Kenney. Twitter says i am using an e-mail that was taken, and i just checked with my aunt, yes, and she is trying to log in with no luck. So yes, contrary to what you said, i have attempted. So for the girl singer, i did the same. Wondered who it was singing, tried googling it, no results, just possibles, and i tried asking my aunt to contact flo rida. I even asked a few friends. they don't want to. so no, it's not just a disability thing. i tell the truth, what screan reader do you use, i use JAWS, and it can be picky at times? N.I.M. (talk) 18:52, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have JAWS on my Windows machine and use it when Orca is being picky. I mostly work in a non-windowed environment using Lynx as the web browser. In a text-only environment screen-reading is much less a chore. Lynx is much more sophisticated that most people think. I use it as my primary browser of choice. -- kainaw ™ 19:10, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I use Windows Internet Explorer, and some times, my version of JAWS is picky. that's one of the probloms with a twitter account i'm having. like i said, my cousin believes it is Susan Glover that sings in the song. though the article says she is just a voice actor, and nothing about singing. I know voice actors can be singing, should i go by my cousin's words or should i assume it is Nicole Scherzinger.. Voice sounds different then Ke$ha's. N.I.M. (talk) 22:28, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Popular hidden tracks

Is it at all possible to say that "Train in Vain" is the most famous (chart-wise) hidden bonus track ever, or at least in a top ten? If not, are there more famous songs that were originally hidden on an album? Finalius (Say what?) 14:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Train in Vain was not deliberately "hidden", it was a goof on the original printing of the album sleeve (the track was added too late to correct the sleeve). later pressings corrected the problem. However, on Hard Candy (Counting Crows album), the cover version of Big Yellow Taxi was deliberately hidden, and it became that album's biggest hit. See also Hidden track. --Jayron32 15:13, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Her Majesty? Adam Bishop (talk) 21:44, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not exactly a hidden track, but Yellow Ledbetter was a fairly big hit for Pearl Jam and for years was only available as the B-side of the Jeremy single. They also had Last Kiss which was their most widespread hit and was only on a fan club Christmas bonus CD for some time.206.116.252.164 (talk) 09:59, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Myst-like game for the XBOX 360

Are there any games for the XBOX 360 that are similar to Myst? A puzzle adventure game without any violence. --Endlessdan (talk) 15:09, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My mother swears by Syberia and its sequel. That's for the original XBOX, but I assume that the backwards compatibility would handle it. APL (talk) 15:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My wife really like Syberia also - but she played it on the PC. I didn't know it was available for XBox. -- kainaw ™ 15:58, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Syberia 2 was released for the original Xbox, and, if you can find a copy, it will indeed run on an Xbox 360. The original Syberia isn't on this list, so apparently there isn't an emulator for it, but it still might work. --McDoob AU 93 17:39, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just William radio theme-tune (piano rag-time thing)

[11] Does anyonw know what this is? ╟─Treasury Tag►constabulary─╢ 09:33, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strange Scratchings

The hidden tracks question of earlier today piqued my curiosity about another aspect of LP records that I had not pondered for some time. Certain LP records have noticeable words or phrases scratched in the run out groove between the last song on a side and the center label. I believe Rolling Stone had an article about this back in the 1970's in which the marks were referred to as Strange Scratchings. Is there any other proper term for this, and do we have an article about it? Thanks.Chief41074 (talk) 20:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See George Peckham, of "Porky's Prime Cuts" fame. Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:20, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unusual types of gramophone records - Locked grooves. --Bavi H (talk) 02:42, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Matrix numbers? Which mentions that Porky person again. 213.122.44.106 (talk) 09:16, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 31

Orphan sibling hindi movie

My father told me that he saw a Hindi movie in which the story was about two siblings, one boy and one girl took care of each other throughout their life until adulthood. He thought it was Disco Dancer but it wasn't Disco Dancer because it wasn't about the siblings. Do you guys know which Hindi movie did my father see? He said it was a blockbuster? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.31.18.53 (talk) 01:43, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

need help finding the name of this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et5tt8WVbjo

Is there anyone who can use Shazam that can help me find what song this is? :( All i know its from early 2000s or late 1990s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.220.34.89 (talk) 11:17, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like Urban Train by Tiësto and Kirsty Hawkshaw, Above & Beyond remix I would guess. meltBanana 14:09, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is. You can hear a more original version here. The sample from the question starts around 2:55. You can hear that the remix pretty much just replaced a voice element with a swoosh. -- kainaw ™ 14:24, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NEVER MIND :D :D :D :D I found the ONE AND ONLY RIGHT version!!! I got chills when i heard it :D THANKS FOR EVERYTHING and Happy new year and enjoy 2011 ;D 85.220.34.89 (talk) 01:50, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Did ELP hire session musicians?

I am an Emerson, Lake & Palmer fan, and I would like to know about the personnel on the Works Volume 1 album. For example, on some of the acoustic ballads, most notably Lend Your Love To Me Tonight, the drumming certainly doesn't sound like Carl Palmer. So I would like to ask everybody for any info about the personnel on this album. Orchestra names, big band, conductors, soloists, choir (I hear one on "Closer to Believing" but I'm not sure if it wasn't made by some early sampling method like the intro on Tarkus), session musicians, anything.

(Additionally, there appears to be a choir on the live recording of "Closer to Believing" on the Works Live album; am I right? Was it there or added later?)

Marczellm (talk) 15:25, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You need to use www.allmusic.com to answer questions like this. They are a GREAT resource for music research. I did a quick search of the album, and here is the fill credits for the album. You can peruse the credits on the album, there are several listed conductors, arrangers, and orchestras there. --Jayron32 02:33, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Person

Hello,

There are quite a few articles throughout the Internet about an accomplished filmmaker, however, it is extremely difficult to follow wikipedia rules for the first timers, even using the wizard. So, if you please consider the following articles to write a profile about Boris Acosta, it'll be very beneficial to this enciclopedia:

http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2010/12/24/Eric-Roberts-is-Dante-in-DANTES-INFERNO-DOCUMENTED http://www.movieadobo.com/director/Boris_Acosta http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm2342225/bio http://www.news4us.com/the-new-movie-miracle-underground-explores-the-ordeals-that-the-33-chilean-miners-trapped-underground-went-through/222824/ http://uk.imdb.com/news/ni6399672/

Happy New Year!

Paola —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.81.182.113 (talk) 19:47, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but IMO, it's much too premature. The man is just at the start of his career as a filmmaker. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:44, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

January 1

Why are there so many movie rip offs with some even promoting products?!

I think it is a weird,stupid, and rude idea to steal someone else's movie idea make your own crappy rip off it's like how in china there are so many knock offs of expensive things. My example of product placement in one of these pieces of bull crap is Mac and Me a movie that was a rip off of E.T. which also promotes NASA, McDonald's, Sears, Coca Cola, and Skittles and the film ended with a freeze frame and the words "We'll be back!" superimposed, but after abysmal reviews and dismal box office returns, a planned sequel was shelved. These are some awards the film won and was nominated for: 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards Four Nominations: Worst New Star (Ronald McDonald) [Winner] Worst Director (Stewart Raffill) [Winner] Worst Picture (R.J. Louis) [Nominated] Worst Screenplay (Stewart Raffill, Steve Feke) [Nominated] Pretty "good" awards huh?! I wanna know is why people wanna make this bull crap and why sometimes they think the promoting major companies' products will help?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!?!!??!? --76.176.141.172 (talk) 00:09, 1 January 2011 (UTC)DPS--76.176.141.172 (talk) 00:09, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some times, when a company is losing business, even a little bit, they do anything to get back up where they were. They make these lame ripoffs and do product promotions in them as an attempt to boost business, and i can agree with you on the fact that it is copy-catting and stupid. Take all ripoff artests to Judge Judith Sheindlen! N.I.M. I miss you 01:59, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why? To make money, I guess. I recommend you use Wikipedia reviews to avoid such stuff. Anyway the Mac and Me article claims they didn't get paid for the blatant promos, and hints that it was a kind of running gag. And I personally don't have a problem with NASA being the minders of the alien. That's quite logical, and NASA is not a commercial entity. The other stuff is OTT though. HiLo48 (talk) 02:07, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You know what i'm getting at though right? A good deal of the 'ripoffs', are to promote business or their products. Companies tend to use media to influence people to buy their product or do business with them. High Low 48 is right,about the nasa thing and the McDonalds thing, but keep in mind, when someone is even losing a bit of money, they'll do almost anything to get said money back. Another reason companies do it is to parrity products, or just for the fun of it, see what the people think. I still say take all ripoff artest to Judge Judith Sheindlen. N.I.M. I miss you Elena Apostoleanu go behind the line. 02:47, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a new phenomenon. The film 2001: A Space Odyssey, made in 1968, had blatant product placement. See here. HiLo48 (talk) 03:33, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And it's risky in the longer run. 2001 is considered a classic. The same cannot be said for the Pan Am company. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:05, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Baseball bugs, but i also see what you are getting at high low 48. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 06:16, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 :It's not a new phenomenon. The film [[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]], made in 1968, had blatant product placement. See [http://everything2.com/title/Product+placement+in+2001%253A+A+Space+Odyssey here]. [[User:HiLo48|HiLo48]] ([[User talk:HiLo48|talk]]) 03:33, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
 ::And it's risky in the longer run. ''2001'' is considered a classic. The same cannot be said for the Pan Am company. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 04:05, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
+I agree with Baseball bugs, but i also see what you are getting at high low 48.  [[Special:Contributions/204.112.104.172|204.112.104.172]] ([[User talk:204.112.104.172|talk]]) 06:16, 1 January 2011 (UTC)