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January 22

The sims like songs

Can anyone recommend artists that play music like the sims (not the the sims 2). They are jazz right??? If i knew the kind of jazz that those songs are (if they are jazz) I would try to find for myself, since i dont know i am asking here. 189.97.193.20 (talk) 02:25, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

The man behind the music in The Sims is Jerry Martin (musician), although you wouldn't find that out by reading the main article on the game (someone should add him to the article). If you go to his Last FM page you'll see a bunch of similar artists listed. That should start you off. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 09:00, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I gone there, but the most related artists are just other guys that worked om maxis games (the sims expansions and sim city). The other related artists are just other video game composers almost all the time having nothing to do with the sound that the Jerry Martin made for the The Sims (a unreal artist is an example, a megaman composer is other). That is possible because the guys that listen are like me and dont know something (non-gaming) similar to listen. 189.97.25.10 (talk) 15:20, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Track listing of a Norwegian album

I'm searching Norwegian singer Anne Vada's discography to name a song. I found track listings of her albums on the web except an album titled "Grenseløs" or "No Boundaries".[1] -- JSH-alive ^{talk • cont • mail} 11:33, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

The best google hit I can come up with is this one, which states that "Grenseløs" is Anne Vada's concert album, and lists three of the songs only. Two of these are among the most popular Norwegian songs written in the last few decades:

• Sommernatt ved fjorden (Summer night by the fjord).

- A beautiful song written by Ketil Bjørnstad, about the romance between Hans Jæger and Oda Krohg of the Christiania boheme (what? redlink, gotta fix that, well, here are the Spanish and Norwegian versions). The song was originally released in 1978 on the Album no:Leve Patagonia. Here is a YouTube version sung by a 12-year old girl.

• Vårsøg

-Music by no:Henning Sommerro to a poem by no:Hans Hyldbakk, written in the spring of 1945 while Norway was still under German occupation. The song is a tribute to spring, where "spring" is a metaphor for liberation. According to this source, Anne Vada's version was a South-Korean hit in 2002.

The third song listed is All I ask of you by Andrew Lloyd Webber. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 22:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I believe it's not complete listing. I feel there's more...--JSH-alive ^{talk • cont • mail} 11:18, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Of course. As I said, what I was able to find on the web, was three of the songs only. Clearly, there are more. I also tried the web site of a major Norwegian online record shop, but the album wasn't in their catalogue. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 12:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Can someone help me locate this video?

I realize this is an absolutely ridiculous request, but this is going to drive me insane if I don't find it.

I'm looking for a specific animutation video. The site I saw it on was not Youtube, although this video may also exist on Youtube.

The video was set to a song with a Japanese, male singer. The song was mostly in English. The lyrics actually had something to do with summer and nostalgia, but as sung by the singer, they sounded more like something about monkeys, fighting and homosexuality. It was a moderately well-known animutation.

I know this is incredibly vague, but I have managed to locate things based on incredibly vague descriptions before. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? 99.245.92.47 (talk) 12:52, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Law & Order January 21

Wikipedia was featured on on Law & Order last night, as a suspect had been vandalising a page for years before committing a murder. What was the page (a sorority)? I think I remember what the name was, and there is no page for it...in that case, which page was used? Grsz¹¹ 13:59, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Not having a clue as to the actual answer, I'll point out that it's trivially easy to save a couple pages from WP (an article and its corresponding edit page) and rewrite them to one's needs, hosted locally away from interfering admins. I would not be surprised to find that the show did something of this sort -- which, if true, means that there was no WP page used. — Lomn 20:13, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

All it was was a simple and brief shot of a computer screen, they then mentioned the editing later. It wasn't close enough that actual text was seen, but I could make out a table of contents and an infobox. It seemed as if it was just a quick shot of an actual page. Grsz¹¹ 20:49, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

The sorority was fictional, so there wouldn't be a real Wikipedia page on it. I loved how they tracked down the guy by the vandalism he had made to Wikipedia.  :) AnyPerson (talk) 23:02, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

If only we could really do that reliably, we could cut down on vandalism much easier here! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I didn't see the episode, but it kind of sounds inspired by Bruce_Edwards_Ivins in which case the sorority could possibly have been modeled after Kappa Kappa Gamma. TresÁrboles (talk) 07:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Episode 3 in the latest season of 24

How does Jack Bauer know the number to ring in episode 3 in the latest season of 24 to get hold of bill —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.198.252.5 (talk) 14:08, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Kylie Minogue on The Sullivans

Hi. Could anyone tell me the first date Kylie Minogue appeared on The Sullivans? All our article says is "1979". Sceptre ^(talk) 17:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Luis Miguel song used in a '90s Coca-Cola ad

Which song by Luis Miguel was used in this Coca-Cola advertisement from the '90s? David Pro (talk) 18:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

"Será Que No Me Amas", although with some changes in the lyrics. 200.50.38.190 (talk) 21:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Counting viewers on television

How do the count how many viewers are watching a specific tv programm?

--Thank you, helohe (talk) 22:31, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Our article on audience measurement will shed some light on the matter. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 22:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

January 23

on-screen female nudity ..hmm...........

I've always wondered this while watching movies: do female actresses actually have their breasts exposed during scenes like this (where they appear topless but have their back to us but facing another actor/actress, usally male)? like in the film "if only" where Jennifer Love Hewitt's character Samantha opens up her coat to show her surprised boyfriend Ian her naked body: does she have a strapless bra on? (do they actually exist? I'm a guy so i have no idea) and later on in the movie, where Ian and Samantha lie on the carpet next to the fireplace after they made love in Ian's childhood home/cottage, her back is bare as she lies with her front pressed against Ian's body? Also, in the film "max payne" the 'almost' sex scene with mark wahlberg and Olga Kurylenko ,she takes her dress off: is she actually naked or not?/ (the use of body doubles is pretty much out since all 3 mentioned scenes above shows the actress's actual face) if anyone knows anything about this particular aspect of film/drama making, please let me know-- i'm aching to find out!! thanx Johnnyboi7 (talk) 00:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

It's impossible to give some kind of an accurate and all-encompassing answer to this question, because some people really are naked, others aren't. Typical solutions for making an actress appear nude from behind without actually being nude can include the use of silicone rubber or other comparable substances that can be glued onto the actress's body to cover up the breasts and genitalia, so she doesn't actually have to be nude. Computer-generated imagery can also be used to remove bra straps, or to match the face to the body double. Some people just don't think it's that big a deal and take off their clothes, shoot the scene and then put their clothes back on -- perhaps because they're adults and don't freak out at the thought of a naked pair of tits. It really comes down to their individual preference and comfort level (which is, of course, influenced by whether the person in question likes and trusts the people they're working with, for example), more than anything else. (Oh, and the contract they've signed, most likely.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 01:37, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

As usual, if this is a topic that interests you, we have an article: Nudity in film. Damn, we have articles on EVERYTHING! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

No, the article only talks about what is shown, not what how the filmmakers and cast handle issues before and during filming. Actually it's a pretty weak article except for the exhaustively detailed US section.

Anecdote: some years ago when I was in England, I saw a short item in a newspaper about a movie or TV show then filming where one of the cast had inhibitions about getting naked for a shot. The director said something like "Look, you can if I can", and proceeded to undress herself. --Anonymous, 05:28 UTC, January 23, 2009.

Janet Leigh wore thin moleskin in the Psycho shower scene. However, it peeled off her breasts in the steaming hot water. She later commented, "Everything was going well, really super, when all of a sudden the moleskin steamed away from my body. What do you do? You have to get the take!" In her autobiography she wrote, "What to do?... To spoil the so-far successful shot and be modest? Or get it over with and be immodest. I opted for immodesty." In Fire on the Amazon (1993) Sandra Bullock covered her breasts with duct tape, forcing shots to be angled so as to not show the duct tape. Pepso2 (talk) 07:34, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Ouch...that's gonna leave a mark. :)  Buffered Input Output 14:06, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

In the film Arachnophobia, the teenage daughter of the protaganist wears a really obvious second skin body suit in a shower scene, so they are sometimes used. Exxolon (talk) 20:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

To answer the tangential question, yes strapless bras exist. A strapless bra is one without the straps over the shoulders; typically they offer less support, and often have grippy bits so they stay in place. A backless bra is one that doesn't have anything at the back; this is generally getting into 'cup' territory, where you just have a couple of cup things that stick over the breasts. Generally offer very little support. Once you get to this stage you really consider building something into the top/dress instead, if possible. These are all things that have to be considered when wearing clothes that would otherwise show the bra, and which hopefully are structured to offer some support. They don't seem particularly useful if you were filming a nude scene. 79.66.105.133 (talk) 14:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

"Quality control coach"

Several NFL teams now have offensive and/or defensive "quality control coaches." What is a "quality control coach" and what's with the corporate America-style title? -- Mwalcoff (talk) 02:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

It's probably a bullshit title. We do have an article on quality control, however my best guess, being familiar with the NFL and American football, is that these guys main jobs is to do whatever the Offensive and Defensive coordinators tell them to. While there are specific position coaches with specific responsibilities (for example Linebackers coaches and Offensive Line coaches), "quality control coaches" are likely "coaches at-large" or "coaches without portfolio" who help assist the training of the team without having a specific assignment. Its sort of like calling the water boy a "hydration specialist"... it sounds more impressive as a title than as an actual job. Most teams have what is unofficially called a "get back coach"; this is universally given to the lowest coach on the totem pole; the last in seniority. His main job during the game is to roam the sidelines and keep other players and coaches from wandering on the field during play, hence "Get Back Coach". See this google search for a description of the practice. The "quality control coach" sounds like the kind of thing you would put on the W2 form of the guy who is really the "Get Back coach". --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:14, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

this google search pretty much confirms what I said. The first few links indicate that they generally are always the lowest coach on the totem pole, and they do whatever they are told. It seems that MOST teams use them to break down game film, which basically means spending your time poring over films, and splicing together packages of whatever the coach wants to emphasize, for example "Give me all the 3rd-and-long plays that Atlanta has run over the past 3 years". Its basically shit work. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 03:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Name that tune

What is the name, if it has one, of the "Drumming" track from the Dr Who "Last of the Time Lords" BBC trailer ? Scotius (talk) 13:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I've not seen the advert but if it's drumming and in an advert then it's almost always either Clubbed to Death or potentially Phat Planet by Leftfield. Both seem to appear in lots and lots of adverts. Kinda like how Sigur Ros's Hoppipola (spelling) is often used by the BBC in a million and one documentary promo-trailer adverts. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 15:29, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

It sounds like someone actualy playing drums, look on youtube to see what it sounds like Scotius (talk) 15:51, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Also any idea where I can get the Star Trek: In A Mirror Darkly intro theme ? Scotius (talk) 16:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

You don't mean Voodoo Child by Rogue Traders, perhaps? Rmhermen (talk) 17:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

NopeScotius (talk) 13:54, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I haven't seen that particular trailer, but how about the Doctor Who theme music written by Ron Grainger of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and featuring a prominent "drumming" sound. Astronaut (talk) 21:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Is the trailer linked to in the sidebar here the trailer in question? If so, I don't think the drumming is a specific tune, it was probably created specially for the trailer (it's pretty generic drumming). --Tango (talk) 02:25, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, thats the one. Scotius (talk) 14:28, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Westfield Shoppingtown South County

Hope someone from St. Louis is around... I'm heading there and I was looking for a shopping mall for my 2-year old to run around in and burn all the energy pent up after a long road trip. Westfield Shoppingtown South County is right on my path, so I thought it would be good. Is it an active mall? (A lot of them have closed down.) Does it have any toy stores? Is there a toddler play area? Does it have a restaurant area inside? I can't find any websites about it (Westfield doesn't even include Missouri on its location finder). If "no" to all of that... Where would you take a 2-year old to run around and scream for a few hours in that general area? -- kainaw™ 15:02, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

According to Google Earth, that mall seems to be active (cars in the parking lot etc.) and this google search give links to maps and reviews. Of course, it could all be out of date information. As an alternative, and if you and your child like the outdoors, there are a number of small country parks in the South St. Louis area - the Laumier Sculpture Park near the intersection of I-44/I-270 looks interesting, and so does St. Louis Children's Museum about 2 miles further north. Astronaut (talk) 16:40, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

How about Chuck E. Cheese ? Here's their St. Louis location: [2]. StuRat (talk) 16:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I wondered if it was open because it isn't listed on Westfield's website (in fact, Missouri isn't listed at all).

We will be hitting Chuck E's. We hit every one on each road trip. So far, they've all been the same (in my opinion) except the one in Augusta, GA. That one was gross. The floor was littered with chicken bones. I didn't see any parents taking any interest in their children. Most of the equipment was broken. All in all - a very bad choice. -- kainaw™ 16:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

You may want to avoid this location as well : [3] cheers, 10draftsdeep (talk) 17:25, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, but I cannot let this one go. You want to intentionally inflict your running, screaming two-year-old on the innocent public? Very anti-social! --Nricardo (talk) 00:20, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The trick is in finding two running, screaming 2-year-olds whose screams are exactly 180 degrees out of phase, so they cancel each other, and then aim them at each other, so they keep running into each other, rather than everyone else. :-) StuRat (talk) 06:52, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. We went to the mall. They have a toddler area for the kids to run and scream, but no toy stores at all. There is a very tiny Chuck E. Cheese's just outside the mall. It has no toddler area. But, it did the job - two hours of running and roaring at the other kids and he slept for the rest of the day's road trip. -- kainaw™ 00:56, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Slumdog Millionaire- flaw in movie-making??

I watched Slumdog Millionaire a few days back. The film used Hindi at the beginning of the movie, coupled with subtitles in English, but just after the protagonist, Jamal Mallick, grew up to be a 13 something boy, they started using English dialogues. I find this utterly inappropriate, since it is impossible for an Indian slumdweller to be speaking in immaculate English. Is this a flaw in the film's script?? They never showed Jamal getting any kind of real education save a scene where he attends school, and the teacher's teaching them The Three Musketeers. How could they overlook such a glaring inconsistency? La Alquimista 18:07, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

The movie is British. In general, people do not want to watch movies that are not in their own language. So, the movie has to be in English. Some people will watch an entire movie with subtitles or in a weird sounding dialect, but not most people. Since movie making is a "for-profit" business, the film makers want to market to "most" people, not "some" people. -- kainaw™ 18:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, it doesn't have to be in English. A similar transition occurs in Valkyrie. Tom Cruise's character starts out speaking German and quickly shifts to English, which continues for the duration of the film. In addition to marketing, it's arguably easier to get into a story when you don't have to follow along with subtitles. Tomdobb (talk) 19:11, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Its a technique that has been around a while. See also Hunt for Red October (film), where Sean Connery goes from speaking scottish-inflected-Russian to scottish-inflected-English (and Sam Neill picks up a funny Australian-Russian accent too)... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 19:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

And before that, Judgement at Nuremberg did the same. Maximilian Schell was speaking at the moment of the change. --Anonymous, 05:47 UTC, January 24, 2009.

And to explain the film-makers' reasoning a bit, they want to include a bit of the foreign language, at the beginning, to set the mood for the movie. However, after a while the audience gets sick of alternating between difficult-to-read subtitles and then quickly darting back to the characters to try to follow what's happening. So, they switch to English before the audience gets annoyed. It seems to me that subtitles would be more acceptable if they did a decent job of them, but instead we get white subtitles on a white background and vow never to watch another movie with subtitles again. StuRat (talk) 20:52, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Does Bangladesh have television?

I'm not even sure if they have electricity! I might be going there later this year and I was wondering if they were all wired up. And what kinda entertainment they got featured on the ol' boob tube.--THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN (talk) 23:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Look at Bangladesh and the links therein, i'd be amazed if there is a nation in the entire world that doesn't have some form of tv (though how prevelent it is in any society is a different question). ny156uk (talk) 23:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

You're not even sure if they have electricity? I'm sorry, but are you serious? Of course they have electricity, and of course they have television. Does this look like the capital of a country that's stuck in the Stone Age? I mean, it's not a futuristic utopia with flying cars and jetpacks, but geez, it's not like they're primitive hunter-gatherers, either. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 04:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

FOr being the worlds most curious man, you may be the worlds most uninformed about the rest of the world. Put that curiosity to work my man! See Bangladesh Television and List of Bangladeshi television and radio channels. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 04:36, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Every few years or so, a typhoon takes out the entire country. That's why I thought they were so backass. I figured they gave up on rebuilding a long time ago, and the only people left were clueless poor types.THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN (talk) 13:47, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The United States, Australia and many other developed countries are hit by natural disasters all the time, but still manage to maintain broadcasting networks. Anyway, typhoons occur in the Pacific Ocean; the powerful storms that hit Bangladesh are generally referred to as cyclones or tropical cyclones. What's more, there are some 150 million "clueless poor types" left – maybe the television's so good they'd prefer to stay and brave out the weather? More than can be said for most countries. --AdamSommerton (talk) 14:07, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Uh... okay. I really recommend you go and read our article on Bangladesh and think about it before you say anything else, because I don't think your mouth can accommodate any more of your feet. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 19:52, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Then I don't understand what all the hoopla about the concert for Bangladesh was over. And we can't ask George, he's dead. How come the newspaper was all over those CYCLONE WIPES OUT BANGLADESH stories? That country seems to have the worst luck. That's why I figured they were in the stone age, technologically. I hope they didn't have nuclear weapons. The thought of all those missiles floating freely in the ocean disturbs me.

Is there any country besides Antarctica that doesnt have television?THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN (talk) 20:20, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps you should read about Antarctica as well. You will no doubt find out that it is not a country, but the scientists who are stationed there get TV just like the vast majority of the 6.7 billion people on Earth. Astronaut (talk) 20:57, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, judging by the news stories we saw about New Orleans during and in the aftermath of Katrina, you might've thought the city was gone for good, but it isn't. Sure, they're still recovering, but it's not like either place was wiped off the face of the Earth despite the fact that they were very badly in need of help at one point. This is not a binary system where something is either completely destroyed or in perfect shape; it's entirely possible for a lot of people to suffer and be in need of assistance without everyone suffering and being in need of assistance. If a lot of houses are destroyed in a flood, for example, the people living there are going to need housing very quickly, but that doesn't preclude there being cities that are not, in fact, destroyed by floods. These things are not mutually exclusive. There are degrees here. And in any case, the disaster took place over a decade ago. That's a lot of time to rebuild the things that got knocked down by the waters.

As for, uh, nuclear missiles floating freely in the ocean... Seriously, man, are you kidding? Or do you think a nuclear missile would somehow bob up out of its silo and just be swept away on the merry tide? Things like that are kept under lock and key. In any case, Bangladesh doesn't have nuclear weapons. (Only nine countries in the entire world are known or thought to have nuclear weapons right now.) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 22:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Why is there a tv station that broadcasts to no one?! In Antarctica?!? Mind control rays beaming from tv towers is the only logical explanation I can come up with for such pointlessly worldwide coverage. Bangladesh certainly doesn't need tv. You'd think they'd use what little money they have for levys, raincoats, et. al. I thought they were poor. Seriously, I thought that thier top export was dyssentry (*ba-dumpt-dump*...?). And if they once had nuclear weapons, they were sold on the black market years ago. Black market clientele are not known for honoring treaty guidelines for nuclear storage. So yeah, I didnt feel it would be unsurprising to see a live stray missile or two bob bob bobbing along in the ocean. I've heard of dolphins acting as heroes, perhaps one of them would've fetched them, then brought back to shore for a simple cracker and pat on the head.THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN (talk) 02:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

While the majority of the population may be pretty poor, there are always rich people in any country - they'll be the ones watching TV. --Tango (talk) 02:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Uh, okay. You should probably spend a little less time just assuming things. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 14:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Don't feed the trolls. Malcolm XIV (talk) 15:04, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Look, I just didn't realize that every country on Earth had access to TV. And I got a sense of humor..... Antarctica?... Really?... And how does that work!?

And if Bangladesh had nukes (but they "don't", -thank you, Wiki!) there would have been additional problems, indeed.....And they're so hungry over there, they'd probably try to eat the mushroom cloud./ Zing, Bam! I still got it! HOO-YEA!(Told you I have a sense of humor).--THE WORLD'S MOST CURIOUS MAN (talk) 11:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Curios man, i really like your sense of humour...Although racist : )

January 24

Elvis's designer

Who is the designer of Elvis's white rhinestone jumpsuit? Ages ago I saw a pedia article on him, but now can't find it. I remember he designed suits for other country/rock performers. Does anyone know? Julia Rossi (talk) 06:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Nudie Cohn? ---Sluzzelin talk 09:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

That's it! What moxie! Thanks, Sluzzelin. Julia Rossi (talk) 21:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

maxim magazine covers

what is the complete list of just film actress that posed on the covers of maxim magazine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colts182 (talk • contribs) 07:17, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

That'd be a pretty long list, since apparently there are versions of the magazine in Argentina, Canada, India, Indonesia, Israel, Belgium, Romania, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Bulgaria, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, and Portugal. I'm sure some of them use the same covers and content either on occasion or on a regular basis, but still. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 08:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

See List of people in Maxim magazine 1997 to 2008 Dismas|^(talk) 20:53, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Movie with main character named Dove

Hi - trying to get the name of a 1950's or early 60's movie with the main character name Dove. I think he dies in the end - was kind of a bad boy type character.Annem59 (talk) 16:34, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Could it be the 1962 film A Walk on the Wild Side? There's a fella called Dove in it. Fribbler (talk) 17:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

And here I was thinking of Lonesome Dove. :-) StuRat (talk) 20:29, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Jennifer Jones played a school teacher in Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955). She was obviously not a bad boy, but many of her students were, from memory. -- JackofOz (talk) 06:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Badminton

anyone interested in badminton?can you tell me if its right to cross the net with your racquet without touching it by any of your bodypart( i mean above the net)?The hungry tide (talk) 19:04, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Only if you are continuing a stroke in which your initial contact with the shuttle was on your side of the net. The relevant rule is section 13.4.2 of the Laws of Badminton, which states that it shall be a fault if, in play, a player "invades an opponent’s court over the net with racket or person except that the striker may follow the shuttle over the net with the racket in the course of a stroke after the initial point of contact with the shuttle is on the striker’s side of the net". Deor (talk) 20:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Sports of South Asia

Besides soccer, cricket, field hockey and squash, is there any sports that are Indian-invented or any sports that was introduced by British? I meant that used for high school competition in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.52.198 (talk) 19:23, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

How about Kabaddi? Fribbler (talk) 19:24, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Polo and snooker are both of Anglo-Indian origin. Algebraist 19:31, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

It is my understanding that badminton is fairly popular in several south-asian countries. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The Office Question

How come on the American Season 3 DVD of the office, it lists the episodes Traveling Salesman and The Return as one?

76.255.239.65 (talk) 19:51, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry 'bout that. Forgot to sign in. That question was by me.

Nick4404 yada yada yada What have I done? 19:52, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

As well as broadcasting them separately in the show's usual 8.30 timeslot[4][5] NBC aired the two episodes edited together into one hour-long show with an additional storyline about Pam winning an art prize[6]; the version on the DVD (which I own) seems to be this hour-long version with the extra Pam storyline. --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 11:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

How can i make film in bollywood/lollywood.

How can i make film in bollywood/lollywood.i have not sponser.please help me and solve my problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryekhan (talk • contribs) 23:35, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, 1) Buy a plane ticket to Mumbai. 2) Buy a camera. Hell, my cell phone has a movie camera on it. Take your cell phone out (or that camera you got) and film stuff. 3) You just shot a movie in Bollywood. Congrats. Post it to YouTube. Now others get to watch it. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 01:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Idea number 2, go to film school and learn thousands of times more than someone could possibly teach you here, and finally, use the skills taught to you in film school to create your masterpiece. Dismas|^(talk) 01:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Combine both suggestions and make the short films on your cell phone/YouTube your portfolio to get into film school. Julia Rossi (talk) 11:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Since you have a computer, you're halfway there. Use it to write a half-dozen screenplays. Keep typing. Consider the early careers of Billy Bob Thornton, Sylvester Stallone, Fred Barron, Harmony Korine, Chris Kentis, Henry Jaglom, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Pepso2 (talk) 22:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

January 25

Strange behaviour by gymnastics coach

My wife always watches the gymnastics whenever it's on TV, and I've noticed something that intrigues me. When a female competitor is performing on the asymmetric (uneven) bars, shortly into the event, her coach comes on to the floor and approaches to within a few feet of where she's spinning around the bars and reaches out his hands to her, as if he's preparing to catch her. Then he goes around to the other side of the apparatus and does the same thing. Then he moves away. What on earth is the purpose of this? He's done all he can to prepare her for her routine; and now the best thing, surely, is just to let her get on with it. She must be able to see him, and it must be a great distraction during such a high-risk routine when she needs all her concentration. Nothing similar happens in any of the other disciplines. Presumably there's a logical explanation for this, but can anyone please enlighten me? Pavel (talk) 19:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Probably to catch her if she falls. I've seen them do that at other apparatuses too. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

The coaches of male gymnasts do the same thing when their competitor is on the High Bar. They even adjust the mats under the bar while the routine is going on. AnyPerson (talk) 23:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

And I doubt it's a distraction. They're probably so focused on their routine, the bars, and what their body is doing that you'd have to fire a gun to distract them. Dismas|^(talk) 03:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Plus, if the coach always does that, it's not a distraction; they expect it. --Anonymous, 04:47 UTC, January 26, 2009.

January 26

RoseGarden Playback Feature

• I have moved this question and my answer to the Computing desk, where it will be more likely to get a good answer. Please follow this link. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 17:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Songs

There is a song with possibly the lyrics themselves " ... I'm writing this song ... " or just that the song is about "writing this song" by someone who sounds like kt tunstall. Who is the artist and the name of this song?

Another song is a rock song with the line usually repeating at the the end of the chorus and or verse: "I want to be with you" or "I only want to be with you". The singer is vocal male sounding. Who is the artist and the name of this song?96.53.149.117 (talk) 02:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't know about the first one, but the second sounds like Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish, possibly. Hermione1980 02:29, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm giving away my age here, and I don't know who K. T. Tunstall is, but the first thing your first description brought to mind is Elton John's Your Song, and the first thing your second description brought to mind is I Only Want to Be with You, first recorded by Dusty Springfield but covered by a number of artists, including males. Deor (talk) 02:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yea the rock song i mention, youred right. Well K. T. Tunstall is the lady who wrote the theme to devil wears prada. It's a kind of like a ballad, like in the style of norah jones or a piano song.96.53.149.117 (talk) 03:08, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm fairly sure the first one is These Words by Natasha Bedingfield. A hateful song. Malcolm XIV (talk) 11:20, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I had an inkling the second could be To Be with You by Mr Big which was overplayed on the radio in the early nineties, and my god, look at their truly shocking hair on that single cover. Nanonic (talk) 13:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, Obviously I'm as in the dark as everyone else, but I keep thinking that the first one is something by Katie Melua, but I can't seem to think of which song. She seems to break the fourth wall with her songs a lot. As for the second, could be Volbeat version of Only Wanna Be With You quite a sureal rock-a-billy version. -- WORMMЯOW  08:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Another Song

It came out about five years ago. It featured a man rapping with a white soprano girl doing the chorus. The video started with a family talking about their son going to war (and maybe his kid missing him)? The song was about missing people when they go away and wanting them to come back and the video featured the soprano sitting in an empty house, singing to noone. It was a pretty big hit for a time. I know that's not a lot to go on, but I'd appreciate any help. Thanks 24.178.112.221 (talk) 03:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

This song wasn't five years ago, but maybe Where'd You Go by Fort Minor? --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 05:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Quantum of Solace

Is the James Bond theme ever heard in this film? 200.112.17.237 (talk) 13:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

According to James Bond Theme it appears twice.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 17:12, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Why is Depeche Mode so popular in Eastern Europe? (question moved from Humanities desk)

Although Depeche Mode is a British band, they seem to be considerably more popular in Eastern Europe (i.e. the former Soviet bloc countries) than they are in the UK itself. This isn't noted in the Depeche Mode article, but I'm sure I read it somewhere and through personal experience I have also found it to be true. Actually, relatively few people in the UK seem to be interested in Depeche Mode these days, but it's a different story in Eastern Europe... I gather there's a bar/nightclub in Estonia that plays nothing but Depeche Mode. So does anyone know the reason(s) for this phenomenon? I actually like the band; they're better than a lot of other UK bands from the same era, and since. More interesting than Joy Division for example who are extremely popular today in the UK amongst people who like that kind of music (although New Order are probably more interesting than Joy Division and have a sound which is probably closer to Depeche Mode, and of course New Order is just Joy Division minus Ian Curtis, but there's a fairly radical change of sound after the first New Order record which is quite like Closer by Joy Division (at least stylistically) if I remember rightly).

On an unrelated note, looking at the article, I see that Linkin Park was influenced by Depeche Mode. I'd never thought about it before but actually that makes a lot of sense when you think about it... the angsty electronic-backed melodies with expressive singing are definitely there in both bands.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 11:01, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You'd probably be better off asking this question at a Depeche Mode-related talkpage. Try www.depechemodeforum.com, for example. Malcolm XIV (talk) 11:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Actually I meant to put this to the Entertainment reference desk, can one of the mods move it there? Thanks very much.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 11:27, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

You don't have to be an admin to move a question, anyone can do it (as I just proved). --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

It's a good question, and it applies to a lot of British groups who find themselves more popular in Europe. In fact, it quite often happens that artists from any country are more popular in another part of the world than they are at home. To think of a couple more examples off the top of my head, Bush (band) are British, yet much more popular in America. American free jazz artists such as Albert Ayler have always been more popular in continental Europe than either the UK or USA. In general it's a matter of the type of music being more in tune with prevailing musical traditions elsewhere. In the case of Depeche Mode, their style of music is electropop, which has never really gained a huge following in Britain. However, there is a long and honourable tradition of European electronic/synth pop bands, most notably Kraftwerk. To take another example, Van der Graaf Generator are British, but their brand of operatic progressive rock finds most favour in countries like Italy which have strong operatic traditions. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 13:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

But wasn't Van Der Graaf Generator only popular there because they toured with the Italian prog band Premiata Forneria Marconi in the 70s?--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 17:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, I don't find the analogies with other artists to be satisfactory in truly explaining why Depeche Mode is phenomenally popular in Eastern Europe. Thanks for the help, but I don't think it truly answers my question.--'Cause It's No Good (talk) 17:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I know a thing or two about Van Der Graaf Generator, and AFAIK they never toured with PFM (although I stand to be corrected). They were phenomenally popular in Italy in the 70s off their own bat, due to constant touring and, as I have said, their musical style being reminiscent of the Italian operatic tradition. As for ver Mode, I found this via a google search (it seems to be from an earlier version of the wiki article): "While Depeche Mode remains quite popular in the US, Western Europe and Australia, its most loyal fan base and widest appeal seems to lie in Central Europe and Eastern Europe, fed by the timely confluence of several key events in this part of the world in the early 90's: the then world-wide popularity of Depeche Mode and synthesized dance music in general (which has since waned in the US), the collapse of communism, and the rise of the Internet with the instant access this brought to a region thirsting for western music and ideals." --Richardrj ^{talk email} 08:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

This also won't answer your question, but: the Depeche Mode bar in Tallinn not only plays nothing but Depeche Mode, it also shows nothing but Depeche Mode videos (muted) on its several televisions, and has a menu of drinks named after Depeche Mode songs. That being said, the bar is owned by the founder and president of the Estonian Depeche Mode fan club, and there are two photo albums on display jam packed with pictures of this guy posing with various members of the band. Apparently he's been obsessed with them since they were making gay-themed dance pop back in the dark ages. So the bar isn't really evidence of a general Estonian obsession with Depeche Mode, so much as of the fact that some people's fandom knows no bounds. Still, you're right (about Depeche Mode being big in Eastern Europe, not about Joy Division being uninteresting), and it'd be nice to know what the story is. There are tons of bands that gain a huge following in seemingly random places, and there's usually a reason for it, though it's typically mundane stuff like "heavy radio play," "frequent touring," "good PR," or "a really big concert." --Fullobeans (talk) 08:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Philadelphia Experiment Movies

Does anybody know how many Philadelphia Experiment movies were made ? Scotius (talk) 14:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The was the The Philadelphia Experiment, which, as far as I know, is the only film to date about it. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:24, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

There was a sequel, BTW, which is mentioned in our article. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Also see The Triangle (2005), Unholy (2007) and 100 Million BC (2008). Pepso2 (talk) 20:22, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Music from Cold Mountain

Where would I be able to find music of a similar style to that in the movie Cold Mountain? And some information about the style too? Thankyou 80.35.203.22 (talk) 14:25, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

We have an article on the Cold Mountain (soundtrack), which further links to Appalachian folk music, which should give you a good start. --LarryMac | Talk 15:35, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Hijab gucci calvin klein

I began to notice that a lot of Muslim ladies are wearing hijab with brand names on it like Gucci, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, in variety of colours. Is there any other clothing brand whose name is on the hijabs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.204.74.240 (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

January 27

Olde tyme pipe/tube computer game

I have a vague memory of a game I played in school in the late 80s or early 90s, probably on an Apple IIe. It involved connecting a series of tubes to deliver Senatorial email. Just kidding. It did involve connecting a series of tubes, but the objective was to deliver a ball to its destination. In addition to differently shaped tubes, you were given tubes of different diameters, and connectors which would change the size of the ball to fit through the tubes. I thought it was called Pipe Dream, but that's clearly the wrong game, and this is driving me a little bit crazy. Thoughts? --Fullobeans (talk) 07:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

There have been about 100 games with the same basic premise. I used to play one called "Wall Pipe" which had the same basic premise, except you had to get water from a faucet into a bathtub. You had like a 1 minute timer until the water started to flow, then you had to stay ahead of it. The game probably came out in 1990 or 1991 for an early version of Windows. Your game may have very well been called "Pipe Dream" as well... --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:09, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Best aphex twin songs

Hey everyone i am just now getting into aphex twin and i was wondering if there were some songs of theirs you would really reccomend? In addition are their any other bands i might enjoy that are similar in sound? Thank you very much!

24.88.103.234 (talk) 23:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

We have an article on Aphex Twin and one on Aphex Twin discography. That would give you a start. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:05, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Other artists that often get mentioned in the same context as Aphex Twin include Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, and The Flashbulb. Many artists on Warp Records also tend to be worth looking up in that genre. As for individual recommendations, I've never met two people who agree when it comes to Aphex Twin. He's made quite the variety of stuff and everyone seems to prefer different ones.~ mazca ^t|c 08:59, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

If you're just getting into Aphex Twin be sure to check out the videos for his songs by Chris Cunningham.

January 28

name the novel (fantasy trilogy)

name the novel (fantasy trilogy)

It's a fantasy trilogy novel series... I can't seem to remember its name though. I read it like 5 years ago... In the first book, there is a family (a mother, a father, twin son and daughter, and a baby) and the book starts off with the family moving within the city into a lower hierarchy region. (in the fictional universe of the novel, everyone is divided into different social caste status, with each caste represented by different colours) I don't remember much, but the father takes some kind of an exam to make a living or something, and at the end, the twins do something heroic to save the townspeople. in the second book, the twins are now teenagers, and an evil and sinister force lures in millions of innocent children and brainwashes them to form a mind controlled army. It's rather reminiscent of the chinese army in the korean war: in one incident, these children army literally fills a trench with their bodies to get across it. one of the twins' friends gets recruited into the army against his(/her ??) will and eventually the children manage to save them. (or was all of this in the first book?? i really don't know lol) the army keeps on chanting "Kill! Kill! Kill!" Also in the second book, the twins run away, and the girl twin disguises as a servant of a princess. the princess is rather lonely, so she really likes her servant and they become close friends. However, the princess needs to take dancing lessons so that she can dance with a prince in a ball, but she sucks at it. But the twin girl realizes she is quite good at it even though she has never had any dancing lessons before. So, the girl poses as the princess in the ball, and dances beautifully with the prince. Also, the princess falls in love with the twin brother (she hasn't even met him yet) , just from hearing stories that the twin sister told her. In the third book, the family and some of the townspeople migrate from their homeland to an unknown paradiseland. during their trip, they encounter an unusual creature or more of a mental parasite that latches onto a particular person and makes them act strange. for example, when the parasite was inside the father (the leader of the pack) it makes him snappy and aggressive, and when the parasite resides inside the princess (she actually left her kingdom to follow the twins' family) it makes her less shy and kisses the twin brother. the twin brother has some kind of a psychic ability, and is able to get rid of the parasite (in the princess's case, he kisses her to understand the parasite better, and to drag the parasite out of her) and in an alongside story arc, there is this round looking hermit that bounces, and it recruits the twin brother as his apprentice or something. the bouncy thing teaches the brother how to do supernatural stuff, including walking on air. the twin sister lives with her brother and this hermit on a boat. she learns to do stuff on her own just by watching the hermit give lessons to the brother. near the end of the book, the twin brother must sacrifice himself to save the world or something so he goes to this island where all kinds of strange mythical sorcerers and creatures meet (including the bouncy). but in the end, the bouncy tells him that it wasn't him that was meant to be sacrificed, it was his sister. He doesn't accept his sister's fate, so he fights with her sister (with mental telekinesis or something) but he realizes she is stronger than him, so the sister sacrifices herself in the end. In the epilogue, the family and the townspeople have found their paradiseland, the twin sister is dead, but her mind resides inside the brother's head (they had this special mental connection since they were children). the brother is now happily married with the princess from the second/third book and they have children.

I read this series while i was in adelaide, australia. I borrowed it from the children's books section in the marion library centre (park holme). I'm not sure if this is an australian novel or an american or british, or even if it went international. I know that my description of the series is quite poor, but any help with remembering the name of these novels would be appreciated. Thanks. Johnnyboi7 (talk) 08:10, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, my first instinct was Time of the Twins, which I haven't read myself, but the description and plot summary don't quite match your summary. I'll have a look and see what I can find. -- WORMMЯOW  08:48, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

T-shirt design

Can anyone identify the design on the fourth t-shirt from the bottom of this page? Is it just some artsy design or is it a reference to something specific? Dismas|^(talk) 04:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

The green one with the guy with the handlebar mustache, looking at the crescent moon and stars, holding in his hands what appears to be the Volcom gem logo? Other than being a stylistic picture around the Volcom logo, I don't know of any significance to the picture. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:04, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

OH!! That's what it is! I could make out the moon and stars but didn't "see" a man with a handlebar mustache until you explained it. Now I see it. I guess it's a Volcom shirt now that you also point out what he is holding. Now that I know it's a person and that those bits are arms/hands, it makes more sense. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 08:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Heavy metal a victim of reverse discrimination? (question moved from Misc desk)

Have any interesting articles been written on whether the overrepresentation of hip-hop and underrepresentation of metal in the North American music scene is reverse discrimination? NeonMerlin 06:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, first of all you'd have to define what you mean by the "music scene". That could mean the variety of groups, of venues, of live shows being put on, of records sold, etc. I suspect what you're actually talking about is the media, which is a different thing altogether. Metal fans in Britain – and I suspect it will be the same in North America – are always complaining that their music doesn't get enough coverage in the mainstream media (radio, TV, press and so on). By contrast, hip hop is probably fairly well covered in the media. There's no reason why you should imagine that there's a relationship between these two levels of coverage, though. Most genres except metal – rock, soul, R&B etc – get pretty good coverage. So why doesn't metal, even though metal acts sell millions of records? By and large, because the people who make the decisions on who gets covered feel that metal is basically uncool, with an unattractive image, a fanbase that their viewers/listeners/readers are not part of and have no wish to be, and little to recommend it musically. You could call that unfair if you like, but it would be a waste of time if you ask me. I like free improvisation and post-industrial, and those genres aren't exactly on heavy rotation either. Doesn't bother me. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 06:59, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Discrimination on what basis, is there any evidence that hip-hoppers are a historically disadvantaged group and metallers are members of a historically advantaged group? Or do you mean the demographics of the people that make or listen to such music? In that case is it racial, economic, sexual? Rockpocket 08:23, 28 January 2009 (UTC)