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April 14

Advanced Placement Exams in States and Canada

How can you become a National AP Scholar (Canada) with 5 AP exams with 4 or more as a grade, and then 8 exams to be a National AP Scholar in the States? Anyone know logic behind this?

00:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I have no idea. Are you considering becoming a National AP Scholar? -Snpoj 01:56, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Canandian AP program [[1]] is much younger than the US program (1970 in Canada as opposed to 1955 in US) so I assume that it is less developed than the US program. It may have fewer examinations (for one I know it doens't have U.S. history), though I can find nothing more about Canadian AP than the link I provided. I understand your confusion as I was an U.S. AP student and only 2 exams away from Scholar status.--Lwieise -=- Talk to Me 10:37, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Largemouth bass

Are largemouth bass native to Virginia waters? It seems to me that I have read somewhere that they were introuduced.

See Largemouth bass which would infer that they were introuduced to Virginia. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 02:03, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Environmental problems - the CLP Power Hong Kong

The CLP Power in Hong Kong - the distributor of electricity - is producing large amounts of greeenhouse gases every year. What should it do to decrease the amount of air pollutants released from their power stations (apart from using liquefied natural gas)? Many Thanks.--Eying2003 03:35, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately for you, we don't answer homework questions here. You may find our article on air pollution helpful, and particularly the section on Control devices.-gadfium 04:33, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Answers.com and Wikipedia

How often does Answers.com refreshes its Wikipedia reference pages?

  • An interesting question, which I have been curious about too. Answers.com itself doesn't answer that question directly.
How often do you update your content?
Our Content Integration team works hard to keep Answers.com dynamic and relevant at all times. We receive regular updates from all of our content source partners. The frequency of these updates varies with the type of source, with Wikipedia and Who2 updating more frequently than Geography and Dialing Codes.
From Answers.com FAQ

It is entirely possible that the process is not automatic. It is also probably that they do not update their articles "all at once", but do so on a rolling basis. I performed the following experiment: Select the five most recent featured articles. Look up the same articles at Answers.com. Find the revision of the Wikipedia article that matches the one at Answers.com.

Article name Matches Next revision
Eldfell 2006-01-15 [2] 2006-03-23
Samuel Beckett 2006-02-19 [3] 2006-02-20
Canadian federal election, 1993 2006-02-18 [4] 2006-02-21
Fanny Blankers-Koen 2006-02-17 [5] 2006-04-10 There were other changes between these revisions, but none that would
be visible to Answers.com (reverted vandalism, category changes, etc.).
OpenBSD 2006-02-12 [6] 2006-03-10

So what does this tell us? Answers.com probably does not do rolling updates — if they did, there would be some discrepancy in the matching-dates. Answers.com has done its last Wikipedia-content update on 2006-02-19. It does not tell us when they will do the next one, nor do we know when the previous update was. — MSchmahl… 07:55, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This Wikimedia board letter from November 2005 states that an agreement was reached whereby Wikimedia would provide a "live feed" of the Wikipedia content to Answers.com. But I'm not sure if it has been implemented yet. - Akamad 10:49, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chopp versus draught beer?

What is the difference between the beer served in Brazil called chopp and draught beers served in the US? Which one is better?

It's a matter of opinion as to which is better, but personally, given the American beers I've tried, I'd say Chopp despite the fact that I've never tried it. Phileas 08:22, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's a little unfair on American beers. Sure there are tons of awful ones, but there are some fantastic breweries here too (mostly smaller craft brewers). Capital Brewery to pick one. --Chapuisat 13:57, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Taste test time. Send samples (min of 6-pack) of all beers. I will report sometime. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:40, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Before I ever visited the states, I, too, thought that they made no good beers. However, there are isolated outposts of the NW that make great microbrews. For great justice. 20:50, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew werkmeister

Hi i have a question on the birth date of matthew werkmeister i know he was born in january 1992 i just don't know what day. you see i have him as a topic for a biograghy over the holidays. thankyou for your time taylor

The indexed parts of the Internet do not seem to know. You could try asking in the forums of perfectblend.net, which looks to be a fairly active Neighbours fansite, but your best bet might be firing off a quick email to comments at neighbours.com (neighbours.com is the official site run by the production company). Bear in mind though that they may be guarded about giving out his personal info as he is a minor. If you do find out, please consider adding it to his Wikipedia article. Thanks. --Bth 10:08, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emily Herst

Smallville Fragil the young girl on the last episode looked very familure does anyone know where else we might have seen Emily Herst. Thank you

You can find her filmography at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1626052/. User:Zoe|(talk) 16:24, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

copyediting

If I've edited an article that was in the "To Do" section and I've saved the changes, is there some way to remove the banner from the top of the article that states that it needs copyediting? Writeright 16:55, 14 April 2006 (UTC)WriterightWriteright 16:55, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You have to delete the {{copyedit}} tag that is at the top of the article, and the banner will go away. Eivindt@c 17:31, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Permanent "Shrinkage"

Every men knows about "shrinkage" I hope. Otherwise I would suggest "checking down there" once in a while. My question is being exposed to cold temparatures for a prolong periods of time, would the shrinked size become permanent after periods of months/years in cold temperatures? Example would be living in antartica. &#150;Tutmøsis · (Msg Me) 18:33, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've lived in the Arctic for over 30 years and I've never heard that one before. Seeing as most men up don't wander around naked it's hard to notice. From personal experience I would have to say no it's not going to happen. As people dress the with the genitals coverered they are thus not exposed to the cold. On the coldest days we tend to wear protective pants over our regular pants the genital area is kept at a normal temperature. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 20:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
People living in Antarctica are not exposed to the cold much, they live indoors, and, when they are outdoors, are almost completely covered in warm clothing. No effects like the ones you mention are reported. For great justice. 20:52, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
"Shrinkage" is merely caused by tightening of skin and so on... It seems that what you're worried about (that is, permanent, uh, size loss) is more concerned with erect rather than flaccid size... in which case "shrinkage" has nothing to do with it - only blood flow matters, and that won't be changed by shrinkage. At any rate, as others note, people in Antarctica don't stay out doors all the time. Seems to me that if they did, frostbite would be a more pressing concern than shrinkage... Heh - though I'm guessing frostbite might lead to a type of permanent shrinkage, if by shrinkage you mean loss... ;) zafiroblue05 | Talk 02:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A weird question

Hello!I know this is a weird question as i only have little information about it, but it's in my mind for a long time, and i thought that you might know the answer.Here it goes:i heard a song about a year or two ago, and i really like it.It is on a language pretty much not understandable to me.The begining goes similar to uuuuuuuu or something like that,which is singed by a female voice or perhaps a small choire,and it is very gentle.First uuuuuuuu is kind of upwards,and the second is a litle downwards,same as the third and fourth,and then the song begins.It is like a howling of some sort,and it is a bit long as if that are words. Here comes the tricky part:i don't know pretty much a single word from the lyrics,because it is on perhaps Italian or French, but the the song is something like a chanson, although it seems a bit faster than a chanson.Most of the song is singed by a gentle female voice,and it is not loud, almost like half-voice. In the end a choire comes up, but it doesn' t seem to have much people, only a few. I heard it on tv, an Italian channel also. I know how this question probably sounds but i don' t know where else to ask so if anyone knows i would appreciate an answer.--Captain ginyu 21:46, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like Miriam Stockley's performances in Adiemus (specifically the title song of the same name) to me. GeeJo (t) (c) • 22:25, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A funny question

I have another question to keep you busy.It is kind of weird to ask this and i thought if i should ask it or not, but in the end i decided,why not. There is this comercial for Tuborg Green(for those who don't know, a kind of beer),and in it there is a young girl approximately 19 years old.She seems a bit short and has bright red hair, and she throws her stuff from the window, so the apartment is pretty much empty, so she could have more room for the party.If anyone knows something about her(is she a model, where is she from, how old is she, what is her name), i would appreciate an answer very much. Also i would like for you not to put offensive posts or something like that.--Captain ginyu 22:01, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well acording to Carlsberg the advert was made by "Croatian advertising agency Imago". However, as most of it appears not to be in English it's a little difficult but you could try and contact them. Look at the little blurb in English near the bottom right. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 00:38, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

blackbird (turdus merula) folklore

I am looking for traditional sayings/folklore about blackbirds. For example - dreaming of a flying blackbird is said to bring good fortune; a blackbird nesting near your house is a sign of good fortune; the sight of 2 blackbirds sitting together is a sign of peace and good fortune.

I would like to know if there are any other traditional sayings about blackbirds.--62.137.150.105 22:13, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I'm not too sure about two blackbirds being a sign of peace and good fortune. In Welsh folklore, two blackbirds is an omen of death, thanks to Rhiannon's birds. GeeJo (t) (c) • 22:21, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I personally saw two blackbirds engaged in a pretty nasty fight just last week. User:Zoe|(talk) 22:39, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The White Blackbird a Basque legend and How The Coyote Danced With The Blackbirds a Native American Legend. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 23:28, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've heard it says that if it's raining and you see blackbirds outside feeding then it will continue to rain for considerable time to come. If it's only going to be a short shower they'll wait until it's over. Grutness...wha? 07:38, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is awkward to answer as the question refers to a particular species of bird. However, most sayings and folklore tend to not differentiate between blackbids, ravens and crows. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
"The river is moving. The blackbird must be flying." (Wallace Stevens) :-) Jwrosenzweig 07:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I recall a poem about blackbirds from my youth although it may have been about magpies. 1 for a girl 2 for a boy (births) 3 for sorrow 4 for joy It goes on but that is all I can remember.

5 for silver, 6 for gold, 7 for a secret never to be told. Yes, it is magpies. DPM.

JJ

That's a magpie. It was also used (in a rather nice rendition by Stever Winwood and Traffic) as the theme for a british 1970s children';s TV series called "Magpie". FWIW, one of New Zealand's best known pieces of poetry is also called "Magpies" (by Denis Glover, IIRC) - but I digress. Grutness...wha? 06:04, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Beatles had a song called Blackbird, but it probably wasn't based in any kind of folklore. In Ohio the return of the red-winged blackbird (from it's winter vacation) is commonly associated with the begining of spring. -LambaJan 17:25, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Beatles song was (reputedly) McCartney's veiled support for Martin Luther King and the US civil rights movement. Grutness...wha? 06:04, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And don't forget Sing a Song of Sixpence ("Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie..."). StuRat 06:42, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

cs source respawn

using the console, how do you set up respawn in counterstrike source?--154.20.89.16 22:19, 14 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comander in Chief

Where does the title "Comander in Chief" come from? Looks like it should be Comander and Chief.

An army has several commanders, all commanding different different bits or size units. 'Commander in Chief' means the chief commander over all the others. DJ Clayworth 03:18, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that it should be "and". I suspect that somebody influential incorrectly said or wrote it as "in", and from there it caught on. StuRat 06:36, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One meaning of chief is 'the person of highest rank in an organization'. The Commander in Chief, as DJ says, means the highest-ranking commander. ericg ✈ 04:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clothing

What is the name of a Chinese clothing that is worn by men and a clothing worn by women? Japan have kimonos for women, but is the clothing for men in Japan?

Historically, kimonos were worn by both sexes. See the section on Men's kimono for more details. However, western-style clothing is pretty commonly worn nowadays. GeeJo (t) (c) • 01:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For the Chinese clothing do you mean the Mao suit or the Han Chinese clothing type? CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:08, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]


April 15

New Stores

Are there any new or planned ROSS stores for this upcoming year. I work for the company and they have not told us much.

Grand Hustle Records

Could u guys please get me a logo of Grand Hustle Records? I would appreciate it, thanks Wikipedia!!!

It's on their website. Grutness...wha? 07:57, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Human Rights

I need to have a symple list of'''''' HUMAN RIGHTS''''''. Which are genarel all around the world (In most of the Countries). E.G: 1.Fredom of speach. 2.the right to food... and so on..

Can you help me pls???

thnx

When you asked this question two days ago, you were provided with a link to our Human rights article (and some interesting discussion on the universality (in space and time) or otherwise of the concept). A few simple clicks away you could have found The UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights, which is not international law per se, but is widely recognised as the basis for the modern conception of human rights. It even comes split up into numbered articles for you. --Bth 07:22, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

US embassy, Baghdad

Is there an article on the US embassy that is under construction in Baghdad? It's apparently "by far the largest in the world", according to Yahoo news. --A bit iffy 07:32, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason they are probably keeping the construction details as secret as possible. Under the circumstances, who can blame them for that? Grutness...wha? 07:47, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not really, there was a pretty clear photo of the enormous complex in this morning's newspapers. User:Zoe|(talk) 19:58, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Here's an article with a small image -- http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Iraq_New_Embassy.html User:Zoe|(talk) 20:34, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks all. I had searched for a (Wikipedia) article but couldn't find one much to my surprise. It's lucky I didn't start one as it seems there is an article after all (in fact created just a few hours before I posted my question). Cheers, --A bit iffy 00:47, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Be my research team! :)

What is the environmental impact of the process of maufacturing silicon chips and solar panels?

This is not for an assignment. I actively read various articles etc on ecological sustainability etc, and the topic of the environmental unfriendliness of the silicon chip/solar cell fabrication process has come up more than once.

Give a man an answer, and he comes back tomorrow for more. Teach the man to get his own answer, and he won't bug you anymore. Go to Google, enter 'silicon chip environment' and some good stuff pops up. --Zeizmic 13:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

security alert, page cannot be displayed

hi, i have version 6.0 internet explorer and every time i try to login on siets such as hotmail where i pass into secure areas i get a "page cannot be displayed" screen. With every security alert it says that i am going to access a secure page so i click ok and it just jumps to this page, this has been a recent thing and i think it was since i removed some spyware on my computer not sure if it has anything to do with it. I was wondering if somehow i could fix the problem, any suggestions will be vastly appreciated thank!!! 86.129.71.11 12:59, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Download and instal Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ or at [pack.google.com pack.google.com] and get some other goodies as well.). Firefox is free Web browser that is far better than internet explorer. That should take care of all your problems. Jon513 17:55, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I helped a neighbor with a persistent problem like this. It was a combination of some very stubborn spyware and, ironically, Norton Internet Security. If you are running NIS, there is a setting that needs to be adjusted to allow connection the secure sites - I'm sorry I don't recall what it is, I won't put Norton products on my computer, and my neighbor isn't my neighbor any more. As for the spyware, it took a combination of AdAware, Spybot Search & Destroy, and CWShredder. I also had to run Hijack This and review the logs.
Incidentally, my first instinct with my neighbor was to install Firefox, but the NIS setting still blocked the https port. --LarryMac 15:15, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wink Martindale

Did TV host Wink Martindale serve in the Korean War and later recorded the song "A Deck of Cards?

That answers the second question, but not the first. GeeJo (t) (c) • 20:58, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1981 Datsun 200SX convertible (Maybe a Viva/Datsun)

Please Help! I am trying to find the origin or any information that you can offer about my 1981 Datsun 200SX convertible (Not a hatchback). I searched the Nissan S platform page on the Wikipedia encyclopedia, but my car is not listed.

I found the information below on the Internet and believe it to be the closest likeness to my car, but would like to talk with someone to be sure. 

               Intermeccanica Viva 200sx convertible

In 1982, Nissan released the 200sx. Intermeccanica struck a deal to make a factory authorized convertible. Soon thereafter, Nissan killed the project and handed it to ASC (American Sunroof) because Nissan didn’t want to deal with a smaller company such as Intermeccanica. Intermeccanica brought two cars to the 1981-82 New York autoshow (one convertible and one with a removable hardtop) but never had a chance to show them. After the deal with Nissan fell through (20 cars into project), Intermeccanica made a deal to sell the tooling to a limousine manufacturer in Mexico. Intermeccanica produced approximately 50 Nissan 200sx convertibles and sold them mostly in Mexico. "The product was beautiful!"

I have emailed Intermeccanica and ASC, but have never received a response. I have taken her to a Nissan dealership, and they don't have a clue. I would appreciate any information that anyone has in regards to my 1981 200SX Datsun convertible. Thank you!

Clothing 2

What are the names of each Arabian clothing?

Hmm, that's pretty vague. the Arab world is pretty varied, and has changed over time. Headscarfs (keffiyeh), Fezzes and robes spring to mind as largely secular pieces of clothing. If you include specifically Islamic religious clothing often worn outside of the Arab states you also get turbans (imamah), abayas, jilbabs, dishdashes, hijabs, dupattas, niqabs, purdahs, burqas, and probably a few more I've forgotten. Also, Western-style clothing is worn very commonly in the area. GeeJo (t) (c) • 20:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Turbans aren't specifically Islamic at all. If they're specific to any religion, it'd have to be Sikhism. The turban article points all this out though. --BluePlatypus 21:11, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'd originally put it up with the secular clothing, before remembering it was religious. I just forgot to change "Islamic" when pasting below. In any case, it's a fairly good list for coming off the top of my head :P GeeJo (t) (c) • 21:53, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Turbans are worn by non-Arabs as well, such as in Iran, Afghanistan, and India. This article has a nice summary with pics: [7] StuRat 06:04, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bank Mergers

Need reference for chain of bank mergers starting From Landmark Banking Corporation (Ft. Lauderdale) into Citizens & Southern and/or NCNB into NationsBank and now Bank of America N.A. or BankAmerica Corporation. If possible please give dates or approximate year of merger or consolidation for Lankmark Banking Corporation a.k.a. Landmark First National Bank of Fort Lauderdale. to xxxxxxxx Thank you. Hank B.

This sounds like an MBA assignment. Don't they teach you about 'freeloading'? --Zeizmic 23:28, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

netflix

i saw a $5 subscription per month, for 2 movies max, but I don't see it easily on Netflix home page.Any ideas? Pete

USA Today (19the May 2005) says that Blockbuster had a $5 offer. This site is a bit more up-to-date and talks about the Netflix $5 offer. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 07:47, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Career/Profession

hi,this is my question What is the name of the career/profession that consist on the study of humanity and human cultures through the recovery,documentation and analysis of human remains?[perhaps,maybe,possible material remains as well]I need this answer for my project if i want to pass the class and also this is my friend's question:What is the career/profession that consist on the study of U.F.O reports,physical evidence and other related phenomena like the evidence of mental awareness of influence of external objects without interaction from known physical means?thank you very much.

Forensic anthropology for the first (or more generally Physical anthropology/archaeology if you're including non-human remains.) Parapsychology for the second. GeeJo (t) (c) • 00:18, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And for real fun, how about a career in fecal anthropology ?

April 16

Stanley Meyer

How did Stanley Meyer die? there is quite a buzz that he was murdered by the government. is there any truth to this?

Stanley Meyer the perpetuum-mobile hoaxter? No, I think it's safe to say no government wanted him dead. Unlike, perhaps some of the 'investors' he conned money out of. --BluePlatypus 05:43, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Commanders in the Royal Australian Navy

Would the commander of a ship in the RAN be a captain, or something of a higher rank such as admiral? Because in the rest of the armed forces a captain is a pretty junior officer, and it seems strange for one to be in charge of a whole ship.

  • A naval captain is a considerably higher rank than an army captain. It's one rank below commodore (in the RAN and the RN) (that's "rear admiral lower half" in the USN, an incredibly dumb name for a general's rank), while an army captain in all of these is one rank above (first) lieutenant. Or, the other way around, a Navy Captain is an Army Colonel, while an Army Captain is a Navy Lieutenant. (Perhaps more clearly, an Army Captain is the third officer rank, while a Navy Captain is three ranks higher.) --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 05:13, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bear in mind that "captain" is both a rank and a title, and a warship's captain - the individual commanding it - may be of a number of different ranks depending on the ship. Shimgray | talk | 16:15, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kentucky Blue Grass

Does anybody know the origins of the name Kentucky Blue Grass? Poa is not native to Kentucky?

All about lawns] suggests that it came from Europe, while this suggests Europe or Africa, and it's found in Europe and Asia. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 07:39, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Defintion

What is the "You Are Here" location indcator on a map called?--24.207.22.46 08:17, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, my old school Contact Book had the answer to that question in it's "facts" section. Shame I don't have it anymore. -Benbread 10:58, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't be an arricator would it? I've usually seen the word used to indicate little sticky-backed labels in the form of arrows indicating items, e.g. on a photograph (hence the word, which comes from "arrow-indicator"), but it wouldn't surprise me if the same word is used in this situation. Grutness...wha? 06:09, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"In (insert your favorite ethnic "stupid" stereotype here) mall maps, they don't have a 'YOU ARE HERE' sticker, but have 999 'YOU ARE NOT HERE' stickers, with one empty spot." StuRat 05:34, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to The Book of Useless Information and our article, it's called the IDEO locator. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 18:34, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Armies of the world

Which is considered to be the best Army in the World?Indian, Israeli, British or the American Army? sumal 09:52, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Considered by whom and under what terms? The Swiss could probably defeat most armies on its own soil given its natural defenses and civilian forces. The Chinese have the largest army, the Americans the most expensive, and every single army claims to be the most disciplined and highly trained. Heck, the Pope probably thinks his army could take on the world. GeeJo (t) (c) • 10:11, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at history, the germans have the best army - Joneleth

Looking far enough back in history, the Spartans had the best army. Erik the Rude 15:36, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was my understanding he talked about an army that existed today which leaves the spartans out. - Joneleth

...I think it must be The Salvation Army. They must be the best because they don't set out to kill people or destroy cities or occupy foreign countries etc. And they must be the only army ever to actually save lives that others might consider worthless. No contest.

How good anything is, is determined by how well it performed its goal, since its the goal of an army to defeat the enemy army it is a really crappy army regardless of ur moral values. - Joneleth

If those are the only choices, I'd venture to say the IDF. It is the only one of the four listed that has consistently won battles against technologically equal and numerically superior forces in modern times.--inksT 21:14, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Define "best". War is not a sport, where two teams face off with agreed rules and symmetric goals. This is perhaps a point lost on certain large western armies, who seem to regard opponents who don't conveniently line themselves up as mass armies, to be subsequently slaughtered through technological superiority, as cheating. --Robert Merkel 05:48, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Vietnamese Army has shown that it can punch above its weight; they fought the Japanese, the French, the Americans (with help from a few other nations) and the Cambodians (and probably others as well). I once read an article by a military historian that was answering the question "If Earth was being invaded, and you could choose any historical figure to defend us, who would it be?" He answered General Vo_Nguyen_Giap of Vietnam. --Roisterer 13:40, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Body Of Water

In which country would I find this body of water?

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2782/tb29uh.jpg

--82.15.230.55 13:06, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It looks vaguely like The Netherlands to me. -- Chuq 13:27, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's the Zuider Zee -- see map. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 16:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For the last 60 years or so, it's been known as the IJsselmeer (it was dammed in, land was won, and it's now freshwater). Read on in link. SanderJK 17:01, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks guys/girls

I've also found the exact image you linked to is in our article on Zuiderzee Works -- Chuq 05:00, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I slow down?

I just got this old game the other day that i wanted to play, its not a dos game but when i play it, its running way to fast and theres no option to slow it down in the game itself, does anyone know an application that can help? - Joneleth

there are few programs that do just that. You can try cpu killer or mo slo. I am sure that there are more, but this is what I have found. (I have not tried these programs myself, and as with all programs from the internet: beware) Jon513 14:16, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It could be because of a conflict with the operating system...it happened to me when i tried to run an old windows 95 game on my windows Xp OS...i didnt expect the game to work....but it worked anyways and everything was going at warp speed in the game.... Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 14:38, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, you need a slow-down program, the ones listed above should work. Basically the program was written with its time constraints as factors of processing (i.e., to slow something down it does some sort of little process 500 times). With faster processors this no longer works to slow things down, so what you need is a program (such as those listed above) which allows you to emulate having a slower processor (usually they work by simply tying up your processor resources). --Fastfission 21:35, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What was Chero Crush?

I have a vintage ceramic syrup dispenser, round like a cherry, labeled 'Chero Crush'. I'm guessing my late mother-in-law might have purchased it in canada. I thought Chero might be French for Cherry but apparently not. Did find out that RC Cola was originally Chero Cola - but that doesn't tell me what Chero Crush was. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • I'd venture it's the same Chero-Nehi-RC connection from the Georgia operation. After Coca Cola managed to stop all other colas for a decade or so, Nehi specialized in fruit sodas. Some of the Chero Cola collectibles I've seen seem to have a similar logo to the Chero Crush pictured here -- is that the one you're refering to?. On the other hand, some other company might have pilfered the Chero name -- there was a lot of that going around in the soft drink industry. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 16:07, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]


That's IT! Except mine has the metal dispenser also. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!

You might want to contact this guy. who's offering big bucks for ceramic dispensers like that. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:28, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for this additional info - have emailed him. You guys are great! Zoe, he has already contacted me. How can I ever thank you guys?

Glad to be of help. If you find out more information, maybe you could write a Wikipedia article on Chero Crush? User:Zoe|(talk) 15:39, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Just stumbled across this question...I wanted to say that this should be made into some sort of WP success story. Like reuniting 2 long lost siblings and similar things.  :) --Lwieise -=- Talk to Me 10:45, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to find the Author of a PICTURE found on the web ?

I have found a PIC on the net and I would like to thank the original author.

A similar problem exist in music and sounds found on the net.

My guess is the original person has similar items that would be of interest to at lot of us.

The problem may have started by a person SENDING another person a PIC or Sound and then it gets passed along until someone has REAL INTEREST in the PIC or Sound and now no one remembers who started or has the originals. -- WPee --208.33.229.27 15:48, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, yes, sometimes it can be hard to find original authors of misc. images and multimedia circulated around the web. There's no easy way to do it -- you can try Googling for the filename, which sometimes turns up information. Without any other information it's hard to recommend anything else, though. --Fastfission 16:48, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia on CD/DVD in India

Where do I get wikipedia on CD or DVD in India (preferably Delhi) and at what price?

I dont think you can get it on a CD or a DVD anywhere in the world because it is constantly changing and its not like other encyclopedia's... Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:53, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. and i dont think the entire Wikipedia would fit in a DVD.... :-D...

See meta:Wikipedia on CD/DVD. —Keenan Pepper 18:12, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia can fit on a DVD. The total size of all of the article, just text not pictures, with no history just the last revision is 2.5 gigibits. With compression it might even be able to fit on a CD. Jon513 07:53, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Universal Language of Aircraft Communications i.e. English?

Is English the universally used language between aeroplane pilots and ground controllers? Thanks in anticipation.

Yes, it is. Erik the Rude 21:24, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Erik. Do you (or anyone else) know whether that protocol really is universal in the literal sense, whereby say 2 indigenous pilot and ground controller speakers of say Russian or Chinese Mandarin would default to speaking English when communicating with each other within their respective territorial airspace? Thanks again in anticipation.

I have flown in Guatemala and Egypt and in both places native pilots spoke in native languages to some extent while they spole in very broken english to me. Unfortunately I know neither of the native languages of those locations. Mattamsn

Both the IATA and ICAO establish English as the language to be used by aircraft in international airspace, and have English proficiency requirements for pilots. Unfortunately, I had a hard time finding the exact portions of their site detailing those requirements. Go search their sites. My understanding is that English is to be used in cases of international communication, so a domestic flight speaking to ground control may use the local language. But those organizations' sites are the places to look. kmccoy (talk) 11:17, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RED TEXT

What are the articles in red text there for, and why are there no articles for them?

Thanx for your time

The articles are red because they have not been created yet. ILovEPlankton 21:02, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And they are there so that someone can create an article on them..Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 08:53, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The main purpose is that, if someone does create the article, the appropriate links will already be in place. Furthermore, the red link alerts editors that we don't have an article on that subject; someone may thus be motivated to create one. The links can also be useful in writing the new article. For example, if you decide to start an article on Graham Maby, the list of links will give you some existing articles that have information you may find helpful. JamesMLane t c 12:15, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OpenOffice

Does OpenOffice 2.0 have a Access equivalent built-in? How can I access (pun intended) .mdb or Microsoft Access files?

Thanks! 24.169.151.177 21:55, 16 April 2006 (UTC)Aaron G[reply]

Yes, it has a module called Base which is its equivalent of Access. Base can open files using JDBC or ODBC, so it can open Access files. I doubt it can run programs written in Visual Basic for Applications though.-gadfium 23:11, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sentence in Derren Brown

I came across the following sentence in the article Derren Brown:

Under the guise of a motivational seminar (where they will allegedly learn Derren Brown's skills) in an attempt to get them in the final phase of the 3 weeks seminar to rob a security van in a pseudo random coincidence made from an elaborate set up.

I've been trying to riddle the sentence out for a little while, with limited success. Does anyone (perhaps someone who has seen the show and has a little backgroud) know what in the world that means? zafiroblue05 | Talk 22:56, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He arranged for a number of people to come to a hotel as part of a three week course. He told the participants that they were going to learn some of his skills as a mentalist. In fact he was using neuro-linguistic programming techniques on them throughout the course in order to implant suggestions. Three weeks after the seminar (after a few other events), he arranged to meet them at a place in London. It was arranged that they were to be dropped off on a particular street which, unknown to them, had been closed off from the public and filled with stimuli that would hopefully cause them to spontaneously hold up a security guard loading money into an armoured van. To them the prescence of the guard would seem a random coincidence, but it was actually a set-up. Whether or not what happened was genuine, or just a hoax similar to his Russian Roulette stunt is debatable. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 23:06, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly referring to the fact that it later transpired that he used blanks in the revolver: though as he showed in the programme itself, blanks will still blow your brains out at point-blank range. Sum0 21:42, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 17

Morning, noon and night

Where does this phrase come from ? Tintin (talk) 05:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

At a wild guess, from the words "morning", "noon" and "night". I suspect you're after something other than that though, so maybe if you explained just a little more clearly what you mean. JackofOz 06:41, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The phrase has been used in various places, like the title of a Sidney Sheldon novel and a 1933 movie. I was wondering they took it from Bible, Shakespeare or some such source. After looking around a bit, this link talks about it in Dickens' works, but doesn't hint at any literary origins. Tintin (talk) 06:54, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It also appears in the name of the "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" overture by Franz von Suppé. These words are all common words, and I don't think you need to look for any literary authority to source the phrase. Obviously someone was the very first to put them together like this, but it's not a recognised phrase in the same sense as "tall, dark and handsome". JackofOz 07:29, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sun Tans

Ok, so I was looking up the word "tan" in the dictionary, as in the sense of tanning leather hides, and I noticed the sense for a sun tan. It says, "a brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or wind." Since when does wind make you tan? The definition is also in a few other online dictionaries, but I can't find any information about it anywhere else. Does anyone know anything about that? Thanks for your time.

I think it's more a case that the wind can harden and weather the skin of the face, and this weathering is often described as a "tan" because it has a slightly similar appearance. Grutness...wha? 06:14, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Its a case when cold and dry wind can acutally darken your skin...it happened to me lots of times...since i live near the sea in a humid climate...whenever i visit a drier and a little colder place, my skin actually darkens quite a bit...especially when i forget to apply any moisturizing lotion...Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 08:46, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Self Reliance

Apart from Eritrea is there any other country in Africa which follows by the principle of "Self Reliance" and does not depend more on foreign Aid?

Other than those which never relied on foreign aid (like Egypt and South Africa), none that I know of, although I believe Mozambique is trying to head towards this situation (its foreign aid decreased by nearly 50% between 1995 and 2001). Grutness...wha? 10:55, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Botswana has a most impressive record as well, with the highest economic growth rate in the world since independence in 1966. They're a net producer of economic aid, and run surplus budgets. Their economy has been very well managed, with most government revenue coming from diamond mining. They've also taken the same clever high-cost/low-volume approach to tourism that Bhutan has. --ByeByeBaby 22:38, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I want to be a professional wrestler like mr. Hitman

Apart from the physical requirements, attitude and eccentricity... what do I need to be a professional wrestler? Who do I have to ask? This may seem hilarious, but I was wondering about the possibility while playing Acclaim's WWF game. Bye ;)

You could just find a good wrestler and have him train you and then tour in independent promotions. You could go to Ohio Valley Wrestling, which probably gives you the highest chance of getting in to WWE.

Prayer

Does the Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists have their own congregational prayers and on what day do they perform like Christians on Sunday, Muslims on Friday and Jews on Saturday?

Understanding Symbols

I am looking for advice into how to enter into the art of deciphering sybols(Ancient & Modern), with a view to researching the symbols in greater details and assimilating information by crossreference, to ideas,concepts and visions, which the original symbols were meant to exhibit.

This is a vast field, but I have great interest in this and am determined to research in depth on this topic.

Someone out there, pls assist me. I can mee-mailed thorugh my User name:- user:Monami.

Thks all.

-)A2

The fancy name for the field of symbol studying is semiotics. If your interest arises because of Dan Brown's best seller, you may be in for a disapointment when you discover it is largely a rather tedious aspect of art history. There are numerous dictionaries of symbols in print, available in used bookstores (look in reference book section or art history section), and you can probably find directories of symbols on-line if you look for them. alteripse 19:35, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to read Man and His Symbols, by Carl Jung, for a psychological interpretation of symbols. StuRat 05:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

artefact in monastery, yet again

Not Sure where this goes but where would you find the artefact in this monastery?

http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=54fg.jpg

I seem to believe it`s near a mountain but....

Tim Conway

Hi,

Where did you get your information that he lives in Gallatin,TN? How long has he lived there and why Gallatin?

Thanks,

This site also says that Tim Conway resides in Gallatin, TN....and as for the original source, you might wanna ask the person who started the article or added the information to the article... and as for why he chose to live in Gallatin...maybe he liked the weather over there.... ;-D .....Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:49, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Music

Please tell me the name of this song it`s for my school. Some classical project needs me to recognise this famous Classical Piece associated with an Opera.

http://www.sortitoutsi.net/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=29229

Should I Move This Question?

No, you should do your own homework. We can probably give you tips on how to identify a piece, but if your homework is to identify it, then asking us to do it is called cheating. Sorry if I have misunderstood your question, but you do seem to say that the homework is to identify the piece. If I am being unfair I apologise: please post a description of the project. (Note to other responders: the link above is to a WAV audio file of 2MB size). Notinasnaid 08:41, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
you can do a google search for "midi". Midi is a file type that plays songs, but unlike other formats is very small as it is little more then instructions to your computer on how to play the music. Once you find a site that has midi such as [8], you can download many of these songs and listen to them. When you hear the song that you are looking for you can then look at the file name to see what the music was. Jon513 15:57, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there someone agreeable to show me where I make mistakes?

At the adress www.geocities.com/abelcavasi I have showed that, if the Earth's precession would be due to the Sun's atracttion forces, the way it is believed today, then the precession would take place around the line that joins the Sun and the Earth but not around the line perpendicular on the ecliptic. Can anyone show me where I made a mistake, if I made a mistake? Thank you. abel 15:29, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This should really be posted under Science. StuRat 04:57, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

About Shikarpur

Hi How are u? i want to known about Shikarpur History please? thankyou

Try one of the links from Shikarpur, they may have the information. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 16:33, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Flaming cats

Does anyone know where the line "nothing lights up the evening sky like a cat on fire" comes from? The quote may not be quite right so that might explain why I can't find it. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 16:36, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to recall a Vincent Price movie, most likely of an Edgar Allen Poe story, where the villain tells another character how he enjoyed setting a live cat on fire, after covering it with coal tar. Your quote seems like it might be from that movie. Hopefully another answerer can be more specific. StuRat 04:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I'm pretty sure that it's from a book but I don't think it's Poe as I haven't read any of his for a while now. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 14:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

lYRICS

THERE IS A SONG WITH THE LYRICS....."I'M SERVING TIME IN TAOS NEW MEXICO, AND I JUST WANNA GO HOME". WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF THE ARTIST AND TITLE OF THIS SONG. SORRY, BUT THIS IS ALL WE HAVE TO GO BY.


PLEASE HELP.THANKS

First of all.. please do not type in all capital letters as it gives the impression of shouting..which none of us like over here... and second of all this site suggests that the song might be Chris Van Cleave's Taos.... Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:42, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Religious Artifact

I need information on a religious artefact/icon that resides in a monastery. The Monastery is apparently located at the base of a Mountain. Thats all I have. This artefact is famous.

I`ll try and find a picture however if you can help I`d appreciate it.

http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=54fg.jpg Pretty Cool Actually. Think It could be Buddha or Tibetan...

(Please don't re-post the same question. Please do sign your comments with four tildes.) That looks more like a statue than an icon. More precisely, a statue of the virgin Mary with the infant king on her lap. (See the two pictures of Jesus on the wall on the right? The Latin text on the left?) To be very specific, it looks a lot like the 'black Virgin' of Montserrat. --BluePlatypus 18:44, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The series finale of Will & Grace

What is going to happen in the series finale of Will & Grace?

House Spotting

I heard from my friend that I'm able to see a picture of his house on wikipedia (he lives out of town and I've never been to his house). How can I do that?

Find out from your friend. Only he knows.  -- Run!  19:32, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Does your friend live in the United States? If so, go to http://maps.google.com/, type in his address, then click Search. On the next screen, click on "Satellite" and you'll get a satellite image of his neighborhood. Keep zooming in until you see his roof. User:Zoe|(talk) 02:10, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how to upload a photo

Can you please tell me why I have failed to upload a photo of Paul Steinitz on the article Paul Steinitz. I thought I had done everything correctly, including detail in box as follows:

www.bach-cantatas.com|Bio|Steinitz-Paul.htm

Copyright undetermined Note: Please do not use this tag. Instead, use either one of the more specific tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use or {{fair use in|article name}}.

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket fair use categories listed at Wikipedia:Fair use#Images or Wikipedia:Fair use#Audio_clips. However, the individual who uploaded this work and first used it in an article, as well as subsequent persons who place it into articles, asserts that this use qualifies as fair use of the material under United States copyright law. For each use of this image, please provide a detailed rationale as to why this image qualifies as fair use.

If you can find a suitable alternative image that adequately transports the same information as this image and is under a free licence, please swap this image with the free version. Then, request deletion of this image by adding the following to the image description: {{ subst:or-fu-reTemplate:IfdefTemplate:IfdefTemplate:IfdefTemplate:Ifdef }}

private photographer;permission to reproduce on Wikipedia from Mrs Margaret Steinitz 17.4.06

but a message asks me to use another tag. Can you please tell me precisely what to do? (Paul's widow has given me permission to use the photo from the website, which is not copyrighted by any photographer). Maybe I've misunderstood what fairuse means. The pages of instructions seem to bewildering. Thanks Hikitsurisan 20:49, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use is a way of saying "I don't have permission to use this picture, and it is copyright, but I'm going to use it anyway because copyright law allows fair use: here's why (selection from short, specific, list)". That doesn't seem to apply in this case. The photo must be copyright by its photographer unless it is decades old, or unless the copyright was given up; copyright is completely automatic. So there are two choices: the picture can be released into the public domain, giving up all current and future copyright claims on it, and allowing any use (including mischief); or, releasing it under a license, which will still allow the picture to be reproduced anywhere, including for money. This needs a specific release. Notinasnaid 08:37, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Misys Loan IQ Manual

Does anyone know where I can find a user manual on Misys Loan IQ? I am trying to get into banking and I have found that a lot of banks now use Loan IQ. So I want to read up and see what is involved.

With thanks, Mark

insurance for non-car owner

Is it possible in the U.S. to get "driver's insurance" without owning a car? essentially liability insurance of your own but without having your own car.

Note that insurance is both a financial and legal area, and Wikipedia is not a reliable source of either financial or legal advice. That being said, many home insurance or property insurance policies include some sort of general purpose liability insurance coverage, although you should check your policy to determine what restrictions exist. Additional straight-up liability insurance is also presumably available. If you're renting the car, of course, there's always insurance available from the rental agency. --ByeByeBaby 22:19, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's called "non-owner's insurance". The availability and details vary from company to company and state to state, so for specific information, you'll have to contact your insurance agent. --Serie 00:14, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 18

I'm new to editing this site. I keep adding a link. The link is there and works. Next day, the link is gone. Am I doing something wrong, or is someone coming behind me and removing my link?

Stat Counter?

Hi, I have a question about user pages. How does the system know how many edits the user has or how many times they've been vandalized? Is there a stat counter of sorts that does this work?

There are several stat-counters which have been started by the more tech-savvy editors to count number of edits. One of the more popular ones is Interiot's editcounting tool. As for counting vandalism, though, that's done manually. Grutness...wha? 01:19, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

~Thanks, that's a useful site. But it doesn't seem to update edit counts?

Unfortunately it's not updating at the moment due to a problem with the Toolserver. There's no ETA on when the problem will be resolved. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 07:37, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Native americans

Hello!I have two questions for you: 1. Was there ever a Native American or someone similar, who was called The walking cloud or The cloud that walks, or a similar variation. I supposed Native American because they would often have nicknames like that, but as i said it could be someone else. 2. What was the name of that Native American i think, that was famous for hating for someone to photograph him and no one had any pictures of him but the one in which he poses, and no one knows how someone could make that picture of him. I guess these questions sound unusual but they interest me a lot.--Captain ginyu 01:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some Native Americans thought taking their picture would "steal their spirit", so that may be why he refused to be photographed. StuRat 04:34, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much StuRat, but if anyone knows the answer to my first question then please write.--Captain ginyu 15:20, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Knife

I am currently in the market for a good survival/combat knife, i have been look at the tom brown tracker but i dont know whats it advantages are and if there is a better knife suited for my purposes. 

      -Hi. This looks like a good site to find some information about purchasing knives.
How about a Swiss Army knife? A good one can serve almost all kinds of purposes and can be handled very roughly as well....Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:56, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

help i cant find it

i am lookingt for information on the history of music. but the twist is i am only interested in when and how music started to go global. for example when did countrys start listening to music from other countrys. ie the beatles-u2-pink floyd ect. any help would be great i need it for a paper. pleas contact me at (e-mail removed for your personal safety). thanks -Dave

Dave, it was probably long before Beatlemania that music started traveling. Troubadours played across Europe back in 11th century. --dcabrilo 06:25, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The phrases started to go global and when did countrys start listening to music from other countrys is vague, but I suppose it's been that way since ancient times. One could speculate that it was definitely possible that the Romans or whoever might have taken a liking to greek music, or that they have heard celtic music when on their invasions or what not. The middle ages are a good bet anyway because of travelling musicians. And if that does not convince you, anything from the 17th or 18th century classical music was definitely to be heard all over Europe.
You'd need to be a bit more specific on what you need, though... --Ouro 06:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And Jenny Lind came over from Europe to make a hugely successful tour of the USA over a century before the Beatles did the same. --BluePlatypus 13:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VOIP Thesis E-Mail Interview

Hello My name is Greg Lewis, I am a Sr. Technical Analyst with Verizon Wireless. As part of my graduate pursuit I would like to have a member of your staff respond briefly to the attached interview questions.

Respondent:

Include the following with your response. Name: Company: Title: Email Address: Work Telephone:

Thanks for your time and support.


VOIP

Interview Questions:

1. How long have you been working with VOIP equipment?

2. What voice networking security experience do you have?

3. How are IP secured networks configured in your current environments?

4. What VOIP protocol offers the most security options?

5. Are government regulations restricting the creativity of VOIP network design?

6. Which of the three layers of VOIP communication is the most crucial to voice quality?

7. What are the most critical security issues to be considered when designing a VOIP network?

8. Are the benefits of migrating from Legacy to VOIP telephone equipment worth the associated costs?

9. How has IT staffing been affected by the use of VOIP systems?

10. What affect has VOIP networks had on the design of network security? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.125.185.179 (talk • contribs) .

I'm confused. Are you interviewing everyone at the reference desk for a job? Or do you want us to answer your own interview questions for you? —Keenan Pepper 04:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a rather pathetic attempt at social engineering, "3. How are IP secured networks configured in your current environments?" seems particular suspecious to me as it asks for personal information about ur configuration of the security. - Also his IP address is from Mechanicsville, Virginia which doesnt have a Verizon Wireless Branch. Joneleth 06:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mechanicsville is just a suburb of Richmond, so his IP location doesn't really mean much. --LarryMac 15:36, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oh neato! We're considered important enough to be scammed! Of course, I will blurt out, in public, all my security information for home and work! After all, I'm crazy enough to hang around here... --Zeizmic 15:03, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
COOL!!! I am a staff member of wikipedia!!?? When do i get paid!!?? Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:47, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not all officially recognised organisations pay their staff members, you know. JIP | Talk 09:27, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for help remembering a film title

I've been trying to recall the title of a movie I saw on late-night TV back in the mid-60's. It was set in Austrian-occupied northern Italy, in the years before War World I, and involved two brothers, one of who was active in irradentist movement to unite the region with Italy, the other was apparently a collaborator with the Austrians. I think it was an Italian film, but I'm not sure. I saw it in English. I should be most grateful to anyone who remembers this film.

Ken Hill --68.170.149.239 04:26, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've had a look through imdb and the most likely possibility is Senso, though there are several possibilities with no information about them, like "The Fire-Devil", "Wien 1910", and "Zehn Jahre später". Grutness...wha? 07:06, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sopranos Episode

In the fourth installment of The sopranos, Dr Melfi, the psychoanalyst, is brutally raped by a character named Jesus Rossi. Rather than telling Tony Soprano about it, she decides to keep the whole thing quiet. I wonder if there is any fol-low up on this to tie up this loose thread in the story by way of: (a) revenge; (b) justice, or just to bring things to an appropriate conclusion, at least as far as this gruesome episode. Is it picked up and dealt with later in the series? Or what.

Thank you

David Weinberg

No, there has been no follow up in the later seasons. Melfi was stronger than I would be in that situation. --Joelmills 00:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

14 september

Whats the importance of this day?

Did you try 14 September? As we're an encyclopedia, we do tend to have a couple of articles on some topics... -- Ferkelparade π 10:05, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Convention hotels/resorts in Arkansas

Hi i need some information about Convention hotels in Arkansas. I would like to know how many convention centers there are in Arkansas, please tell me the number of centers and the names of the convention centers. And the location of those centers. I would also like to know how many hotels are near each convention center and their names and their location as well. I would really appreciate it. I have been trying to find this information all day.

This gives list of some of the convention centres....Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:44, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Here's another page that might help. --LarryMac 17:47, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notorious Bail Jumper

Who was the young man that fled the country after he committed either murder, rape or both? I thought he came from a wealthy family in the North East and his parents sent him out of the country to avoid prosecution. I believe a movie was made of his story, maybe a TV movie, and while he was living out of the country photos of him had surfaced of him at a Swiss ski lodge or something. He was eventually found and sent back to the U.S. but for the life of me I can not remember his name. Can you help?

WikiHow

I recently got the wonderful opportunity to see and listen to the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, speak about the Wikipedia project. He listed the other Wiki projects that are currently active such as Wiktionary and Wikibooks, but there was nothing mentioned about a website called WikiHow. I was just wondering if WikiHow was associated with Wikipedia in any way.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question!!

Wikipedia has an article about it, WikiHow, that will probably answer your question. Lapinmies 20:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Redirecting

Hi I have just writen an article about the town of Killucan-Rathwire in Ireland. After writing the article I re directed all previos links to killucan from the old article "Killucan" to my new more detailed article. However I canot redirect the old article to my new article. When I enter Killucan in the serch box it goes to the old article even though i have redirected it. I would apriciate help, Also how do I put pictures in an Article? Thanks, Kenneth

It looks like you figured out how to use redirects because typing in "Killucan" in the search box takes you to Killucan And Rathwire now. I also believe you have asked your question in the wrong place. This page is part of the reference desk, which is a resource for information. The Wikipedia:Help desk is where yoou can ask questions such as these. Wikipedia:Images tells you how you can upload images, and how to include them in an article. Hope this helps. --Andrew c 21:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's worth noting that Killucan is also an occasional spelling of the Irish village of Killukin in Roscommon (where my g-g-grandfather was born, FWIW), so a disambiguation page may be in order. Grutness...wha? 07:08, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editting the Upton Sinclair Page

While researching the Wikipedia pages on Upton Sinclair (http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair, I noticed that his book "What Didymus Did" (UK published, '54), aka "It Happened to Didymus" (US published, '58) was not listed. I attempted to perform an edit regarding this inclusion and believe that I followed the Editting Procedures correctly. A check of the page doesn't show any updated edit. How can this information be added. As a book collector and owner of both the UK (signed) and US First Editions, I would like to see them added as appropriate.

Thank you

Kenneth W. Bishop

I added it. Most likely, you just hit the "Preview" button at the bottom instead of the "Save" button. That's a common error. StuRat 04:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I need the Bibliography

I am doing a school project, and i can not find a specific Bibliography to use. please contact me tonight :(

Can you post here who you are looking for, we can't help unless we know what you're looking for -- Tawker 02:20, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Unless you tell us what the bibliography needs to be about, it's impossible to help. We also don't contact people, they need to check back here for the answer, but since you didn't give contact information, we can't contact you regardless. - Mgm|(talk) 08:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 19

Who can help me find a movie title?

A couple years ago, I saw a movie, that was based on a true story. It had 2 young girls in juvenile hall, that break out, and go on the run, killing people, on the way. The one girl, keeps having visions of a "mother teresa" type, and they go down to Mexico to find her. Only, to realize that she is a transvestite, that feeds the girls young children from the basement. Creepy, yes. Does anyone have any advice on where to go to find a title?

Do you have any idea when it was made? Can you name any actors who were in it? Bhumiya (said/done) 00:34, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't seem to be at http://www.imdb.com/keyword/mexico/based-on-true-story/. Perhaps not Mexico, or not true? -- Rick Block (talk) 03:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

English Short Story Help

I've been working on a short story for my english class and I was wondering if this made sense. It's somewhat political and I'm not really into that, but it's the backstory for my project. Could anyone please correct me if I'm mistaken in some areas? This is only an excerpt of the beginning:


"There was a war. In the early 2040’s. A small trade dispute between North America and Europe erupted quite suddenly. I was fairly short, only three years long. But even within the small time span, 1.3 million were dead. Almost 4,420,000 of those were civilian casualties. Nobody truly won and the citizens of both countries regarded their governments with hatred and disbelief. Other countries pledged allegiance with one side. Tension rose up in the air like a flash flood. The world seemed at the brink of World War III. Approximately 850 billion dollars were spent on war efforts and the U.N. finally intervened with a new and radical idea: united world government.

At first, most scoffed at the mere suggestion. But slowly, it was gaining popularity. I’m not a politician and never really understood government, but from what I understand, serious talks took place and many warmed to the idea. Citizens all over the world approved of the concept. Time Magazine’s polls showed an 87% majority in favor. The U.N. finally held the vote. United world government won by a landslide and the United Countries of Earth (UCOE) was born.

UCOE, the united world government. UCOE, the united democratic world government.

Yeah. Right.

As soon as the UCOE was established, chaos enveloped the world. Even the most extreme pessimists could not have predicted what would happen. Authoritarianism and fascism took over from the shadows and the democratic facade was dropped. Revolt exploded all around the world. A deep crevice was cut between the tyrannical UCOE and the free people. It turned out that the corrupted and power hungry representatives of the U.N. were apart of the government takeover. Even many government officials from every country supported the change. Gabriel Poltina, the ‘President of Mankind’, was also in alliance. In fact, he wasn’t even fairly elected; every voting booth was rigged.

After the establishment of the UCOE, there were a couple months of pure chaos. The governments all around the world slowly changed into the fascist model as each country’s citizens rebelled.

June 6th, 2050, a week after the take over, protesters marched toward the U.N. headquarters in New York. They were immediately gunned down by law enforcement. As soon as the first wave of bullets hit, people bolted. The bloody aftermath tallied up to 589 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. Another week later, even though security was heightened, trucks carrying armed explosives sped down the streets leading to the U.N. Armed law enforcement tried everything they could to stop them with the little warning they had.

All seventeen trucks went right through 760 U.N. Plaza, New York, New York, and blew the entire U.N. headquarters straight to hell.

Unfortunately, none of the key members of the new government were even in the building at the time. Decoys were used and the real people were in London, further advancing the foundation of the UCOE. Two days later, the free press released the name of the man behind the attack, as well as behind the wheel of one of the bomb trucks: Roy Schneider. He was just an average citizen who paid his bills, went to work, and was astoundingly furious with this ‘new world order’.

Ironically, Mr. Schneider was a high school government teacher.

Not everyone disagreed with the UCOE, however. I remember my neighbors worshiped Poltina like a god. We moved out of Minneapolis soon after the shadow fell. Most, if not every city, rapidly embraced the strict rules of the grand American fascists. Curfew at 9:00 pm. Christianity a strict must. No controversial works of literature. Art banned.

All this for the great journey to become a better society."


Thanks in advance!

  • If this last part is true, then we're already in deep trouble, because we've mentioned the words "blow up buildings" in a publically accessible forum. JIP | Talk 09:25, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Turner Diaries comes to mind...a few parallels. Keep in mind as you write that story is more important than the setup. What themes are you trying to express? You say 'a better society': be clear about what that means, unless it is empty rhetoric used by thugs to get their own way. Anyway I don't think worrying about every last detail (exact spending figures etc.) is as important as getting across to the reader the sense of what the new world is like. Most readers are not critical enough to know or care about setup details (though those who comment on these pages, of course, are not included in that group ;-) ). Regular people in your story would not know these things. They would just know the general effect. Only if a character was, say, an ex-government stats woman would she have the desire and opportunity to know those figures. I encourage you not to resort to exposition to set the story up. Drop right into the 'now' with your characters and bring the reader along through flashbacks or bits of conversation. This is a story, not a movie with voiceover. The Terminator did that acceptably well; though it is hardly 'literature', it might be considered good apocalyptic storytelling. --Shandon 17:50, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • As the above commenter says - I think you're making some odd choices about what to tell and what not to tell. Why say how many people died in a war but not explain how it got started? I can tell you how WWI and WWII or most other wars I know of got started, but I can't say offhand exactly how many people died in any of them. So you're basically omitting the more interesting "why?" details but giving much less interesting "how?" ones. Another problem is that the style is inconsistent; statements like "yeah, right" and "he wasn't even fairly elected" are argumentative, not narrative. Also, the use of "Ironically" makes no sense. (See: Irony) --BluePlatypus 18:47, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes (thanks BP), and I was trying not to criticize about points but rather to give direction. The author's description started out as exposition, then moved into a personal itinerary of events. This is something to be avoided in writing as stated above. I suspect the author has bounced the idea off of friends who have given some of the 'facts' (having done this myself in my early writing years). What I was hoping to express to the author is that the backround is not a bad set of ideas in general, and that it is useful for writing the story, but worrying about the correctness of every last detail is not important. Just answer the questions: what world do you want & why--what themes will it help you explore? The setting ought to apply pressure to the characters to take action. Most readers/viewers will go along with the storytelling if it is interesting, no matter how wierd the setting may become. You are writing a short story. You do not have the liberty of wasting time. Drop immediately into a scene of conflict (who are your main characters? what do they want to accomplish? --->their conflict is the nature of the plot) and establish the setting that way. Believe me, advertise anything & it will be criticized. It's good that you are writing & keep at it. --Shandon 19:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Software Implementation

Hi. I would like to know about software implementation. What is implementation? Will the functional skill of a particular software/platform is good enough to be a part of an implementation team?

Regards Surya

Hello,

Looking for a game called "Dung Beetles"

Looking via Googl for an old game like "Dung Beetles" I found your page. Do you know where the program is found for emulators like "Virtual ][" or ather apple II- emulators? At your page there are only images of games.ö

Kind Regards Pree Franz

Please see Wikipedia for an explanation of what this site is (and is not). You might have some luck posting this query at the relevant page's talk page. -- Rick Block (talk) 05:14, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Establishing a Safety Boot company in Kazakhstan

Sir / Madam

Our company is planning seriously to invest in Kaza to establish a Safety Boot company including manufacturing activities. I have to make a feasibility / appraisal project report for the company to consider. At present I am talking from our India office which takes all decisions. The business website of our company is www.superhousegroup.com. Would you please suggest me the agencies / offices / organizations etc. with website links in Kaza where I may get all related details in respect of:

I. To establish a company right from beginning including registration,incentives, taxes, labor laws etc.

II. Export from Kaza and import into Kaza for Safety Boots.

III.

1. (a) What is the total production and consumption of Safety Boots in Kaza during last three years? (b) What would be the total import of Safety Boots in Kaza during last three years?

2. What is the import duty and unit for calculation of duty on (a) Uppers only for Footwear (b) Safety Boots and (c) Is this import duty has trend of reducing or increasing during last three years?

3. What are the incentives for investors and export from Kaza?

4. How many manufacturers are in Kaza for Safety Boots at present?

5. What are the industrial areas / estates in Kaza?

6. What would be the general cost of land and / or building in the industrial areas or estates?

7. What is / are the labor rates i.e. starting from minimum and on wards in Kaza?

Thanks so much for your assissatnce. Hope to hear soon. Regards

Ved P Gupta

I can't answer any of your questions but I would suggest that the Khazakstan Embassy or Consulate in India would be able to help you with some of them, if they don't have a consulate you could contact their government department that deals with the economy & internal investment. AllanHainey 15:57, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Murray Stratoflite

Dear readers,

Can you provide me with information on a special series of bikes?

I am looking for Complete list of Bikes that were produced By the Murray and Ohio Corporation around the

1950's to the early 1960's.

The Series is called Stratoflite.

They are hard to find and even harder to research on the internet.

I have a Stratoflite that I am trying to restore. It belonged to my father when he was a boy and I want to

restore it to it's original condition for him as a special Fathers day gift.

If anyone could provide any information about these bicycles, i would be most deeply grateful.

Thank you for your time and help.

I found this forum for vintage bikes... I think it might be a good idea to ask your question over there... Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

please answer quick because i'm doing a paper report

is there any one author for any one article??????? Such as the article on "Black" (the color black) ok thanx

If you look at the "history" tab on top of the page, you can see who has contributed to the article. It's very rare for an article to have only one author, you can see the history of Black here. --Eivindt@c 17:23, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
To read up on how to cite the article for your report, see Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. You don't credit individual authors. Optichan 17:29, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Policy regarding article type

I was wondering what are the policy of wikipedia regarding what type of articles are acceptable. I mean this is supposed to be an encyclopedia for knowledge. Does a compagny that makes a article about itself to promote its sales and product, how to know more about how good it does in the financial world is acceptable?

I personally think that it is not acceptable but this is my own opinion, what is the position of the foundation regarding this issue?

Thank you for your time. Keep up this great work! Humanity will prevail.


ELAINE MILES

In one of the northern exposure eposodes MARILYN WHIRLWIND visits her people and they have a sing. I havce been interested in the rythem and vocals of their music ever since. Can you tell me were I can get a copy of the music and vocals used in that episode. I would me eternally greatful.

<email removed to prevent spam>

I would imagine that what they sing is traditional native music, and that the exact song may or may not be recorded. However you could almost certainly find some similar rhythms and vocals by looking for native american music in general. You might also like to check this site which lists the music played in each NE episode in great detail. DJ Clayworth 15:27, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what happens to the heart

when a person has a heart transplant what happens to the old heart.

Since no one has bothered to answer this one all day...I would love to tell you that it is fed to a ravenous supernatural lieutenant of Satan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105459/ yum yum, but the truth is governments have their own rules about the disposal of organs. States, provinces, countries all have examples (do a search for organ disposal). Likely it is a) sent to the hospital crematorium, or b) pawned off to medical & nursing student classes for training. Of course [9] this could always happen...hence the commissions to find out what is really going on --Shandon 23:44, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a side note, in some transplants, including most kidney transplants as well as the recently newsmaking heterotropic heart transplant, the old organ(s) are just left in the body. --ByeByeBaby 00:41, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Key Bank

How can I find the lineage of Key Bank? I need to find out who owns it.

To find the lineage of Key Bank, I recommend... typing "Key Bank" into the search box on left side of this page near the top, and then reading the second paragraph of the article. --ByeByeBaby 19:50, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question?

What is another name for an umbrella in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania?

Don't know about Pittsburg, but they're still occasionally called gamps in some places. Grutness...wha? 01:33, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And they are called "bumpershoots" in some places. StuRat 05:52, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bumbershoot. --LarryMac 14:37, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
An abbreviation in the UK is Brolly. AllanHainey 14:51, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Background Check

In The U.S., Is a Job History usually obtained when conducting a background check for a new job?

When you apply for most jobs in the US, you will be asked to list your own work history, which is a list of jobs you held and the dates. The degree to which the employer scrutinizes your job history, and checks to confirm it would depend on many factors. If there is a gap in the history, they might ask you about it. If you lie on the application and they ever find out, it would be a "free termination ticket" for them-- if they were unhappy with your performance for other reasons, they could use falsification of the application as grounds for firing you "for cause". On the other hand, most employers do not bother to confirm job histories. Obviously the salary, responsibilities, and sensitiveness of the job would affect how likely they are to check a job history carefully, as well as how much they like you on other grounds and how many applicants they have. Short answer: you will usually be asked to supply a work history for most US jobs, but the degree to which it is scrutinized, pursued, and confirmed varies from not-at-all to intensively and thoroughly. alteripse 00:25, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why Pay More Advert

Hi,

Sorry to bother you, I know you're all busy people but me and a few friends were discussing old adverts the other day and we remembered a slogan that said..."Why Pay More?"

None of us know what the advert was that it was on, we have been looking online for the answer but cannot find it!

Please can you find out and email me back as soon as possible please?

My email is...[email removed for protection] We think it could be a supermarket television advert but we're not sure!

Many thanks

I have seen literally thousands of ads in my lifetime that asked "Why pay more?" It's very common. Brian G. Crawford 22:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I remember it as Tele2, in the UK. http://www.tele2.co.uk
Slumgum | yap | stalk | 22:52, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Bi-Lo (an Australian supermarket) currently have TV adverts with the slogan "Why pay more!", but their use of this slogan is relatively new.

Hookah

Hi, I read the wikipedia entry on "hookahs", but I was really curious as to if they are honestly better or worse for you than cigarettes? I mean, is it really that bad to split a hookah with a friend or two once a weekend if you dont smoke otherwise? I would really appreciate an answer, because ive heard such conflicting things. Thanks

I guess it depends on what's in the hookah. Seriously, though, tobacco contains a number of known carcinogens and isn't good for you in any amount. You probably won't die from an illness related to only sporadic smoking, but no one here can give you a permission slip to engage in unhealthy behavior. Brian G. Crawford 22:50, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The section Hookah#Style and health seems pretty comprehensive to me. You might think the water would filter out some of the bad stuff, but most of the carcinogens like nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are not water-soluble, so it doesn't do much good. Smoking a hookah every now and then can't be as bad as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, but don't think it's healthy either. —Keenan Pepper 00:34, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ontario Driving Permits

When were driving permits first issued in Ontario and to whom were they first issued?

My grandfather was a chauffeur between 1908 and 1915 in Peterborough area. Would he have possessed some type of Ontario licence?

.......end

According to CAASCO, driver's licences weren't required in Ontario until July 1, 1927, the same year that speed limits were increased up to 20 mph in the city and a breathtaking 35 mph in the country. His vehicle would have been registered, though -- vehicle registration started in 1906 or 1907. --ByeByeBaby 00:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emilio Estevez

I believe Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheens son used a different name and changed it to Emilio Estevez, so do many of my friends, I am in my 50's and seem to remember this. Can you find out what it was and post it somewhere on your site? Thatnk You , Marie, from FL

According to his biography on the Internet Movie Database, which is linked at the bottom of his article, his real name is Emilio Estevez. It was his father, Martin Sheen, who took a different name because he thought Estevez is too ethnic. Dismas|(talk) 00:28, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
True. I'm sure I'm not the only person to spot the irony of the last series of The West Wing, featuring an attempt by Senator Santos to become the first Hispanic US president - while the encumbent was played by Sheen. Grutness...wha? 01:37, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Emilio's brother Carlos uses the name Charlie Sheen --LarryMac 14:22, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why do the COPPA laws apparently not apply on Wikipedia?

COPPA stipulates that a website must receive a fax form (or any "official" printed media) from a legal parent or guardian to allow a child to interact with other users on a site. (I haven't read the article itself, so this is from prior knowledge from elsewhere online.)

However, some children have got on here, and COPPA would cover no less than all of Wikipedia, I presume.

Therefore, I'm curious- how is Wikipedia exempt? I don't quite understand... --Shultz IV 23:44, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

COPPA deals with the collection of personal information on commercial websites. Wikipedia is not a commercial website and does not collect personal information, so fortunately the law does not apply to it. Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. -- Mwalcoff 00:02, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thing is, a child could divulge his/her personal information at will here. --Shultz IV 00:07, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
COPPA only refers to purposeful collection and storing of personal information. If the law applied to information given without request it would force email monitoring even worst privacy violations than it protects against. The information it does pertain too, is that collected in web-forms for sign in at some less than anonymous web forums. Since wikipedia is anonymous and collects no information (other than what users volunterily write about themselves) COPPA simply does not apply.
However you might be mistaking COPPA for COPA a much stricter law requiring websites to censor content for minors, it's implementation is currently blocked and the law is locked in court battles. --Darkfred Talk to me 00:13, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not a lawyer or expert, but as I read the act, it:
  1. Pertains only to personal information collected by the site, and Wikipedia requires and collects no personal information.
  2. Only applies to sites directed at children, where Wikipedia is aimed at everyone.
  3. Seems to only apply to commercial operators, which none of the Wikimedia Foundation sites are.
The first one is the biggie. COPPA seems to be directed at registration information and the like.
Yes, some users have said that they're under 13 (and could, if they wanted, provide any personal information they want), but the same is true of virtually any web page. You could post your name, age and address on MySpace, or on a Geocities page, or as a comment on Slashdot, or in any one of a zillion message boards, or on a blog, or in a picture hosted on Flickr, or a video on YouTube, or whatever.
I'm not sure that you're understanding of COPPA (as far as "official" printed media for any interaction with other users) is correct; you may want to read the act itself. I think the point of the law is to make sure that web site operators don't abuse the data they collect, not so that parents never have to teach their kids to not post personal information on the internet. --ByeByeBaby 00:22, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just a note; On Wikipedia if someone posts personal information it is usually immediately replaced with a note that it was removed. On this page in particular it is done to protect (naive) new users from having their email addresses harvested by advertising companies. --Darkfred Talk to me 00:37, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 20

School Report

I am working on a report about what the bible means to me and my evaluation of the instructor and the courses old and new testament Iam really trying to find a starting point to begin my paper can you help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.19.142.114 (talk • contribs)

Well, since the report is on what the Bible means to you, you may want to do your own homework. But I'm sure our Bible, Old Testament and New Testament articles would be good starting points.
Should we really be painting those who say it's homework up front and those who make feeble attempts to disguise it with the same DYOH brush? I propose Do Read Interesting Biblical Books; Learning Excels! for this particular case, or DRIBBLE. --Sam Pointon United FC 01:15, 20 April 2006 (UTC) PS: Genesis is a very good starting point for the scriptures![reply]

To get such an assignment, I am guessing you attend a religious school, in which case you had better say it means a great deal to you, or the Bible thumpers will be angry at you. StuRat 03:35, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help me with a Strategy game.

There is a game one of my freinds is teaching me that i can not figure out how to beat. I do not know the name of it but I can tell u exactly how it is played. All i am looking for is the answer of how to beat it. The game is played with a chess board. U have only one piece. The knight.The rules, are simple, you place a knight wherever you want, and then by using the allowed chess movement of the knight, you need to go over all the cells, without using the same cell twice. I have been working on figureing it out for 4 months and still haven't got it. Can you guys help me please!!!!!

It's called a Knight's Tour. --BluePlatypus 03:09, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

1838 music book

I have a very old music book.It was owned by william mills in 1838, Some of the music is hand written by hand and the other is printed. It is suppose to be a Mason or Methodist music book. I would like to sell it but don't know who to comtact or even begin to ask. 

 Thank You 
 Barbara Moose
Have you considered trying Ebay ? StuRat 05:46, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'd recommend checking with an antiquarian bookseller, either online or in real life (if you have a good one near you). There are ones that specialize in music books. --BluePlatypus 11:01, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

creating a portal for closed community

Hi,

1. I wanted to create a portal for closed group of users and upload the contents, Is it possible. If yes, how

2. How to create a own portal.

Regards Vineet

You'll need to run your own version of MediaWiki. Here is a good place to start reading.-gadfium 05:59, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I had lots of fun doing that myself. You need a good hosting service that offers Linux accounts, and has instructions for loading Mediawiki. --Zeizmic 12:35, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]


combining edits made by IP address with a user name

Hello --

I was editing pages without a user name, so they showed up on as made by my IP address (82.98.9.227). Now I have a user name (Frieda B.K., nickname hibou) and I'm wondering if there's anyway that the changes I made can now be attributed to me instead of the IP address?

Thanks -- hibou 17:20, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You were previously allowed to do (I can't find the link), but it is now defunct. So when you created your account, you started from scratch on your edit count. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 18:47, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Age

Does anybody know who is Wikipedia's youngest admin (in terms of age)? Just out of general interest, relly... Thanks, Kilo-Lima|(talk) 19:43, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I saw a user sometime back who claimed to be the youngest admin...it was on his user page... he was around 14 years i think...i dont remember his user name... Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 04:06, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Just out of curiosity KL why don't you appear on Wikipedia:List of administrators? I see though you are here. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:46, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's because the first page is updated by hand, but the second page is updated automatically. JIP | Talk 07:32, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

April 21

Good Friday

It says on Wikipedia today's main page that the 21st of April 2006 is 'Good Friday' - that's not right is it?

Finding flights on really short notice

My friend, who was accepted to Harvardl, had her flight to the preview weekend cancelled. What is a good place to find flights on short notice - as in tomorrow morning (Friday, around noon UTC)? I've checked LastMinuteTravel.com but they don't have anything reasonably priced...and they're not Continental, and Continental's refund voucher only works with their own flights (not all of SkyTeam, for some reason). --Geoffrey 01:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how many questions does a four year old ask in one day?

how many questions does a four year old ask in one day?

Seven.

The Iron Boot

Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked in the head with an iron boot? Brian G. Crawford 02:54, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't ask us to do your homework for you. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 03:05, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I guess it'll be pretty painful.....Please try it out and check back with us if you have any more doubts..Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 04:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Have you read our article on Rugby league in England? Grutness...wha? 08:58, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese puzzle

Right, this is a long shot. I live in Japan, and I recently bought a Japanese sudoku magazine. As well as the sudokus, the magazine contains a page of different puzzles, similar to, but quite different from, everyone's favourite 9x9 grid-filling game. I've checked the List of Nikoli puzzle types and several pages dedicated to puzzle types, but I can't find it. Can anyone tell me the name of this puzzle? Basically it's played on a grid of boxes, sized (for example) 6x6. The aim of the game is to put the numbers 1 to 6 in the boxes, so that every row and column contains all the numbers 1 to 6. The boxes are linked by the mathematical symbols for 'greater than' and 'less than' (< and >), both vertically and horizontally. Thus, it is possible to enter the numbers logically, with very few initial numbers needed.

From this (admittedly awful) description, can anyone tell me the name of the puzzle? It doesn't seem to be given in the magazine. Phileas 03:15, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stu Wilson

When Stu Wilson was captain 76 to 83 who were his centres?

The captain of what, a ship ? StuRat 08:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The ABs, man! Stu Wilson was only captain twice, in 1983 against England and Scotland, and Steve Pokere was at centre each time. Grutness...wha? 08:43, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Illegal downloads of music

i was wondering if anyone could estimate how many music tracks are illegaly downloaded in a year or month or week and if they could provide a source. i need these figures for a report but i cannot find them anywhere. any help would be great. thanks Mr P

Are there any legal ramifications to having copyrighted material tattooed on a person? The only discussion I've seen so far through Google is copyright of tattoos as original work. I'm referring to taking non-tattoo artwork and making it into a tattoo, specifically artwork which requires a subscription to obtain. Thanks! --Lwieise -=- Talk to Me 10:48, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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