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Romanization

Is Romanization supposed to be capitalized in titles, like Korean Romanization? If yes, why? --Jiang 08:46, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Webster says both are fine. Because the word is derived from Roman, which is always capitalized. Common nouns and adjectives (Elizabethan) derived from proper nouns are often capitalized as an inheritance. Verbs are less often so (boycott). --Menchi (Talk)â 11:58, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)


Marlon Brando

(Moved from Village_pump)

Someone told me that Marlon Brando's ethnic origin is Maltese or part Maltese. Can someone tell me if this is true or false?

Since it's impossible to prove a negative, that's a pretty hard question to answer ;) --Raul654 04:39, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Help with random Graphs

Help!!


I can't find any basic detailed information on random graphs anywhere and neither can my project tutor. If you help me please email strokable@hotmail.com.

I just tried Googling for "random graphs" (in quotes). Turned up a ton of what looks like relevant stuff. Suggest you do likewise. Dpbsmith 20:06, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)


Can anyone help?

I have a friend whose greatest hero is Errol Flynn. Although his first film was Captain Blood, my friend says there was a movie before that where Errol was just a dead body...know the name of that film? Thank you, Connie stlgal99@charter.net

http://www.imdb.org is a great source for all things cinematic. It lists no less than six screen appearances prior to Captain Blood:
    • Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
    • Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) .... David Van Dusen
    • Case of the Curious Bride, The (1935) .... Gregory Moxley
    • Murder at Monte Carlo (1934) .... Dyter
    • I Adore You (1933) (uncredited) .... Bit
    • In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) .... Fletcher Christian
It doesn't say what he did in I Adore You. The others appear to be real parts. Dpbsmith 03:17, 2 Jan 2004 (UTC)
P. S. I'd suggest some caution about your "friend." Errol Flynn was a fine screen actor but not, perhaps, the best role model.

Taraful Haiducilor

For the article on the Romanian Gypsy musical ensemble Taraful Haiducilor: there is apparently a book (in Romanian) Hopa, tropa, Europa (Hop and trot around Europe) by Speranţa Rădulescu, about the group's first European tour. I don't imagine I'm going to track that down from Seattle. If anyone has a copy of the book and would like to contribute relevant material to the article, (or if anyone knows where I might get a copy) that would be greatly appreciated. -- Jmabel 20:29, 1 Jan 2004 (UTC)

I think this book is hardly easy to find even here, in Bucharest. I shall try though, but it is very unlikely that I'll see it in the widely known bookstores. Masi27185 12:37, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Lord Rama

Sir/Madam, Is Lord Rama, Hindu god and avatara of vishnu, is of mobite tribe. If he is can you send me web site link or scriptures name. I really appreciate you.

Thank you

For whatever it's worth, this question, which is almost certainly on the wrong page (maybe Reference Desk [yes, now moved there - Angela]) came from an IP address (171.75.87.219) that has no other history, so it's probably a randomly assigned IP address. If you've got an answer for this person, go for it, but I doubt he/she will ever see it. Jmabel 00:47, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)


Danish recipe calling for "250 g" of flour....What is "g"?

Hello, In a Danish recipe for "Breakfast Horn Bread" the amount of flour required is "250 g". To what does the "g" refer? It cannot be grams because this would equal only a half cup of flour or so, whereas most bread recipes call for 5 or 6 cups of flour. Thanks for your help. Steve

grams WormRunner 17:51, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Just conducted an experiment in my kitchen - 250 grams of wheat flour equals 450 millilitres. I don't know what size your cups are, but that's around a US pint. Kosebamse 17:56, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
One uses weight measurements in order to avoid the innaccuracies like 'about'. Elde 19:52, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
According to cup one pint would be two cups, so a bit closer to the 5 cups expected than the originally estimated half cup. andy 21:24, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
It stands for gram, which is the Danish word for gram. Pronounced differently, though. Κσυπ Cyp   03:38, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)

firehouse

does firehouse have a web site?



Mortgage payment

I am a couple months late on my mortgage payment and they told me to contact the federal depart of housing and urban development. To see if you can help. Can you please advise if there is anything i can do and how i go about it. Please email me back at nfish@diygroup.com Thanks 12.96.77.126


Tulu language/dialect

Is Tulu (spoken in India) considered a dialect or a language? Chancemill 09:10, Jan 6, 2004 (UTC)

Ethnologue seems to consider it a separate language [1], and most other sources I can find agree. The government of Karnataka (where I believe it's spoken) seems to accept it as a language, and the Times of India [2] calls it a language, so I think it's probably safe to say that it is one. I could be wrong, though - a lot of it depends not on the language/dialect itself but upon how one defines the terms. - Vardion 07:01, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Puppy to Malta

Dear Sir, Please can you help me to find a St. Bernard female puppy long haired. I want this puppy as a pet, but it has to be shipped to Malta. Please can you help me with some contacts? Waiting for your answers.

Thanks Marlon

A quick google search turned up Janeway Farms. They do St. Bernards exclusively and do ship internationally on several airlines. --Raul654 11:46, 6 Jan 2004 (UTC)



Naptha and Greek fire

Moved from Wikipedia:Peer review, Smack 19:34, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Can someone verify the relationship between Naptha and greek fire? I've always been told they're synonomous, but I'd like someone to confirm that. Also, I cannot find the chemical make-up of Naptha anywhere. -Raul654 10:40, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

It's spelled naphtha. I was under the impression that the secret of Greek fire has been lost. -Smack 19:34, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Question of unknown origin

My family watched the movie, The Verdict, on TNT a few years ago and really enjoyed the version that your station aired. I've checked listings from time to time trying to see if it was being aired again but haven't seen any mention of it. I know that movies are frequently aired and would like to know if this movie will be aired any time in the near future.

Thanks, Jean Mitchell jermit1@hotmail.com

The IMDb list several movies with that title, see here. Maybe you can find the one you're searching for there. While the IMDb cannot search the airing tables of TV stations, you can at least find a link to a DVD/VHS version there. Otherwise you'd better ask your local TV stations if (and when) they will reshow that movie. andy 12:58, 12 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Jamie Johnson?

Dear Johnson and Johnson, I just got through watching a film done by Jamie Johnson, and his work was wonderful. He defintly has talent in the film industries. If he has any other films could you please let me know. Jennifer Stover (extremgrrl@hotmail.com)

Born Rich is Jamie Johnson's only film so far. RickK 09:06, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)


Janet and Friend's Photographs

Hi, I am just wanting to know about a picture i have of Janet. It's a black and white photo graph, It was sent to my great aunt from Janet in 1939. It has been hand written on and signed by Janet her self. It is in mint condition. The thing I would like to know is, would it be worth any amount of money. I also have have a black and white photo of Anna Neagle and three hand painted photographs in colour of Peire Trevor, Alice Faye and Sonja Henie. These photo's are all in mint condition and were all hand signed by the stars them selves between 1939 and 1942. I also have a hand written note from Janet Gaynor and a typed letter from Anna Neagle's secretary in 1941 with a money order for one shilling and six pence. Is it possible for you to e-mail me back and let me know what they are worth approxamently.

Yours Sincerely Terri Giles

Hello Terri. I would imagine that what you describe would have immense value to some people out there. May I suggest eBay as a more appropriate forum? There is likely to be many more treasure-hunters there than here, on Wikipedia. - Mark 07:44, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)


LIKE TO KOW

 I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT AUDRY TOTTER THE ACTRESS.
                             THANK YOU 
                            SAMUEL SMITH
                            ANNISTON AL. 3620
                      E-MAIL SAMUALS@BELLSOUTH.NET

Try her IMDb entry at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869429/. RickK 19:34, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)


what do you call?

a form of art in which lengthy,thin strips of colorful paper are wound into tight circles(?) and "molded" into things like petals which are eventually glued together to make things like paper flowers or snow flakes? my mom called it "quilling", but i can find no specific mention of this type of "quilling". probably cuzz it's called something else. let me know at

randymetscher_3@hotmail.com

if you have any insights. thanks

It's also called "paper filigree". Angela. 22:48, Jan 10, 2004 (UTC)
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