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Jessica Sanchez

Is Jessica Sanchez a celebrity? I know she went on America's Got Talent and It's Showtime at the Apollo. Do we have an article on her on Wikipedia? If we don't have an article on her, can we write one? Jet (talk) 01:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

References

• I don't know Showtime, but that doesn't really matter. It depends on how far she came in the competition and if she sold music or got an acting gig because of it. Also, how many information is available on her. If you were to write a basic biography on her, how long would the page become? - Mgm|^(talk) 20:06, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Hard core porn soundtrack hidden in James Bond movie?

This might sound like a very weird observation, but I can assure you it is completely genuine. Watching Goldeneye with Pierce Brosnan as Bond 007 recently, I thought the soundtrack during the fight sequences (all the grunting and moaning) sounded much more intense than usual. I played it back a few times, and then I realised what it reminded me of - the soundtrack of hard core porn movies, very explicit and with male gays. I am not gay, and I don’t even like and watch hetero hard porn, which is debased and ugly, rather than sexy in my eyes. But earlier in my life, I did share a house with several people, one of whom was a gay with an extensive porn collection. I became friends with him, and out of curiosity, and in the spirit of tolerance I watched some of his movies with him. There were several that featured very hairy, big men – Middle Eastern, possibly Turkish – who were really having VERY rough, intense sex with each other. The noises they were making could easily have been that of two wrestlers desperately grappling for dominance in a bitter life and death struggle on the mat.

When I saw Bond fighting some villain on a conveyer belt, and heard the sounds made, I thought of those films. I could hardly believe they were made by actors. I thought (and still do) they must be the soundtracks of some of these movies dubbed over the action. The effect achieved was disturbing, sadistic and thrilling, all primary elements of Bond films.

Has anyone ever noticed anything like this? Is the practice of dubbing soundtracks of real events (people screaming, crying, fighting, having sex etc) over staged scenes to achieve greater verisimilitude a cinematic device? Because if I’m wrong and it’s not, then maybe someone should give it a try. It could be very powerful. Myles325a (talk) 02:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking: the soundtrack and the visuals have often been recorded separately with the sound being dubbed on afterwards. As to the precise nature of the dubbed sounds: I suspect that is a professional secret, sometimes! SaundersW (talk) 13:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

The sound effects are added later, yes even certain human vocal reactions. Usually it's up to the editor to choose the sound, but in big productions you get people that specifically do the sound (the editor might do a small amount of other sounds). It would be up to the person credited with Sound to decide what to use, and it would be conceivable as a hollywood device to use pornographic-like sounds. That's not to say they stole these sounds from gay porn films, but it is conceivable that they would have as part of their collection some sound effects taken from porn films. Personally I do think that having grunts and moans that sound possibly sexual in a Bond film would possibly be a good idea, adding to the magic of Hollywood. But I don't think those sound effects have anything to do with a particular porn film, heterosexual or homosexual. Rfwoolf (talk) 16:35, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Am I the only who is a little creeped out by the the fact he watched gay porn out of tolernece? Esskater11 16:44, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I hope so. Corvus cornix_talk 22:35, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

As Walt Whitman said: "I am a man; nothing human is alien to me." Myles325a (talk) 01:35, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Watch tennis matches instead? Keria (talk) 18:23, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Naruto Chapters

Which naruto chapter in Naruto Shippuunden has Jiraiya investigating two land of rain ninja, and having flashbackes of Hanzo, when he gave Jiraiya and the other two the title "Sannin". I can't locate it on Wikipedia and I have no time to find it on Youtube and all 'em. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.130.183.76 (talk) 03:30, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Ask on Talk:Naruto, the regulars there would be your best bet. Neil ☎ 09:29, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Troldhaugen: Who's Wedding?

Who's wedding was celebrated in Edvard Greig's composition: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen?" - no one seems to know., Thank you in advance, Shir-El too (talk) 03:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

We have had this question before, as I recall at the time we were not able to answer. Hopefully someone will now be able to help more. DuncanHill (talk) 03:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I’ve found 2 refs that state Grieg wrote it to celebrate his own marriage [1] [2]. But I don’t trust either of them. He was married in 1867, Troldhaugen was not built until 1884-85, and he did not publish the piece until 11 years after that (1896). So any wedding that may have taken place at Troldhaugen was certainly not his own. My gut sense is that it’s about no wedding in particular, just a general mood piece to depict the feel of a typical country wedding. It’s possible that he was remembering his own wedding almost 30 years earlier in a different place; and it’s possible that he wrote it around the time of his own wedding but did not intend it to be published, and later changed his mind, adding a picturesque title to it. But these are just my theories. I’ve never seen anything authoritative about the identity of the participants at the wedding. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:06, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Possibly to celebrate his own silver wedding? In 1882 Grieg wrote ‘Wedding Day at Troldhaugen for his wife Nina to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, which was spent at their mountain home, Troldhaugen, to which Grieg and his wife were so attached that they arranged to remain together, and close to it, after their deaths. Their ashes are sealed into a cliff face overlooking the house. [3] SaundersW (talk) 17:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Was 1882 a typo for 1892? (1867 + 25 = 1892.) That theory actually sounds quite plausible; indeed, we've covered this ground before, I see [4]. And there are a number of other websites that say this, so I'm guessing it's close to the truth. -- JackofOz (talk) 00:13, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you all for the reviews. Yes, I asked this question once before, but did not receive a source for the reply. I've always loved the piece, but I began wondering after hearing a midi of the original 19th century arrangement: the style was irritating at first, then I suddenly realized how wildly overjoyed this version sounds. I still wish we could find out why the name was changed... but maybe that will remain one of life's mysteries. Thank you all again, Shir-El too (talk) 23:49, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Tiger-talk from Ranthambhore,a painting series by Prem Singh Charan

was it exhibited at Jogimahal Ranthambhore on 3/11/7 to be viewed on the occasion of the Meeting of the STEERING COMMITTEE of THE TIGER TASK FORCE ?Are there any photographs available? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.21.90 (talk) 06:10, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

don't know about photos but the work was visited officially by Ms Claudia McMurry Asstt Secretary of state oec washington dc and Mr Peter Councelor General the Embassey of United States of America New Delhi on 4th nov 2007 at hotel dev vilas on occasion of a seminar on wildlife protection organized by WPSI and funded by the Embassey of United States of America New Delhi.

This series of paintings was exhibited at The American Center,New Delhi by The American Embassy on 5th june 2008 on occassion of the World Environment Day,it was graced by Mr Mulford The American Ambassador to India.The covering news was broadcasted on DD1.Later on the same work was exhibited at Bashimi Art House ,Salzburg,Austria from 16-26thjune 2008.

Catharsis a collection of poetry

Who wrote it?Is it available in market. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.21.90 (talk) 06:15, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

There is a book of poetry named "Catharsis" by Eugene Coit available from Amazon [[5]] SaundersW (talk) 18:44, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

google riddle

we are currently studying on how one can optimize the google search engine to minimize the number of searches u want.we were given this riddle to practice on i have more than one hundred horses yet am only an insect.what am i?i have tried but failed.if anyone can guide me please help —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.202.195.74 (talk) 09:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I would hazard a guess (without using google) that the answer to the riddle is a car (of over 100 horsepower) that has the name/maker of an insect. Which would suggest to me a Volkswagen Beetle. 86.21.74.40 (talk) 12:47, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

A Beetle over 100hp? Really? DuncanHill (talk) 14:26, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Suprisingly, to me too, the new Beetle has a variant for sale with (an alleged) 220hp. Scary, that speed in an upturned-pram. 86.21.74.40 (talk) 18:56, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Or possibly a "Bug" Bugatti. 64.236.80.62 (talk) 16:45, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

The USS Hornet definitely has over 100 horsepower, as does the F/A-18 Hornet. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:39, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

It's only Sonia!

What English sitcom featured a neighbor who, at the most inconvenient times (of course), would pop in at the back door and warble "It's only Sonia!" ? —Tamfang (talk) 17:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Fresh Fields. 86.21.74.40 (talk) 18:58, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I find that I remember nothing else from that show! —Tamfang (talk) 20:54, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Upgrading to HDMI Xbox360

I have a first gen Xbox360 that only has the multi-out port. I was thinking of buying a new Xbox360 with HDMI, the cooler Falcon chip, and the quieter optical drive. Will I simply be able to remove the 20GB hard drive module on my old model and use it on the new Xbox? I wasn't sure if there was DRM that locked content (XBL account, XBL Arcade games, videos, game saves, achievements, etc) to a specific console. --72.202.150.92 (talk) 20:49, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

You can just swap them out. But unless you are very rich, or your old 360 breaks, it isn't really worth it. Neil ☎ 14:25, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Why is that? --24.249.108.133 (talk) 17:13, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Its a personal choice. That user doesn't believe the value you will get from those three options outweigh the cost of upgrading.