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July 10

Katniss crisps

According to the katniss article,they can be made into crisps-but I have not found anywhere that actually sells them-is there anywhere? Or there is the possibility of making my own,but it seems they are only usually around at Chinese New Year and have so many different names it would be difficult to find exactly what I'm looking for-is there anywhere that readily stocks them? Lemon martini (talk) 02:14, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Think your referring to Sagittaria crisps. Your local China Town community may be able to supply them. Or buy some corms off eBay and grow them yourself. [1].--Aspro (talk) 14:27, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

email address or telephone number

My wife and I are fans of Scott Klace, the actor, but we can find no way to email him or even mail a snail mail letter. Can you help me learn how to search for such information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnlhank (talk • contribs) 18:41, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure we're allowed to give out personal information, even if they are celebrities. (I mean, are you going to post the address where you and your wife live on this site?) One website does suggest that you send fan mail to his agent(s), and claims that the address would be:

Scott Klace

Brady, Brannon & Rich Talent

5670 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 820

Los Angeles, CA 90036

USA

I cannot verify if that company actually does represent him, however. Ian.thomson (talk) 18:50, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

• Pet peeve: If Suite 820 is in the building at 5670 Wilshire, rather than the building in the suite, wouldn't it make more sense (in the English-speaking world) to put the suite number above the street address? —Tamfang (talk) 07:12, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

If it's on the same line, after; if it won't fit on the same line, it should be on the line above. USPS Publication 28 Postal Addressing Standards p39 says "When secondary delivery information, e.g., APARTMENT or SUITE, is part of the address but does not fit on the Delivery Address Line, all secondary components should be placed immediately above the Delivery Address Line". -- Finlay McWalterᚠTalk 13:30, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

It's no surprise that a government organization, even one which is supposedly 'independent' of the government, would request people write out the address in the opposite way that they would normally speak it. I have yet to hear anyone ever say something like "I live in apartment 3G at 123 Main Street". Instead, they say "I live at 123 Main Street. Apartment 3G". I can see why the USPS might want it that way since the address tends to go from least specific location (the state, then town, etc.) to most specific (the addressee's name) but that doesn't explain the placement of the zip code. Dismas|^(talk) 07:15, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

U.S. (and generic "western") addresses are, in my opinion, backwards. They go from very specific information to very general information. In Asia, addresses are written the opposite way: country, province, city, street, building, person. It feels better to do it that way because I envision this conversation: "Deliver this letter." "Where to?" "Scott Klace." "Where?" "At Brady, Brannon & Rich Talent." "Where is that?" "Suite 820." "That doesn't help." "5670 Wilshire Blvd." "Do you know how m any Wilshire Blvds there are?" "Los Angeles." "Which one?" "CA." "California or Catamarca?" "USA." "OK. I am delivering it to the United States. Now, which state again?" 199.15.144.250 (talk) 12:50, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Asia is a very big place. A number of places in Asia do largely follow Western address style. Nil Einne (talk) 15:13, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Technical Problem

No Search field appears on my iPad version of Wikipedia. It does appear on the iMac version. Why is that?

Thank you, Toni — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toni0123 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

You might want to post this to the Computing Reference Desk, or, since it is about using Wikipedia, to the Help Desk. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:49, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Try Safari instead.
Sleigh (talk) 03:22, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

The default browser is Safari. I'm not sure what you're suggesting with this. Whether it's a user issue or a software issue or just what.

That said, the mobile version of WP in Safari has the search right at the top next to the icon with three horizontal lines. If you're using the Wikipedia app, tap on the magnifying glass at the top of the page. Dismas|^(talk) 07:08, 12 July 2015 (UTC)