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April 19

MyPyramid ad carpet-bombing - who pays who?

It seems like for much of the past year, every cable channel in the U.S. runs a block of ads every hour under the Ad Council umbrella. These include public service announcements about baby carseats, alcoholism, and MyPyramid. The MyPyramid ads are particularly striking to me because they have a clip from a Disney movie about Pinnochio, and a little bit of useless advice about "every food group, every day" (e.g. oils, red meat, and milk every day). Here's a basic news announcement about them,^[1] but nothing revealing.

• Now obviously the Disney clip is copyrighted, so to start with, is the ad campaign paying Disney royalties, or is Disney paying the ad campaign?

• Several government agencies are credited. How much government money is going into this campaign?

• If government money is going in, is this a quid pro quo for something? I should say that I recall when the campaign started, it seemed to me that the media news went from being harshly biased against Obama to being more neutral, but certainly I don't have a dataset to prove such. Wnt (talk) 04:53, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

According to Disney's page on corporate giving... "In 2010, Disney contributed more than $85 million in in-kind donations, including creative resources, public service airtime and other program or event costs ... By donating airtime, creative services and our characters, Disney can provide information, raise awareness and encourage participation for a number of important causes." These important causes include "...how to live a healthy lifestyle with the food pyramid..." which specifically uses Pinocchio.

Such in-kind donations are probably good publicity for Disney and probably saves the US government some of the costs associated with a public health campaign. Astronaut (talk) 11:02, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The Ad Council website provides information on how the campaigns are funded[2]. An evil cabal of socialists pays for the adverts as an attempt to destabilise America and promote pro-Obama messages. The TV stations donate airtime to the Ad Council; the Ad Council receives some funding from government for specific campaigns, but this money doesn't go to the TV stations that show the ads. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:41, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Catherine Everest

Does anyone happen to know the maiden name of Catherine Everest? She is an actress and the producer of the film Innocent, and the wife of Timothy Everest. The information is needed for the Timothy Everest article. Thank you.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 07:15, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

No luck I'm afraid. From this, she seems to be Catherine A. Everest, and he seems to be Timothy C. Everest - but probably not sufficiently reliable to be of use. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:51, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

NRL on TV in Singapore

Does any network in Singapore screen the National Rugby League championship (from Australia). And if so, how many games are screened a week, and how many are live? Ballchef (talk) 09:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The National Rugby League claims that Australia Network does, but looking at their schedules at [3], it seems they only have AFL and V8 Supercars. /Coffeeshivers (talk) 17:20, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

What is Styla's real name?

Just a quick question, I would be grateful if you could answer it for me!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pineapple Head0000 (talk • contribs) 13:01, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Styla who? Google search results include a musician called "Styla J" (no mention in Wikipedia). Is that the one? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I presume the OP means Stylah. Our article does not indicate his real name. --Jayron32 14:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Discogs says K. Rhouila, and this and this suggest his first name is Karim. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:55, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Muzic

Are there any songs with a similar opening/ending sequence as these two songs?

Also, I keep on hearing about people who somehow managed to store their game data from Nintendo DS catridges onto their computers. Is this even possible? If so, what equippment or port drives do you think may have been used? 72.235.230.227 (talk) 14:29, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Game of Thrones backgrounder

I'd like to get some background information on the universe and characters of Game of Thrones, but I am wary of searching for it for fear of spoilers. Is there a site that covers only history and events set before "Winter is Coming", that won't spoil future revelations? Skomorokh 14:33, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

You might try reading the first few chapters of the first volume (also called A Game of Thrones) of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels - by George R. R. Martin - on which it is based, but given the likely discrepancies between the different medias' versions, avoiding all spoilers might be difficult. The article on the overall series linked above also mentions some supplementary stories and other material, of which the Tales of Dunk and Egg, set 90 years before A Game of Thrones, might answer some of your needs. For the general tone, you could consult one of the more realistic (i.e. bloodier) accounts of The Wars of the Roses, which provided some of Martin's inspiration for the series. Personally, I find the whole series so complicated and event-dense that spoilers might not be an issue, there's a fair chance that, immersed in the story, you won't remember them anyway. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.197.66.111 (talk) 16:55, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. Skomorokh 22:30, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

That '70s Show Theme Song

I know the most commonly used song is In the Street by Cheap Trick, but in a few earlier episodes (may have even been the first season), there is a different more Twisted Sister/Led Zeppelin-y type version of the song. I've searched all of YouTube and Google (or so I think), and I can't find it. Please help me satisfy this nagging problem? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.181.202.2 (talk) 21:09, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

That '70s Show#Theme song says that the version used in the first season was performed by Todd Griffin. Deor (talk) 23:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Any idea where I can listen to it? I've looked even with Griffin's name involved and still can't find it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.181.202.2 (talk) 02:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I prefer not to link to copyright violations, but what the hell [4]. Deor (talk) 02:24, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Oddly enough, this isn't the version I was looking for. I found a short clip of it here, and they are extremely close, but not quite. Any chance of finding the full version of the one I linked? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.54.46.191 (talk) 01:25, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Probably no more chance than you have, especially since I never watched the show. Frankly, in a quick comparison I can't hear the difference you're alleging (except for a difference in clarity no doubt attributable to the difference in audio sources). Somewhere among the comments for the version I linked is one (purporting to be) by Todd Griffin himself, claiming that it's his version. Deor (talk) 11:12, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Billon Dollar Bubble for class????

Who do I contact to get a copy of Billion Dollar Bubble, BBC, 1978, to show my students?

Gary Zeune, CPA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.62.35 (talk) 22:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

There's a contact link on this page at the BBC web site. Since the page deals with using BBC materials in classes, I would think that they would know best. Also, your local library may have a copy of the program to lend. Dismas|^(talk) 23:20, 19 April 2011 (UTC)