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April 29

A great vibrato song

Hi, I'm looking for a calm and touching song that I can sing with a vibrato. Im thinking somewhere along the lines of Amazing Grace and Somewhere over the Rainbow. Can someone recommend some other famous and touching songs? Thanks. 64.230.84.191 01:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

• Abide With Mehotclaws**== 03:49, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
  • "Memories" from "The way we were" [1]. Edison 07:15, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Are you male or female? Anchoress 07:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Male.64.230.86.235 21:04, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I'd suggest you check out the songs sung by Mario Lanza, like You'll Never Walk Alone, They Call the Wind Maria, etc. The Music of the Night is a good choice, although it's a very challenging sing and likewise Ol' Man River if you're a clear bass/bari. Aaaaand..... There's always O Sole Mio for vibrato, it's one of the most vibrato-heavy songs in existence lol, but it's not very calm and touching. Anchoress 02:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Check any of the songs by Yma Sumac. Corvus cornix 21:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Also Moon River, which can be very touching if it isn't overdone. Listen to Audrey Hepburn's version in Breakfast at Tiffany's - very touching and quite a few opportunities for vibrato. --Charlene 02:05, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes. If overdone, the start of Moon River can sound like the start of Goldfinger. -- JackofOz 05:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

That is so true and I hadn't ever noticed! Another touching song from the Great American Songbook able to withstand a vibrato is Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust. Aaron Neville recorded a version, with his very distinct vibrato multidubbing the lead and background, and accompanied only by Rob Wasserman on acoustic bass. ---Sluzzelin talk 05:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Danny Boy - but I've just realised that there is not one song that has lots of vibrato in the vocals that I can actually stand to listen to! Oh well, that's just me - don't let that stop you! SteveBaker 08:39, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I must read these titles more closely.My mind unconsciously put an R on the end of vibrato,changing the whole meaning of the thread.Or perhaps I just need therapy Lemon martini 08:41, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Pretty much any song that Josh Groban sings is made for male vibrato. V-Man - ^T/_C 01:03, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

She (Charles Aznavour song)137.138.46.155 07:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

project 64

i aksed on the computer help desk for help, but someone just led me to the faqs page. What i really need to know is which roms to get and where to get them, they don't say on the website, they say its up to us to find out. can someone please help me out on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.170.44.145 (talk) 02:33, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

Find them on your own. We can't aid in breaking copyright law.-- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 02:36, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Copyright law is retarded anyway. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.175.120.245 (talk) 02:57, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

I hope the Disk Protector doesn't hear you saying that. --TotoBaggins 04:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Copyright Law is evidently not retarded. The product you wish to steal cost money to create just like any physical object, and you couldn't simply walk into a store and take whatever CD/Game you wanted and not consider it stealing. There are very big debates out there on how long copyright should last (i understand it was introduced as a process to allow people enough time to make a profit from their creation/product but then for the public to benefit from the creative brilliance of society longer term). History of copyright law is a good place to get info on this. Anyhoo moralising rant over. ny156uk 09:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Of course, the law is the law and breaking it is a bad idea, however, the original objective of copyright law was to provide the author of a work with a period of time during which they could make money from their efforts by preventing people from legally making copies. However, what makes the law stupid in this case is that Commadore 64 ROMs havn't been on sale for decades - and making a copy of something you can't buy isn't costing the authors any money whatever. So the law is ridiculous in this case - but it's still the law - and breaking it is not OK. SteveBaker 17:51, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Well actually Project 64 deals with the Nintendo 64 (sorry if that was a joke), but all the sites claim it's legal to use the games if you own original copies, which sort of makes sense because those stupid N64 controllers all seem to deteriorate after about 6 months so it's much easier on computer. Say, does anyone know how to fix it when the controller stick becomes really loose?Mix Lord 23:23, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Anyway, just Google it. N64 ROMs is a handy search (i've heard). Or you can do it legitimately, with a Nintendo Wii and a Wi-fi connection. As for which ones, look on the Nintendo website for player's choice games, most of them were pretty good.Mix Lord 23:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I suspect the line about "It's ok if you own a copy of the original game" is (a) wrong, or at least (b) highly dependent on circumstances, since, for example, the legality of owning a CD and MP3s of songs on that CD differs from country to country (it was illegal in Australia until about last year). It is also probably (c) a weak excuse some ROM site operators use to keep their site up, since odds are 99% of the people who download the ROMs don't own the games. Confusing Manifestation 00:42, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

At least in the USA, it's (a). [2] In most other countries it's probably (c), as I seriously doubt that free distribution of them would hold up in court (it's just untested as far as I'm aware). -- mattb 00:52, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

um ok guys, i need help, if you want to talk about it, do it somewhere else. Thanx mix lord for the help.

Just quickly, I don't see how it's wrong, as all ROMs (at least with N64) no longer make money for Nintendo, so you're not really depriving them of anything. Mix Lord 03:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

We are talking about why we won't give you the information you're asking for. We can't do it because what you are asking is illegal and I don't think the Wikipedia foundation would be too pleased about Helpdesk contributors directly aiding a criminal. But your statement that "all ROMs (at least with N64) no longer make money for Nintendo" is not even true - you can still buy N64 games...physical ROMS as well as downloads for the Wii and (in some cases) as ported to the Nintendo DS - it's not the form that the game is stored in (a physical N64 ROM chip versus a download or a NDS ROM) that is copyrighted - it's the game content (software, level design, music, etc). So it's very clear that Nintendo are still making money from those older N64 titles and it's not even "ethically" OK to copy them. But even if it were ethical, that would be irrelevent to the discussion - it's wrong because it's against the law. SteveBaker 08:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Sadly, what might be "ethically" (on some level) right or wrong isn't always what is legally right or wrong. And even cases where you may technically be legally right may be in just the right gray area where a big corporation can try and sue you in the hopes that you'll give in rather than face a lengthy, expensive court battle over it. See abandonware for some info fairly closely related to the whole ROM debate. And just for the anon who asked the question, part of the reason for discussion is that while we're not supposed to offer legal advice here, most of us would be pretty uncomfortable with offering illegal advice, at least without including an appropriate disclaimer (to make sure that you're at least aware of the possibility that it's illegal). It's the same reason the emulator website doesn't link to ROMs - they don't want a cease and desist from Nintendo. Confusing Manifestation 03:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

locating info on Mexico

Italic textHere's my question .... I'm trying to locate a 92 year old man who left the US for Acopulco, Mexico .... and suggestions .... I only know the woman's last name ... trying to find directory of some sorts with names, phone #'s etc .... thanks, Carrottop —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.99.48.92 (talk) 13:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

Private Detective. Really, something that hard to find won't be found with a bit of google, unless the person is famous or has a last name like "Gugurakikaodsn". -- Phoeba Wright^OBJECTION! 13:59, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Has the man actually gone missing? Was he unwell (Alzheimer's, stroke, etc.)? Because if so, your first stops should be a) your local police and b) the American Consulate in Acapulco. --Charlene 02:02, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

To add, the contact information for the US Consular Agency in Acupulco is here [3]. Your tax dollars pay for this; don't be afraid to use it. --Charlene 02:03, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Try using locatel a local service used to report/find missing persons 52 744 481 1100 also you can try Mexico's yellow pages at www.seccionamarilla.com.mx to try and find a private detective agency near acapulco. Good Luck

Sports Drills

I quickly need a decent site where i can look at lots of drills/exercises for Football (Soccer) and Basketball, preferebly for beginners and where any diagrams make sense. Any ideas? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rickystrapp (talk • contribs) 15:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

This Google search seemed to offer some promising results for soccer[4] so something similar might work for basketball.--Azi Like a Fox 11:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Synchromysticism

What is synchromysticism? And does Matrixism use of it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.188.56.24 (talk) 20:41, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

It is defined here [5] Bielle 21:23, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I was under the impression that Marxism is fundamentally materialist, so it seems odd that Marxism would use a concept that relies on spiritual events. Of course I am referring to classical Marxism and none of the many variants.--droptone 23:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Erm, only the OP didn't say Marxism, they're talking about Matrixism which is a pseudo religion based entirely on fictional work. In other words, hardly 'encyclopaedic' beyond as a cultural phenomenon. Vespine 01:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Searched for "fictional work" on Google. It says as a hint "did you mean bible ?" ;) -- DLL ^{.. T} 07:58, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Umm, no it doesn't. But try 'I'm feeling lucky' with French military victories as the search term.137.138.46.155 07:29, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Googling french military victories used to bring up this response, but now Google only does a literal search. V-Man - ^T/_C 00:25, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Still works though, thats the first result, so if you click I'm Feeling Lucky, you only get the first result137.138.46.155 13:18, 2 May 2007 (UTC)