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February 9

Is it okay to type this e-mail to a bodybuilder?

Is it okay to send an e-mail about how his/her works, and how fast in beats per minute (bpm) does he/she work up to in exercise? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirdrink13309622 (talk • contribs) 01:03, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

You can only ask.I mean, it doesn't hurt to ask. You could also check if they have a website with their workout information. Julia Rossi (talk) 06:43, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Although you should only regard this as trivia. Please don't use the information from some random body builder to set conditions for yourself, that would depend on your age, sex, physical condition etc and you should see a doctor if you have any serious concerns Nil Einne (talk) 13:55, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

The best way is to contact a physician personally and disscuss any physique related problem with him.I guess this is the best and safest thing to do rather to make guess yourself or to act upon suggestion of any un-expert person.OK!--Mike robert (talk) 16:57, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Are there such things as easy wish spells?

Just wondering...are there such things as easy wish spells? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sirdrink13309622 (talk • contribs) 02:27, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

There must be many, fingers crossed -- ; )Julia Rossi (talk) 02:41, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

...and touch wood. :) Grutness...wha? 05:07, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

And wishing on a star. Corvus cornix_talk 21:04, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

And blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. 130.88.140.112 (talk) 13:53, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

mp3 music collection

What programme would the wikipedians recommend i use to organize my music collection automatically? Ie. organize the folders into artist/album/track and also rename all the tags to their correct names. A bonus would be for it to download album art. Does such a programme exist, or do i have to do it myself? thanks RobertsZ (talk) 10:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I'd recommend WhereIsit for the cataloguing and Tag&Rename for the tagging and accessing/inserting album art from Amazon. --WebHamster 11:10, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

iTunes. —Nricardo (talk) 16:21, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

You don't say what operating system you use. Anyway, I use Rhythmbox and love it. —Keenan Pepper 22:08, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

For Linux, I would use either Rhythmbox or Amarok. For either Windows or Mac, iTunes is the way to go. —BradV 03:25, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

marketing (customer communication)

Discuss what is meant by relationship marketing and how effective communication contribute to customer loyalty and retention.

C.A18:24, 9 February 2008 (UTC)Clement adu (talk)

To me, this looks like a verbatim transcription of a homework question. If I am mistaken, please correct me, and accept my apologies. If I'm correct, please read the section at the top of the page, that begins with "Before asking a question". --NorwegianBlue ^talk 18:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree, it does seem like a homework question. Cryo921 (talk) 07:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Look in any good marketing text.86.197.46.100 (talk) 16:02, 10 February 2008 (UTC)DT

Travel in Norway

Hello,

With any luck, later this year I'll end up arriving by square-rigged ship in Måløy, and needing to get home to Southampton in the UK. It looks like Bergen is the nearest real airport to Måløy, and Norwegian have some reasonable air fares to Stansted. But how best would I get from Måløy to Bergen? I'd be leaving the ship on the 2nd of August, probably early in the day. Thanks. 81.187.153.189 (talk) 18:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Tall ships' races, eh? I've never been there, but according to the Norwegian Wikipedia, (Måløy, kommunikasjon), the Hurtigruten stops daily at Måløy. In addition, there are several departures every day to Bergen by express boat. I'll leave a message at the Norwegian reference desk, asking if someone could supply more information. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 19:47, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

One alternative is an Ekspressbåt (http://www.ruteinfo.net). I haven't seen what the other Norwegians have written on the subject, but this is the fastest and easiest means of travel. There is only one departure for Saturdays, which is at 07:15, arriving in Bergen at 11:50. This - (http://www.ruteinfo.net/ruter-f1/r/23-531.htm) - seems a good bet. You'd have to phone them to find the fares, or book online (I didn't come across those two in my brief, brief search), but calling +47 55 90 70 70 should provide you with all necessary information.

The second alternative is, as mentioned, hurtigruten. You may order a ticket with hurtigruten at hurtigruten.no. The south-bound ship from Måløy to Bergen departs at 05:45, and you may find this conflicts with your schedule. The ship arrives in Bergen on the same day at 14:30. Luggage can be stored in a dedicated room aboard, and because it is such a short trip, a cabin shouldn't be needed. Breakfast and lunch will cost £12 (NOK 125) and £28 (NOK 290) respectively (rounded off), but is not mandatory, of course. Without these costs included, the ticket fare will be £78 (NOK 799). You may of course bring your own food, and I normally prefer this alternative. The cafeterias tend to overprice things by a lot. The first is a far cheaper alternative, but this is by far the most enjoyable and scenic. :) 81.93.102.185 (talk) 10:25, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

I should add, from the docks to Flesland Airport is approximately an hour or so. Saturday traffic isn't very bad, but so long as you don't have a flight departing at 14:00 or earlier, you ought to be relatively safe - ASSUMING that travels abroad demand you to check in one hour before the flight, AND that the trip Bergen-Airport takes one hour. I'm no authority on this, so please confirm bus correspondance. 81.93.102.185 (talk) 10:29, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Note that you could also fly from Ålesund (Vigra) - not every day to London, however. [1] (English link top right) Jørgen (talk) 20:42, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Yup, Tall Ships' Races it is. I sail occasionally as volunteer crew on the TSYT's brigs, and I've put in a bid to do that voyage as either Watch Leader or Deckhand. I believe the Races are quite popular, though, so there's no guarantee that I'll get it. Thanks for your help in the travel research! 81.187.153.189 (talk) 00:01, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Political Ads

What is the origin and purpose of the phrase "I am (political canidate's name) and I approved this message"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.248.229.103 (talk) 20:00, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

The political disclaimer and resulting parodies stem from a new requirement enacted through the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA). BCRA requires candidates, parties and interest groups to include both an oral and written disclaimer statement with radio and television ads, thereby taking responsibility for the content of the ad. The legislation built out of a series of nasty attack-ad elections where candidates would disclaim responsibility for smear campaigns while allowing them to proceed.[2] — Lomn 20:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Length of Lolita

In terms of numbers of words, is the novel Lolita longer than the novel Madame Bovary? If so, by how much? 99.240.177.206 (talk) 23:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Whew, I have no idea about the number of words, but Madame Bovary appears to be longer. Besides running a significantly larger page count (440+ to ~320), the audio book for MB is on four CDs while the audio book for Lolita fits on only three. Both indicate that Madame Bovary is about 30% longer than Lolita. Matt Deres (talk) 00:22, 10 February 2008 (UTC)