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October 1

CALM act

The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act passed Congress, telling the FCC to keep TV commercials from being louder than the program. But as I understand it, the FCC can regulate only channels that broadcast over the airwaves, whereas today almost all TV is not broadcast that way. Does this apply to cable channels? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:03, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The FCC does regulate cable as well. See Federal Communications Commission, where it states "The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with regulating all non-federal government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States." Now, the FCC has different standards for broadcast, free cable, and pay cable stations, but it does regulate all of them. --Jayron32 03:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I thought that it had to be broadcast over public airwaves to be under FCC jurisdiction. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:48, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

(edit conflict)In response to the original question, yes, it applies to cable as well. Dismas|^(talk) 03:52, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The commercials that the local cable company inserts are extremely loud compared to the program - much louder than even regular commercials. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 04:30, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What date did Tony Curtis die?

This has been bouncing between 29th and 30th September on his article. Is there any irrefutable source? - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 05:12, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

None of the sources I have found indicate the exact time of death, one notes that he "died in his sleep" without giving a date. This is so recent, that my suggestion is to wait a week or so, and wait for the official obits to start showing up in reputable newspapers, like the New York Times or some such. They usually publish an exact date. Its been so soon, that you aren't going to find much yet. --Jayron32 05:33, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Jayron32. I actually found this: htt p://wwwDOTexaminerDOTcom/celebrity-headlines-in-las-vegas/tony-curtis-devoted-local-patron-of-arts-and-animals-has-died , which says:

"Curtis passed away at his Henderson home at 9.30 p.m. last night"

making it Wednesday night. BBC concurs, [1] (though says "2125 local time"). First ref. also answers another point that has been changing, the location of his home: Henderson, Nevada. Many thanks! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 06:13, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

juniper lee dvd with clairification

If a company was to release some select episodes volumes of juniper lee, can you please give me an example of what episodes would be on them? i only need like 3-5 items, thanks. thanks. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 16:20, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As no one has responded to your questions so far, it's very unlikely that anyone here knows any more about this show than you do yourself. We have no special insight into the minds of the producers as to what they might issue on DVD, if indeed they release anything.

Having said that, this shows the episodes that have won or been nominated for awards. They might be the ones that are considered first for DVD release. Rojomoke (talk) 18:36, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mean you have to be a mind reader, i just mean based off the plot of the episodes which ones are most likely to be on dvd? 204.112.104.172 (talk) 05:14, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the problem is your question is unusual. Why wouldn't they just release the episodes in order? From what I remember, Juniper Lee was fairly plot-driven, so they'd probably release four episode single disc dvds or a whole season in one set. 134.126.191.109 (talk) 19:28, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

possibly, makes sense. is there anything i can do to get Warner Brothers or another company to put out the show? I like the show lots, and Mike Mires as Monroe is ausom. sounds just like shrek.

power plant worker voice on wordgirl

I recently watched the wordgirl episode 'that's entertainment' The powerplant worker has a tara strong and a maria bamford feel to her voice. who is it more likely to be that voices her, Maria bamford or Tara Strong? she's also in the episode 'becky's birthday' which is on youtube. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IMDb credits Maria Bamford. Rojomoke (talk) 20:29, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My friend says that she does lots of roles on the show, if she does, she's ausom, tallented, and has a spot in my new movie: room 203. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 20:59, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Downfall - painting of surprised looking fat bloke

Just watching Downfall, and just after Eva Braun finishes writing a letter to her sister, she walks into a room where there is a painting of a surprised looking fat bloke in a powdered wig on the wall, seeming to look back at her. Anyone know who he is? DuncanHill (talk) 21:10, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's OK, I worked it out, I searched for "surprised looking fat bloke" + "Germany" and got Frederick the Great. DuncanHill (talk) 21:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also Miracle of the House of Brandenburg for the significance of the painting in that scene. meltBanana 00:09, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Bunker by James P. O'Donnell identifies this as an oil by Anton Graff, which Hitler bought in 1934 and carted around everywhere (google books link). Indeed, was it this picture? If so, the text on that image's article suggest it now hangs in the Charlottenburg Palace. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 00:24, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And Geniewahn: Hitler und die Kunst by Birgit Schwarz says Hitler paid 34,000 Marks for it (google books link. You'd think for that money he'd have got a happier picture. -- Finlay McWalter ☻ Talk 00:36, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good stuff, thanks for the links and further info. Hadn't heard ot the "Miracle of the House of Brandenburg" before, that explains the picture's significance in the film rather well. Yes, it was the Graft portrait. DuncanHill (talk) 08:49, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

what are the episodes on the wordgirl dvds?

Can someone please give me the episodes of their dvds with their numbers, i.e: 204 b great granny may? (don't know if great granny may is on any of them, just an example) I would like to fill in the episodes of the dvds on your article to help expand it. thanks for helping. 204.112.104.172 (talk) 22:09, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the list from Netflix for Tricks and Treats:

Tobey's Tricks & Treats
Becky and the Bard
Lunch Lady Chuck
A Vote for Becky
Class Act
Villain School
Tobey's Masterpiece
Who Wants Candy?

They don't list the episodes for the Earth Day title. And I have no idea the episode numbers of each of those episodes (e.g. 204b) Dismas|^(talk) 23:31, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]