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March 25

What words could describe the opposite of a raspy voice?

Just wondering. Venustar84 (talk) 02:43, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Have you googled "raspy antonym"? μηδείς (talk) 03:08, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Melodic" comes to mind. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:16, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

‘mellifluous’ —Tamfang (talk) 05:51, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Smooth and clear". StuRat (talk) 06:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Dulcet" 196.213.35.146 (talk) 09:03, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Silky" LongHairedFop (talk) 09:47, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Euphonious" RomanSpa (talk) 12:17, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Honeyed" or "honey-toned" {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 212.95.237.92 (talk) 13:52, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For older and more verbose examples from literature, see also Voice in Frank J. Wilstach's Dictionary of Similes (1916). Of course not all examples are the opposite of a raspy voice, in fact some are funny descriptions of a raspy voice, but others examples might fit. ---Sluzzelin talk 14:32, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Not raspy" 209.149.113.207 (talk) 16:51, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Smooth" would seem to be the most usual, and especially if we're talking about a singing voice, "pure" or "pure-toned" are quite common. --Nicknack009 (talk) 18:41, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Capital Market

hai I am studying in first year m.com i have a seminor on "participants in government securities" but i am not getting the relevant information .. please help me ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chetan Mcom (talk • contribs) 15:40, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What specific questions do you have? --Jayron 32 16:46, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Start by looking at our article on US Treasury securities. The US government securities market is the largest and most well-developed in the world, so understanding this will give you a good grounding for understanding other markets. Next, read our article on primary dealers and our article on secondary markets generally. Then read our article on market makers to understand how primary dealers make their money, and then take a look at article on open market operations, which describes how the markets for government securities are used to allow central bank intervention in the money markets.

For broader reading, you should fully read and understand the latest edition of "Stigum's Money Market" by Marcia Stigum and whoever her current co-author is (earlier editions of this book were sometimes titled "Inside the Money Market"). If your college library does not have a copy of this book, you should borrow a copy from your lecturer. If your lecturer does not have a copy of this book, you are being taught by an incompetent. You should also fully read and understand "The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities" by Frank Fabozzi and whoever his current co-author is. The same principle for borrowing applies to this book as applies to Stigum. Between them, these two books will provide you with all the information you need to understand the US fixed income securities markets, will provide you with a thorough grounding in their functions and operations, and will give you a clear vocabulary and basis of understanding that can be applied to understanding all other government securities markets. Both are classics, well over 35 years old, but both have been through multiple editions and revisions, and both are on the desks of every serious theorist and every serious practitioner. RomanSpa (talk) 18:46, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Continuing my question about publication of a wedding photograph in Slovakia

I recently asked about publication of a photograph I took of a completely unknown newly-wedded couple at the Bratislava Technical Museum. I never asked for permission from them or their photographer, but none of them seemed to mind. And it's not like I was at a private space like their home or church or whatever.

Now someone commented that freedom of panorama would prevent me from publishing pictures of the museum without permission. I don't think that applies. The picture was taken at the museum, not in the museum. It was out in the open, in the inner courtyard, where the museum holds real railway cars taken out of service as exhibits. The only thing other than the newly-wedded couple themselves visible in the picture is the outer wall of the museum building, and only a very small part of it. No museum exhibits are shown, not even the railway cars.

The real issue here is the couple's privacy. Does anyone know whether I can publish a picture of a completely unknown couple in Slovakia, just because I took it at a public place? JIP | Talk 19:21, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to be a request for legal advice, which we are not allowed to answer here. --65.94.50.15 (talk) 23:20, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

JIP, you can read and interpret the text and images at Freedom of panorama for yourself, but we can neither tell you that wikipedia (or an image at wikipedia) is a reliable or up-to-date source, nor can we advise you whether or not other issues than freedom of panorama apply. In fact, we can tell you that by its own standards, wikipedia is unreliable.

You really, really, should contact a lawyer. And it need not be a Slovak; you should be able to find a lawyer specializing in EU law in any country in the EU. Regarding giving professional advice, you are a regular user. If you look at the talk page you will see that about half the discussion there centers around how not to give professional advice. In other words, if you were taken to court, and facing 100,000 Euros in damages, would you want to say, "But anonymous people at the Wikipedia reference desk told me it was okay"? μηδείς (talk) 02:17, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I personally wouldn't say you necessarily need a lawyer - I don't go to one every time I want to find out the law on a particular matter. Maybe you do, maybe you don't - even that isn't for us to say. But if we answered the question directly, we would be out of bounds, so whether you need a lawyer or not, the exact answer is certainly over our heads. Hopefully our references are helpful, but see WP:Legal disclaimer. IBE (talk) 18:53, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Daughters named after their fathers

It's common for a male child to be named after his father, at least for the main given name (the two John Adamses, the two George Bushes, et al). And daughters are commonly named after their mothers.

But I've never heard of a case like the two Carmen Dragons (the conductor's daughter, a harpist, received exactly the same given name as her father). Or a son receiving his mother's name.

Do we know of any such cases? -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 20:05, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The birth name of Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, was Stanley Ann Dunham, named for her father, Stanley Armour Dunham. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:56, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nigella Lawson seems to have been named after her father Nigel, though obviously with a feminised version of his name. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Daughters are often given feminized versions of their fathers' names. Charlize Theron comes to mind. Sons being given masculized feminine names of any kind is pretty rare, as recently discussed on one of these pages. Some names are neutral and can work for both: Dana, Terry, etc. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:29, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Radclyffe Hall was the daughter of Radclyffe Radclyffe-Hall, but she was born Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall (all according to The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English, not in the article). ---Sluzzelin talk 21:33, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Someone can search for "christened OR named" "after OR for" "her father OR his mother".

—Wavelength (talk) 21:22, 25 March 2015 (UTC) and 21:27, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Slightly further afield (sorry about that), Richard Gere's middle name is Tiffany which was his mother's maiden name. Dismas|^(talk) 22:06, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I see that Evelyn Waugh, whose first wife was also named Evelyn, had a daughter with his second wife, who was given the name Margaret Evelyn. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:44, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See also JonBenet Ramsey. --Jayron 32 23:54, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Let's not forget daughters who take their father's names as patronymics. There are millions of them (my wife's mother uses her father's name for that purpose, for example). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:19, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- You mean like names ending in -son? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:19, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Megawati Sukarnoputri is a fairly well known example (Megawati, Daughter of Sukarno). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:54, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - If it's a daughter, the ending would be -dottir, as with Björk Guðmundsdóttir . Matt Deres (talk) 16:07, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not exactly the same thing, but Lord Anne Hamilton was apparently named after his godmother, Queen Anne. - Lindert (talk) 17:29, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sidney Poitier has a daughter, Sydney Tamiia Poitier. (The first female Sydney to come to my attention was an assassin played by Brenda Vaccaro in The Streets of San Francisco, when Miss Poitier was a toddler.) —Tamfang (talk) 21:39, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The author O. Henry changed his middle name from Sidney to Sydney, although I've usually seen Sidney used as a male name and Sydney as a female name. The derivation of the name may be of interest.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:22, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I never knew that. Thankyou. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 10:53, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]