August 4
Western Wedding Customs Question
My friend is getting married, and I'm in the wedding. These are Midwestern Americans who are christian (Baptist I think). I'm an usher or something like that. Anyways, they're making us pay for our tuxes. Is the father of the bride supposed to cover that, or is he just being cheap. Or am I just bitching about having to pay $140.00 to rent a tux for a day? Here7ic (talk) 01:00, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Here in the American Midwest, I did my share of wedding duties back in the days when my friends and siblings were walking the plank. As was customary, I paid for my own clothes almost every time. However, as an usher I didn't need to rent a tux—only groomsmen were expected to wear the matching monkey suit, while ushers (who didn't stand up front with the wedding party) could get by with the suit you wore at grandma's funeral. Everyone loses if the tux rental is too expensive, because it means less money for the wedding gift and for, um, "adult entertainment" at the bachelor party. —Kevin Myers 06:45, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Free historical trading data
Does anyone know where free historical stock, etc. data can be found? I'd like to have the open, close, low and high for each day, or even the graphs for each hour etc. if possible. Thanks, --Rajah (talk) 02:56, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Would United States help Australia in a War?
If a foreign country tried to conquer Australia, would United States take action by sending military to help Australia. A war would bring many U.S. soldiers' causalities and certainly wouldn't benefit the U.S. Would United States help Australia or would the U.S. leave this international affair alone? Simon81 05:44, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Sure, US military has it's airforce and the aircraft carriers. However, american military has a serious weakness - the Army. Basically, there are too few foot soldiers and they are not well trained, not well equipped and their morale isn't too high (meaning they are not brainwashed enough). In any kind of serious combat on land this is going to show.
If history is any guide, the answer is that the U.S. would go to great lengths to protect Australia from a threat of invasion. See Military history of Australia during World War II#War in the Pacific. That article says that Australia was very weakly defended when war with Japan started, due to forces sent to the European conflict, and the U.S. forces arrived in "great numbers" and went on the offensive. The first U.S. forces arrived in early 1942 and over 1 million passed through Australia during the war. The ANZUS treaty remains in effect. Edison (talk) 19:38, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
First reason: Australia fought with America (et al) in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and some smaller conflicts. Second reason: Assuming Australia is attacked, the US has a long history of supporting those who are attacked, if only to ensure that their credibility as a deterrent force remains current. (If the US wouldn't back Australia, why should Japan believe they would be treated any differently? That leads to a nuclear armed Japan, which is against US interests.) Third, all suspects in this "Australia attacked!" scenario are nations with fewer / weaker personal, political, diplomatic, military, financial, familial and religious links to the US. DOR (HK) (talk) 06:21, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Well, we now have a great test case. We have presumed that the US would aid Australia in a war because Australia has helped the US in Korea, Vietnam, etc. Now Russian tanks are in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, which sent 2000 soldiers to aid the US in the "Glogal War on Terror" by foghting in Iraq. If the U.S. is a country which stands by its allies, it will provide military aid immediately to its ally Georgia. If the U.S. merely votes for U.N. resolutions "deploring violence," and sends an ambassador to negotiate, then that is the only assistance any other ally might expect if they were invaded. Edison (talk) 01:26, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
Mohammed
Is it true that the only prophet of Islam had intercourse with a nine year old girl?
Nine was a little young in those days . . . but not by much. Ever heard the crude saying "Old enough to bleed, old enough to breed"? Although the average age of menarche was somewhat older in past centuries (today it's twelve, but nine isn't unheard of), it's possible that this nine-year-old was in fact menstruating and therefore would be considered marriageable in much of the world at that time. Even if she was still in the early stages of puberty, she would have been considered only a couple years shy of womanhood, not little more than an infant as many of us today think of a nine-year-old when it comes to sexuality. And although women throughout most of written history got married in their early to mid-teens (often to men much older), it wasn't necessarily unheard of for a man to marry a younger child (remember, historically marriage was often as much about politics, economics, family connections, or some other strategic advantage as anything else), and the marriage to remain unconsummated until she was of age (say, fourteen or fifteen maybe). - Aletheia
BTWm Muhammad is not the only prophet of Islam. Islam has many prophets such as Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus) Nil Einne (talk) 11:28, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Dramatic choral piece
I had this piece of music in my head which I was certain was Orff's O Fortuna. It wasn't, from what I heard on youtube. I'll try to describe part of it, and the description will be horrible, but singing it would be even worse.
Choir, ascending, on the 2 and 3 of a 1-2-3 rhythm: . da da . da da . da da - daaaaaa! (long held note, at which point there is a flurry of notes from someone in the orchestra)
It's a famous, rather dramatic piece, probably used in lots of soundtracks and such. I'd like to get the name right. Thank you! iames (talk) 15:32, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
California's name change by usage method
California is a state that allows individuals to do a name change by the "usage method"; that is, by using the desired new name in ALL contexts, a person can claim that as his or her legal name. Does anyone know how far the usage method may be taken to extend? For example, if a person who has changed his or her name by usage wishes to have a state ID card issued in his or her new name (which requires the presentation of a social security card and birth certificate), would the Department of Motor Vehicles be obliged to respect that person's wishes if he or she could prove that he or she had consistently and exclusively used the new name for a period of several years? (If so, what sort of proof would be necessary?) Or would this person still be required to go through the courts to obtain a "legal" name change in order to get his or her name changed on the social security card and birth certificate first? (Is it possible to use the usage method to change the social security card and birth certificate as well? And if not, just how valid is the so-called "name change by usage" anyway?) - Aletheia
My point exactly. Supposedly California law allows this method, but not so far as to change the birth certificate and social security card. So, for example, an individual could be known to family and friends and do business by her chosen name and be able to claim it as her legal name, but would still have to have her birth name on her driver's license, school registration, insurance papers, etc., unless she went through the courts. I think this is an inconsistency on the part of California law. By the way, it is possible to use one's chosen name even in contexts in which indicating one's birth name is called for, by using an "aka"; for example, one could sign one's name "Chosen Name (aka Birth Name)," and as such be able to claim the "use in all contexts" required by the usage method. - Aletheia
Did George VI ever have a coronation portrait?
Most monarchs seem to have lavish coronation portraits. Did George VI have one also? If Elizabeth II coronation portrait was painted in 1953 why is it not public domain? Surely the 50 yrs are up? --217.227.90.214 (talk) 20:43, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
(←) At the risk of being pedantic, the first portrait of Queen Victoria was painted in the 1850s, and is not her coronation portrait. :) PeterSymonds 15:04, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Ismene
Does she appear in anything else besides the Three Theban Plays? Does anyone ever write down how she dies? Ye Olde Luke (talk) 21:
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