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February 5

Last monarch to be killed in battle?

The recent recovery of the body of Richard III of England has got me wondering who was the last monarch to be killed in battle. After Richard I know of James IV of Scotland and Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, but are there any later candidates? -- Arwel Parry (talk) 13:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The last king appears to have been Charles XII of Sweden. If we were to include executions during civil war or tribal/non-state kings there are likely lots more recent examples. 88.112.41.6 (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Remarkably, Wikipedia has Category:Monarchs killed in action. Unfortunately, it is not sorted by date, nor can I vouch for its completeness. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:20, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't screened the entire category, but Yohannes IV (Emperor of Ethiopia, died 1889 in the Battle of Metemma) could be a contender. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 15:26, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That was indeed the last one anyone could think of last time we discussed this. - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 13:40, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've checked the category using catscan, Yohannes IV is indeed the most recent in it. The second most recent is Ali Mirza of Kakheti. Hut 8.5 17:20, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AICPA Practice Bulletin No. 14 Limited Liability Companies

I am trying to find the original AICPA pronouncement "AICPA Practice Bulletin No. 14 Limited Liability Companies" does Wikipedia have it anywheres? Can Wikipedia get a copy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.74.196.58 (talk) 13:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No there is no copy on Wikipedia and I doubt that we could get one. Do any of these, these or these look like what you want? If not then try going to the AICPA and searching or ask them. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 13:58, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Jackson's Neverland

outing people notable only as victims is against WP:AVOIDVICTIM policy

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

I know that Michael Jackson is thought to have molested children in Neverland, but I have tried many Google searches to try to find a list of the children's names. I have found several articles about Eva Chandler's son, but never a list of names.174.131.64.182 (talk) 16:39, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's common practice for newspapers and TV stations to omit the names of victims of sexual abuse, regardless of the age of the victim at the time of the incident. Only those children (who would now be adults of course, and free to make such a decision) who wish to make their stories known will do so. Other victims may wish to remain anonymous to avoid publicity or have moved on with their lives and want to put that event behind them as best they can. --McDoob AU93 16:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

norman appreciation society/register

Can anyone tell me if the Norman Appreciation Society is still extant? If not is it likely to be re-started?81.100.37.46 (talk) 17:17, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's a Norman Gunston International Appreciation Society. That may or may not be useful to you. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 20:19, 5 February 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Yeah we're gonna need a bit more to work with here I think - Norman Wisdom? Norman, Oklahoma? The Norman invasion of Britain in 1066? ... ---- _nonsense ferret 21:52, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well perhaps they were looking for the Dormansland Ruth Norman Appreciation Society. I have no idea what to say about that group. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 13:33, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 10:42, 7 February 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Norm Peterson? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:28, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sitar

Hi, is anyone here familiar with the sitar?

1. According to Sitar, "A sitar can have 21, 22, or 23 strings, among them six or seven played strings which run over the frets", so does that mean that all the remainder are "sympathetic strings", so there would be 14 to 17 sympathetic strings?

2. According to http://www.joerizzo.com/sitar/index.htm, which seems to be written by someone with good knowledge of the subject, "Most sitars have between 18-20 strings (my particular sitar has 20 strings - 7 main and 13 sympathetic - other sitars often have 11 sympathetic)." Those are different and not even overlapping number ranges. Which is correct?

3. Down the neck of the sitar are lots of what I understand are tuning pegs, most of them for the sympathetic strings. I'm wondering how these pegs actuslly connect with the strings, and I cannot find a photograph or diagram anywhere that really shows this clearly. Do the sympathetic strings pass through holes in the fretboard? I'm wondering if the white dots on the fretboard in the picture at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sitar_taraf_pegs_layout.jpg, are actually these holes??

86.171.43.12 (talk) 20:49, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This exploded view might be helpful for understanding. Yes, the sympathetics go through the fretboard. In general, questions like this should go on Talk:Sitar rather than here; more specifically knowledgeable people will see that page. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 02:46, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Do you know about numbers of strings? I hear what you're saying about place to ask questions, but it's debatable. The Sitar talk page is very low-traffic, and questions asked on such pages can go for months without attracting any answer, if indeed they ever do. 86.179.117.64 (talk) 04:13, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Anyway, I've been looking at places selling sitars and haven't found anything with the higher number of strings yet. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 06:06, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And that's because it was a piece of vandalism from 2007! --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 06:15, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, well spotted! Thanks a lot for your help. 86.146.104.49 (talk) 18:31, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Challenging an anti public ordinance passed by a county.

Sorry, but Wikipedia's policies don't allow us to give legal advice. Looie496 (talk) 22:40, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

County of Sacramento has been giving an Exclusive rights contract to a group of 80 Taxi drivers for the last 20 years and recently renewed it for next 5 years. There are about 500+ cabs in the city of Sacramento. This policy violates many equal rights of other drivers. I want to challenge this policy in court. Please advise. Also send me some similar court cases as an example for my reference. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.5.206 (talk) 22:20, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We can't offer legal advice, but the request for info on similar cases we could do, if anyone can find any. StuRat (talk) 06:50, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(You'd have to ask for information on specific similar cases - if we look to see if we can find any similar cases then that might constitute a legal opinion as to which cases would be considered sufficiently similar under the law.) SteveBaker (talk) 13:27, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Driving on public streets is a privilege, not a "right". As to what you can do, if anything, you would have to talk to a local attorney. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:25, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Institute for Justice fights such cartel-protection laws. I don't know how it chooses its battles or how successful it is. —Tamfang (talk) 06:59, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]