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[edit] Captains in Football?

Just a quick question. Are there designated captains in football? By that I mean American football and not assosciation football. Not just for the NFL, but for footballs team in general.

If there is no designated captain, is there someone who does hat the captain would do in other sports like hockey? Is it always the QB?

Thanks.

129.100.206.134 03:50, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

  • I have yet to hear about a football team without a captain, so I think most, if not all, have one. I don't see any reason why it would have to be the quarterback. They could just pick the most capable player with the best leadership/motivational abilities. - Mgm|(talk) 07:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Arguably, the most visible role of a football team captain is calling heads or tails for the coin toss that precedes the opening kickoff. --LarryMac | Talk 13:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
LarryMac is correct. Also, in the NFL this year, captains have a large conspicuous patch on the right shoulder: a block "C" with four stars underneath. That said, there is not a "designated guy to argue with the ref" as in hockey. Any football player is free to yell at the ref, and they're all likely to draw a penalty for doing so. Rather, the coaches fill the yell-at-the-ref role. — Lomn 14:20, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] does zafar younis die in series six of the programme spooks

the second episode of spooks series six was broadcast on BBC3 last night half an hour after episode one finished on BBC1. Does the character Zafar Younis played by Raza Jaffrey die during this episode??

88.111.45.33 13:01, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] how much does a compositor make?

working with combustion, shake, after effects, etc.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.234.76.71 (talk) 13:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

lots Beekone 13:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

or not --24.249.108.133 00:40, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] aria of sorrow secret door

It mentions a door that can't be opened on the top floor. I've beaten this game twice as Soma (once on hard, once on normal), once as Julias and just recently started a new Soma game on hard, and I don't remember this (Is it the Knight statue that raises its sword?). Anyone care to share? --MKnight9989 14:13, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

You might want to check out a site like GameFAQs for very specific information on a game. Lanfear's Bane 14:23, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why Tuesdays

Why are new releases of DVDs, CDs, and books always released on Tuesdays? Why not Wednesdays or Fridays? I've tried searching, but I'm not finding any good answers.160.10.98.44 20:05, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Music/Dvd etc. will release on Tuesday because it gives them a huge amount of time to get 'sales' in before the next week's 'sales rank'. So a song released on Tuesday will have...Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun to get their sales up ready for say the top 40 countdown. I expect that is the reason. Additionally I expect trying to launch things on a Monday is slightly more difficult as Sunday is not (traditionally) a standard working day - giving yourself Monday to get last minute things in place such as displays/promotional material/adverts to air on tv etc. ny156uk 22:05, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

What country are you from? Here in the UK, books, CDs and DVDs are released on Mondays. 212.240.35.42 10:02, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name that song in this YouTube video!

What's the song in the background of this video? I assume (like many Muppets songs) that it is some classic song of some sort.--24.147.86.187 20:14, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

It's Java by Al Hirt [1] which was also used for the closing credits in the BBC programme Vision On SaundersW 20:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Awesome. Thank you. --24.147.86.187 21:23, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] PSM - Playstation Magazine

Help me out here guys. I just opened up issue 130 of Playstation Magazine here, and looked at the letter from the editor. So, PSM is ending. This is news to me, but from I can tell, the magazine is getting a rename and carrying on to...what? Some other publisher? A new team? It doesn't matter much to me, just as long as I've got a Playstation source, but what I really need to know is this: do I have to do anything as far as my subscription goes, or will my subscription for PSM automatically transfer to...Official Playstation Magazine, as I believe it's called? Thanks guys. DoomsDay349 23:15, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

How can we know? - Obviously you will be entitled to some sort of refund if you paid for 12 issues and only got 4.87.102.7.57 11:45, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
I would assume the ed-in-chief would be obligated to let subscribers know if there'll be a change in their subscriptions. If there was no mention of it from the editor, it's safe to assume your subscription would remain intact. How bad would it look on the "new" mag if they lost a ton of subscribers?--Sethacus 15:20, 19 October 2007 (UTC)