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October 4

leftover gifts

Following the death of Robin Williams, millions of fans left items in several places. The items included flowers, notes, candles, gifts and such. The places included the Mork and Mindy house in Boulder, Colorado, the Mrs. Doubtfire house in San Francisco, California, the Good Will Hunting bench in Boston, Massachusetts, and William's home in Tiburon, California. What was done with every item?74.66.90.189 (talk) 04:42, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

It's not going to be possible to track every item. For those left on private property, it's up to the owner to decide what to do with it. On public or corporate-owned property, it's probably legally the property of the government agency or company, but it's just as likely that people passing by take home some of the items. For example, I imagine candles which aren't completely melted might be popular with homeless people, who can use them for light and heat. Unless other arrangements are made, much of it probably ends up in the trash. Of course the flowers will soon be dead and anything outside and not waterproof will likely be destroyed in the first rain, so the trash is the right place for that. StuRat (talk) 16:02, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

If a candle had a big enough wick to warm a homeless person (especially in Boston or Colorado), it would likely be extremely tall. Maybe they could put it under a fire escape they slept on, but that seems dangerously illegal on a few levels. Fine to read by or cook over, though. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:14, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

I don't know about this specific instance, but items on public property (including sidewalks) are often picked over by the homeless, then removed by municipal workers using whatever means seems appropriate before they pose a nuisance. They removed the flowers set out for Diana by backhoe. --NellieBly (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

SPORTS- ATP tennis championship 2014

Regarding this article- good summary of mens' qualification for year end finals in London. I think one of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament has been missed out - Monte Carlo doesn't appear in your list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.152.15.104 (talk) 07:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

We have an article on the tournament (2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters), and it appears on the lists at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000. Which article is it missing from? Tevildo (talk) 09:46, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Doing a bit of digging, the omission is from the table at 2014 ATP World Tour Finals#Singles. Stan Wawrinka's win at Monte Carlo is listed under "Best Other" rather than "ATP World Tour Masters 1000". Someone who knows more about the details of the scoring system will need to take over from here, I'm afraid. Tevildo (talk) 10:34, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Someone like You

Hi there!
What's the succes of the song Someone like You?
Thank you for your answer!
N'Djamena (talk) 16:12, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

The article you linked includes sales charts and rank charts, in this section: Charts and certifications  —71.20.250.51 (talk) 16:36, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I didn't see.--N'Djamena (talk) 16:42, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

And this charts are update every week?--N'Djamena (talk) 16:43, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

The ones of this year? But why does she figure just in one chart this year and on the 99th position?--N'Djamena (talk) 16:47, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

The song appears to have resurfaced this year onto the charts in the Czech Republic, perhaps due to some entertainment release using the song. Those charts are updated when a higher peak position is reached, which isn't too likely with that song anymore.. ~Helicopter Llama~ 17:11, 4 October 2014 (UTC)