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Talk:Columbus Blue Jackets

2004-05 season
I think that since the season didn't happen at all it should not be on the chart of records for each year--it simply looks bad to have it there. I think the footnote should be kept, but without the actual number, perhaps an asterisk? What do you think? Thomas Carson 07:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's included as part of the record list for every team. Ravenswing 13:10, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * And shouldn't be. Thomas Carson 00:37, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Which is entirely a matter of opinion, but if you want to try to get consensus around changing the Team Pages Format to your POV, feel free to post on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ice_Hockey/Team_pages_format. Ravenswing 01:44, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

List of Columbus Blue Jackets players
I have just completed the List of Columbus Blue Jackets players. As of the end of the 2003-04 NHL season, this list is complete for every player that has donned a Blue Jackets sweater. Please help and keep this list accurate by adding players when the start playing for Columbus. Thanks! Masterhatch 12 August 2005

Civil War Reference for name
I've noticed that the right shoulder patch on their jerseys now has a styleized cap worn by Union soldiers during the Civil War. I wonder if the team will begin to shift to that idea rather than the amorphous team identity the have currently...

Example: http://www.bluejackets.com/graphics/fans/wallpaper/pics/1024x768_denis.jpg

 * The Civil War logo was introduced in October, 2003, for use on the third jersey. See http://www.bluejackets.com/news/press/arts/1686.0.html.  I doubt they'll ever "settle" on one particular theme, so they can maintain more options for marketing the team.

Flying CanOpener 01:34, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Blue Jackets Standings and Statistics
I edited the 2005-2006 standings to be up to date as of their game on Monday, February 6, 2006, when the Blue Jackets lost to the Vancouver Canucks. The only problem is that I was unable to find any sites with statistics covering current PIM (Penalty Minutes) numbers, so I had to leave that unchanged. Perhaps someone can link to a regularly updated sports site which does show a team's PIM for future reference to anyone who will edit the Blue Jackets' standings every now and then.--Resident Lune 06:38, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I went to http://www.tsn.ca/ and added up the individual PIM between all Blue Jackets' players who have played so far this season, so the PIM is now up to date. However it'd still be convenient to find an easier way to cover PIMs in the standings.--Resident Lune 06:46, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I left a message on your talk page about this. -- Buchanan-Hermit™ .. CONTRIBS .. SPEAK! 06:47, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Infobox
I like the looks of it. Ravenswing 21:04, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * How about adding, the current captain & alternate captains? The rest looks cool. GoodDay 00:07, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually a little hesitant to add the Captain and Alternate Captains sections, but I can understand why it would be wanted in the infobox.  The reason I am, though, is because of the C and A already in the current roster section.  That, and wanting to not make the box that much longer after adding important sections such as Conference, Division, and Titles.
 * I'll see what I can do, though. A concensus or a few other opinions would be great before I make a definite change.-Resident Lune 01:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I like it as well. Any way we can nominate it to be the new standard infobox for NHL teams, at least? NeoChaosX 22:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * And regarding captains, I think that should be left out of the box. Captains and alternate captains can change over the course of the season due to injuries, trades and the like. The infobox should be for more important and nonchanging information. NeoChaosX 22:06, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Possible move to Winnipeg?
could it be possible? i herd that it was the reason why they are having exibition games in winnipeg, to see if winnipeg cares about NHL hockey or not. IMURDAD 19 September 2006
 * Having had a NHL team for a quarter-century, I don't imagine there's any doubt on the issue. If an official announcement is made, it will be reflected in the various articles here.  Ravenswing 05:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Wait, what? Why is this being asked on the Blue Jackets' discussion page of all places?  The Jackets aren't having any exhibition matches in Winnipeg (though other teams are), and they've only been in the league five seasons (six if you include the lock-out). Resident Lune 11:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Disputed team name
Someone added the "Disputed-section" tag to the Origin of team name section. What's the problem? Jwolfe 19:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure either, but finding appropriate references might be a good idea. --207.69.138.144 23:35, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm stuck in a bit of a quandary here. I have read the Blue Jackets Media Guide for the season, and in it they specifically describe each and every logo, as well as the origin of the team name and the colors of the team. Perfect to deal with this little conflict concerning references and what the team's name refers to, right? Anyway, the name is a reference to the American Civil War, the amount of soldiers Ohio had involved, and the fact that many uniforms were made in Columbus. On top of that, there's other interesting tidbits such as how the 13 smaller stars on the CBJ logo are supposed to represent the original 13 colonies, and how the primary star is supposed to represent Columbus. It also makes no mention whatsoever of the Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket, which means regardless of one's opinions or the similarity in team name and Chief's name, nothing officially supports that claim.

Unfortunately it's sort of hard to use a media guide as a citation, since it isn't exactly registered as a real book anywhere online. :-/ So what should I do, folks? Any advice? I'd like to deal with this name conflict as fast as possible. -Resident Lune 13:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Use the media guide as the reference. I do with the Calgary Flames and Western Hockey League media guides all the time.  Even if it is not an on-line source, such publications are still considered valid.  And it is kinda hard to go against what the team itself says about the logo history. Resolute 16:56, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think the media guide is "perfect" because it isn't NPOV. Media guides tend to be sanitized versions of what the team wants the history to be, not the actual history.  The Native American reference isn't politically correct and the "insect with an attitude" wasn't popular, so now it's all about the Civil War.  McConnell's influence isn't even mentioned, because that seems frivolous.  Contemporaneous media reports would be much, much better in this regard, but tracking them down would be a lot of effort. Jwolfe 20:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Given the team itself chose the name, it is highly unlikely that they would misrepresent why they chose it. If they don't like the Native American reference because of the nature of PC, they would not have selected the name for that very reason.  That alone leads me to believe that the reference is an urban legend at best.   My recollection of the naming of the Blue Jackets is that there was a civil war tie in from the beginning, so in this case, I would tend to trust the media guide, especially if other reliable sources are lacking. Resolute 22:29, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You're spot on when you presume that the Civil War reference was from the very beginning. I have a copy of NHL All-Access that was released on DVD in 2001, and it even has a "Building Columbus" section.  The logo of Stinger has him wearing that Union hat and uniform, so it isn't like the tie-in was retconned in to the team's history just because the "insect with an attitude" didn't catch on as the main reference to the name. - Resident Lune 23:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The Name was chosen in a WNCI radio contest, and the reference of the name, as stated by the winner of the contest, was to Ohio's extensive contribution to the Union army. Of course WNCI radio shows are impossible to cite, and old issues of the Columbus Dispatch are tedious to sift through, so the media guide is the best choice as a reference. 65.24.116.97 09:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Mascot, and Picture of Jerseys
Team Mascot needs to be mentioned, and also a picture of their current jerseys would add to the article. Love each other, or perish. ~Auden 00:31, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Fredrik Modin/Alternate captains
The Blue Jackets official website doesn't list Modin as an alternate captain. Why, is he listed on this article? GoodDay 18:46, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Before the season, Hitchcock announced that the alternate captains would rotate amongst Nash, Vyborny, Fedorov, and Modin. See .  All have worn the "A" this season.  Modin wore the "A" in the most recent game (see ), even though Vyborny (who is listed on the CBJ web site with an "A") was in the game also.  Jwolfe (talk) 11:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. GoodDay (talk) 22:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Cleveland Barons
Should it be mentioned that the Blue Jackets were the first NHL team in Ohio since the Cleveland Barons had left? 76.126.29.36 (talk) 05:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

 * It was hard to work it in, and I'm not completely confident that it should be there, but if it belongs anywhere in this article, it belongs where I put it. Macduffman (talk) 16:45, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * After-thought I suppose it could also be included in the intro, as per Calgary Flames intro. Macduffman (talk) 16:51, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Quick Fail GA Nomination
I'm sorry, but this article has an obvious lack of references/citations. When you have added the (many) necessary citations, you can think about nominating again. But not now. Noble Story (talk) 13:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * In response to the GA failure, I added a few references and a (referenced) section about early franchise history. I also added the "refimprove" template so that others might notice and help out. If references are the only thing keeping this article from GA status, then references are what I'm working on. Macduffman (talk) 16:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * If you want an example of a well sourced team article. Calgary Flames is an NHL Featured Article. And Ottawa Senators is an NHL Good Article. -Djsasso (talk) 16:32, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I took a brief look at the Devils article for writing the early franchise history. I'll check those two out for sourcing. Macduffman (talk) 17:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Ahh yes I forgot the Devils were also a featured article. It would be a good one to look at as well. -Djsasso (talk) 17:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, the number of citations in this article has increased tenfold (yup!) since the failed GAN two months ago. I also have done a (brief) comparison to other GA hockey articles and to the hints for GA nomination, so I feel more confident now that we can either get this article listed GA or get some good feedback this time. Macduffman (talk) 15:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

John H. McConnell
I think that a minor snippet about the team's original majority owner, John H. McConnell, should be included. He passed away not long ago, and was probably one of the most-loved pro. team owners in the country, as well as very likely the only reason that the NHL finally decided to give Columbus a franchise (you may recall that Columbus nearly lost their bid). I think it is worth mentioning these things, if only briefly, since it's a big part of team history. I'll write it up and add it soon (I'll try into include some references to any facts I include), unless there are major objections here. I'll try to make the focus on McConnell's influence on the team, not the man himself. Thanks in advance for any input. Macduffman (talk) 19:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

January 2006 -- Best Record?
I have been going through this article and adding citations for anything I could think of. In the paragraph(s) about 2005-2006, regarding Jan 2006, the statement "They had the best record for January" was made. I was unsure if this meant their best month ever, or they won more games in Jan 2006 than any other team in the league, but I couldn't find references for either possibility. I had placed a (albeit not terribly long ago), but it was not filled. Since it would be great to get this article back on track toward GA status, I went ahead and removed it. If anybody cares deeply about that month in team history, please find some evidence to back it up, or at least leave a reply here in which you give me a lead. Thanks!! Macduffman (talk) 19:29, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Comments on article
In conjunction with the GAN, I reviewed the article per a suggstion at the Hockey WP. I hope my comments help.
 * "Currently" shouldn't be used, it's better to say "Throught the 2007-08 season..."
 * Lead needs expanded
 * "Ohioans had to wait 22 years to fulfill their hopes for another NHL team" needs sourced. It needs verified that Ohioans actually hoped for a new team.
 * "On the ballot for Columbus..." What ballot?
 * "to score at least 30 goals"
 * "The 2002–03 season started started relatively well, with Columbus putting up a 7–5–1–1 record" Avoid Peacock words
 * "Central Division's basement for the third.." While I think this is fine, people unfamiliar with sports terms may not understand the use of "basement"
 * "The 2003–04 season was another disappointing one..." Disappointing to who? A citation would help
 * "Offensive defenseman Darryl Sydor..." The term "Offensive defenseman" might need clarified for people unfamiliar with hockey
 * Eliminate the one sentence paragraph about the 04-05 season. Merge it into a surrounding paragraph, or expand on it.
 * " Then, on December 10, 2006, the..."
 * 2006-present section is choppy. Try to merge some paragraphs.
 * Can you include something about the logos of the team, I can see at least three. It could probably go in the jersey's section.
 * I don't know if the "Honored members" section is necessary. I understand we want to keep all NHL team articles with the same format, but there's not really anything there.
 * Add a See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks to the "First-round draft picks" section.
 * I think the "Other honors and accolades" section could be eliminated.

Overall, the article is a good base to build on.  Black  ngold29   19:49, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, Blackngold29. I have made your recommended edits, except I did not remove the honored members section. Somehow that info still seems pertinent to me. I have saved the section that I removed here:
 * Head:Other honors and accolades
 * In 2003, the Blue Jackets had their first NHL Awards finalist in Rick Nash.
 * In May 2008, Blue Jackets Captain Rick Nash was announced as the cover player for the NHL 2K9 video game (by Take-Two Interactive).
 * Thanks very much for taking a look! Macduffman (talk) 16:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Response to GAN Comments
Hello, and thank you to everyone who has been working to improve this article. It is ten times better than it was even a month ago. I thought it might be appropriate to begin addressing the comments made in response to the GA nomination. Though I've tried to give a full report, please free to add or correct my summary of the subsequent improvements. Quoted comments are in italics. Conclusion: All comments and time spent reviewing this article are very much appreciated. I look forward to reading your responses. Thanks again to everyone for the time and hard work. Macduffman (talk) 16:34, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 *  I think a general once over would help clean up a few clarity issues with the prose. It might help to have a new set of eyes on the scene, just to pick out things that were understood by the writer but not expressed clearly. Bmitchelf, Blackngold29, Skudrafan1, and some others made edits and edit suggestions to improve clarity and flow in the prose. For whatever my opinion is worth, their efforts have made great improvements to this article. (Thanks again.)
 * It now has a 2-column ref list.
 * Arena pictures, or other players might be a nice addition, but not a deal breaker. Wikimedia does not have any public domain images of significant players, as far as I could find. However, a public domain image of the arena was available, and it has been added. {end of response to Leafschik1967's comments}
 * The lead is relatively short (see WP:LEAD) and doesn't seem to cover the article in whole. The lead has been edited and expanded several times since, and while it is not the general WP recommended 4 paragraphs, I point to Calgary Flames to show a similar article (at FA status) with a lead of similar length. A team such as Montreal Canadiens has a longer lead in part because there is much more to say about it! (If there is a section of the article that anyone thinks needs more representation in the lead, please specify which section.)
 * Is there really no more Team Information available? Team Information has since been expanded as well, probably doubled or tripled in size. For my part, I honestly don't know what else to add to this section, although someone else might have good ideas.
 * Check that ALL references include publisher info outside of the URL title (if using cite web, you need a publisher=) References have been cleaned up immensely. Please give details if further improvements need made.
 * Are sites like hockey-fans.com / hockeygoalies.org - reliable? See point F. Almost every single non-news or non-NHL source was removed in favor of a news or official NHL source. To my knowledge, the only 3rd-party information source used is the Internet Hockey Database, and for whatever it's worth it's approved by WikiProject Ice hockey.{end of respone to Giggy's comments}
 * Capitalization errors have been resolved. I have tried to reconcile this article with the MOS (I don't know if others have), but must confess my lack of confidence with my grasp of the MOS. I put in a request with the League of Copyeditors before I realized they are practically defunct (are there any other such groups?). Dashes have been changed. The lead has been made less choppy. The history section has had about half of its section headings merged into larger ones, so big changes there. Only full dates are linked now. The team information section and franchise records (now called "single season records") are much more strongly sourced.{end of response to Wafulz's comments}

Luke Richardson link
The external link to Luke Richardson in the Captains List? is inaccurate. Richardson was named captain in 2003 (not 2002). GoodDay (talk) 23:21, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Coach Hitchcock
We are currently building a Hitchcock team. I think we are gonna make it this year. cbj171 (talk) 23:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Official Colors
On the Wikipedia page, the colors are navy blue, red, and white, but on the Blue Jackets' official site, they are union blue, goal red, and capital silver. Main color however is blue.

Source: http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=380504 (2nd paragraph) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.86.183.73 (talk) 20:22, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe a number of teams have this issue, and I believe it was decided that since there is no difference between goal red and red etc. that those words are really just marketing creations. -Djsasso (talk) 20:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

ECHL affiliate
I cannot find a source that lists Gwinnett as a current affiliate. The Blue Jackets' website's affiliate page does not list Gwinnett, and the 2010–11 ECHL affiliate page does not list Columbus as Gwinnett's NHL affiliate. As such, I am removing the Gwinnett affiliation from the infobox. If anyone has a current reliable source indicating otherwise, please feel free to revert and we can get the discussion rolling. Cheers.  Cjmclark (Contact) 01:15, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

2013-present: Division Realignment
I don't want to make this big of a change before discussing it. I have tried to verify that the Blue Jackets and Red Wings have been moved back to the West but there is no article on it, and the two team internet sites still state that the teams are moving to the Eastern Division. Unless I can find verification for this, my strong inclination is to strike it out or revise it to the correct information. Lizmichael (talk) 23:44, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I think for now, it's preferable to leave the infoboxes as is. The Jackets are in the Central Division of the Western Conference until the league officially realigns, and we should avoid being premature in changing infoboxes and the like. (this isn't necessarily directed at you, just a general comment).  As to the supposed change, if the Red Wings were moved back West, I can pretty much guarantee that it would turn into a shitstorm real fast.  Absent any other information, I would guess that you might have read a forum post or "rumour" that tries to fit a Phoenix-to-Quebec City relocation scenario into the new divisions. Resolute 23:47, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, the problem with that is, there is nowhere where I can find that the move to the East of the Wings and the Jackets has been nullified. The team websites both have them moving to the East. I've simply revised the section of the grounds that the return to the West cannot be factually verified. If this changes it can be changed back. Although I agree that a complete revision should wait until the NHL officially realigns. All I can determine is that the return to the West is only rumor, and rumor shouldn't overrule what the league and the teams have announced. Lizmichael (talk) 02:48, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Captains & alternate captains
I recommend that we keep this article consistent with the other 29 articles. It's our practice to not list alternate captains. It's also our practice to not list vacancies in the captaincy, particular when the vacancy is current. GoodDay (talk) 17:10, 19 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I would agree. Since the captaincy has gone unfilled since Nash left, I think it's worth mentioning in the post-Nash section the current A situation (in a concise way).  But I don't think the As need to be listed/acknowledged in any special manner.  GLG GLG (talk) 03:09, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

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Talk:Eileen Chang

Short description
Is there a reason Chang is noted as the wife of a collaborator? That seems strange as she was not a collaborator herself and I haven't seen other instances of this in other short descriptions. For example, Wang Jingwei is not described as 'spouse of collaborator (Chen Bijun)'. I think this should be removed as a matter of form. Kazamzam (talk) 18:14, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

 * I've just removed it. Even aside from the oddity of "spouse of..." for a figure who is notable independently, the short description is just too long anyway. JArthur1984 (talk) 18:18, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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Healing Hands (TV series)

Healing Hands (妙手仁心) is a 1998 Hong Kong medical drama series that ran on TVB Jade. It focuses on the lives and loves of the doctors and nurses at the fictional Yan Oi Hospital in Hong Kong. It is noted for its realism in depicting medical situations, thanks to the help of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, who had loaned actual hospital equipment and facilities for filming. It can be considered the Hong Kong equivalent to the American television series ER, although its storyline are arguably mirrored in another American series, Grey's Anatomy. Lawrence Ng is the main star of the show as neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Ching Chi Mei. The other main role is played by Bowie Lam, who plays Dr. Henry Lai Kwok Chu as an accident and emergency doctor who is best friends with Paul.

The show was followed by two sequels, Healing Hands II (2000) and Healing Hands III (2005).

Leading stars

 * Lawrence Ng as Paul Ching Chi-mei (程至美)
 * Bowie Lam as Henry Lai Kwok-chu (黎國柱)
 * Flora Chan as Annie Kong Sun-yuet (江新月)
 * Ada Choi as Jackie Tong Chi-lai (唐姿禮)
 * Nick Cheung as Peter Cheung Chong-yip (張創業)
 * William So as Gilbert Kong Moon-yuet (江滿月)
 * Steven Ma as Joe Cheung Ka-yu (張家裕)
 * Astrid Chan as Helen Ling Siu-ha (凌少霞)
 * Angela Tong as Judy Chow Suk-yan (周淑茵)

Recurring stars

 * Kenny Wong as Ho Tak-kwong (何德廣)
 * Shirley Cheung as May Au Ka-ping (區嘉平)
 * Eileen Yeow as Suki Chow Suk-ying (周淑瑛)
 * Jojo Cho as Amy Yim Tung (嚴冬)

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Talk:Eastern Hockey League

Split reverted
Let me just summarize briefly what happened here:
 * 1) Dolovis split this article into three separate articles, namely:
 * 2) * Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933-1953)
 * 3) * Eastern Hockey League (1954-1973)
 * 4) * Eastern Hockey League (1978-1981)
 * 5) Dolovis then converted this page into a disambiguation page (but did not fix several hundred other pages that linked to this page).
 * 6) Resolute then changed the first of the three separate articles into a redirect back to this page, which was then a disambiguation page. This created circular links and left us with no article at all covering the 1933–1953 period.
 * 7) Finding the articles in the state described above, I decided to revert everything, redirect all three of the "split" articles back here, and let the involved editors try to reach consensus about the best way to handle this.

I will also give my two cents' worth, although for the most part these views are not strongly held and I am willing to be persuaded to change my mind:
 * The 1933 league and the 1954 league appear to be essentially the same organization and can be covered in a single article.
 * The 1978 league appears to be a different entity entirely, and should be covered in a separate article.
 * The "in fiction" section is pointless trivia and doesn't belong anywhere in the encyclopedia, unless there is a reliable source establishing that the billboard has achieved a level of notability independent of the film in which it appeared.
 * To the extent any text from this article is moved to a different article, proper attribution should be provided in the edit summary (see WP:SPLIT, especially point 6).
 * If a disambiguation page is needed (and I'm not convinced one is, if there are only two organizations that ever actually used this name), the guidelines on WP:D should be consulted, including WP:FIXDABLINKS.

So, on with the discussion. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 23:56, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Bah, I didn't realize that Dolovis had done a three-way split. Also, when I reverted back, the EHL page still appeared to be the complete article (looks like he created the dab page about the same time I was redirecting. My window hadn't refreshed to note his changes). I agree with you on pretty much every front.  The 1933 and 1954 entries are the same league, and should be the same article.  If Dolovis wishes to split the 1978 league (properly, including correct attribution) and fix the dab links, I would not object. Resolute 00:35, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It was always my intent to fix the dab links after boldly splitting the article, however there was no opportunity to do so because the other editor was so hurried to revert my edits (within just a few minutes and without any forewarning or discussion). I am agreeable that the 1933 and 1954 leagues can be covered within the same article, and as for the 1978 league, I have now re-stored the stand-alone article Eastern Hockey League (1978-1981) per this discussion, with a hat note added to the original article. Dolovis (talk) 03:20, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Funny, you've agreed that my reversion was appropriate. Also, spare the victim act.  You're well acquainted with WP:BRD. Course, I might not have noticed if the copyvio warning didn't pop up. Resolute 03:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Speaking of funny, I recommend reading The Last Word, as it is always good for a smile. Dolovis (talk) 05:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

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Lessons for Women

Lessons for Women, also translated as Admonitions for Women, Women's Precepts, or Warnings for Women, is a work by the Han dynasty female intellectual Ban Zhao (45/49–117/120 CE). As one of the Four Books for Women, Lessons had wide circulation in the late Ming and Qing dynasties (i.e. 16th–early 20th centuries). Ban Zhao made the "Admonitions for Women" for her daughters.

Outline
Lessons outlines the four virtues a woman must abide by, proper virtue, proper speech, proper countenance, and proper conduct. The book itself describes the status and position of women in society. It is a small book and many women had the sections memorized. The book contains only 7 chapters as outlined below.

Precepts for Women
Ban Zhao also wrote on the four desired "Precepts for Women" which were intended to guide women in society. These precepts were: womanly virtue, womanly speech, womanly manner, and womanly merit.

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" The biggest risk in life is not taking any risks " - Sabeer Bhatia (founder of hotmail)

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Talk:World Hockey Association 2

Proposed merge with World Hockey Association (proposed)
Both articles are essentially the same league. Should be merged and noted in the history section. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 21:48, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Not at all the same league. One was to be the minor league for the other. One was to be an NHL quality league. Definitely needs to be separated. For sure have wikilinks to the other as needed, but they aren't in any way shape or form the same league. -DJSasso (talk) 18:45, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

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Decimus

Decimus may refer to:

Romen praenomen

 * Decimus (praenomen)
 * Decimus Carfulenus (died 43 BC), Roman statesman
 * Decimus Haterius Agrippa (died 32 AD), consul in 22 AD
 * Decimus Junius Brutus (consul 77 BC)
 * Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (c. 81 BC–43 BC), Roman politician and general, assassin of Julius Caesar
 * Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus (180 BC–113 BC), Roman politician and general
 * Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (16 AD–64 AD), consul in AD 53
 * Decimus Junius Silanus (consul)
 * Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago)
 * Decimus Laberius (c. 105 BC–43 BC), Roman eques and writer
 * Decimus Laelius, Roman lawyer and tribune of the plebs
 * Decimus Laelius Balbus, consul in 6 BC
 * Decimus Valerius Asiaticus (c. 5 BC–47 AD), Roman senator
 * Decimus Valerius Asiaticus (Legatus) (35-after 69 AD), Roman senator, Legatus of Gallia Belgica
 * Ausonius (Decimus Magnus Ausonius, c. 310–c. 395), Roman poet and rhetorician
 * Balbinus (Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus, c. 165–238), Roman emperor in 238
 * Clodius Albinus (c. 150–197), Roman usurper
 * Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenalis), poet of the 1st century AD

Given name

 * Decimus Burton (1800–1881), English architect
 * Decimus Govett (1827–1912), Anglican priest

Pen-name

 * Thomas Chatterton (1752–1780), English poet

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Ruy Lopez, Noah's Ark Trap

The Noah's Ark Trap is a family of traps in the Ruy Lopez chess opening in which a white bishop is trapped on the b3-square by black pawns.

The origin of the name is uncertain. The shape of the black pawns on a6, b5, and c4 may resemble an ark, or the name may suggest that the trap is "as old as Noah's Ark".

The trap
Chess masters have occasionally fallen victim to this trap. An example is a game between Endre Steiner and José Capablanca at the Budapest tournament in 1929:
 * 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4

Better moves for White are 5.c3, 5.Bxc6+, and 5.0-0.

 * 5... b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4

Alexander Alekhine recommended this move in the tournament book for New York 1924 as a means for White to draw, but it is a mistake that loses. White should instead play 8.Bd5 or try a gambit with 8.c3.

 * 8... c5 9. Qd5 Be6 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Qd5 c4 (see diagram)

The white is trapped. White resigned after 32 moves.

In the Sicilian
A variation of this trap can occur in the Sicilian Defence after the moves '''1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (the Rossolimo Variation) 3... a6 4. Ba4?? (4.Bxc6 is necessary and is the point of 3.Bb5) 4... b5 5. Bb3 c4''' (see diagram). The bishop is similarly trapped.

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Talk:Minnesota Fighting Saints

Split article
The 2 Minnesota Fighting Saints are seperate franchises. Therefore, there should be seperate articles. GoodDay (talk) 22:26, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

"Bill" Allard?
As a former listener of WLOL in the late1970s, I'm unaware of any on-air personality named Bill Allard. However, Bob Allard was a popular talk program host who also did sports commentary.

I'm fairly sure that "Bill" Allard is actually Bob Allard. Can anyone corroborate this? Drlegendre (talk) 09:20, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * A simple Google search for both + WLOL proves you're right. Bill Allard is a well-known National Geographic photographer.  Bob Allard's the name that shows up on a lot of hits connected with both WLOL and the Twin Cities.  Good catch.   Ravenswing      19:41, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:PEEK and POKE

MEMW?
Was reading a compilation of Creative computing magazine from the late 70s last night, and it reviewed several BASIC interpreters. One of these, among other odd features, used "MEMW" (not POKE) to write data to an address. should this be mentioned at all, and if so where? 24.252.10.228 02:06, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Probably too obscure, since it doesn't seem to be a widespread convention. In case it's not obvious, the MEMW would stand for "memory write". 86.131.103.136 16:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

POKE with parentheses? WTF?
I have never in my life seen a BASIC dialect where POKE had parantheses. I'm not sure about the "symmetry" argument, as PEEK is a function, not a command. They're called in different ways. AFAIK Commodore 64 BASIC, and other similar dialects, not only allow not using parantheses in POKE, but require it. — J I P | Talk 04:22, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * You might be right in this; I did a little Googling around as well as checking in my books on the subject, but found only one actual reference to a parentheses-based POKE command: Detached Solutions' "Command Post" TI-Basic Extensions---fairly esoteric, I must admit. Not even a BASIC dialect as such. :-) I guess we should change the article, if nobody shows up with evidence to the contrary. --Wernher 04:45, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington (born 1964) is an American programmer and businessman. He is the co-founder of the video game company Valve. After the success of the first Valve product, Half-Life (1998), Harrington left Valve in 2000. In 2006, he co-founded the photo editing service Picnik.

Career
Harrington was a game programmer at Dynamix and a designer on the Windows NT operating system at Microsoft. In 1996, Harrington founded Valve with Gabe Newell, another former Microsoft employee.

Harrington and Newell funded the development of Valve's debut product, Half-Life (1998), which Harrington also helped program. He said: "At Microsoft you always wonder, 'Is it me being successful or is it Microsoft?' But with Half-Life I knew Gabe and I had built that product and company from scratch." On January 15, 2000, Harrington dissolved his partnership with Newell and left Valve to spend time with his wife. According to Newell, Harrington did not want to risk another project after the success of Half-Life.

In 2006, Harrington co-founded the photo editing service Picnik with friend and former colleague Darrin Massena. Picnik was acquired by Google in March 2010. Harrington left Google in March 2011. In January 2012, he co-founded another company with Massena, Catnip Labs. Harrington was CTO at the Committee for Children from 2016 to 2018. Harrington was CTO of Amplion from November 2018 until March 2020.

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Talk:Dave Keon

Relevance of Gordie Howe's age?
I am curious as to whether anyone else considers Gordie Howe's age irrelevant in the phrase: "In the 1977–78 season, Keon was joined on the Whalers by Gordie Howe, the team's leading scorer, despite turning 50 before the end of the season." In my opinion, it has no bearing on an article describing Dave Keon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sxg169 (talk • contribs) 13:28, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

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Sheldon High School (Oregon)

Henry D. Sheldon High School (or simply just Sheldon High School) is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Sheldon is one of four traditional high schools in the Eugene School District.

Academics
In 2022, 87% of the school's seniors received a High School Diploma. Of 322 students, 288 graduated and 34 dropped out, received a modified diploma, or were still in school the following school year.

Sheldon High School offers nine Advanced Placement (AP) classes and opportunities for college credit through Lane Community College and the University of Oregon.

Academic awards
In June 2010, KGW and The Register-Guard reported that Sheldon had made Newsweek's annual list of the nation's best public high schools of the year, ranking second best in Oregon and 665th in the nation.

Athletics
Sheldon High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 6A-7 Southwest Conference (excluding football which competes in 6A-SD1). The athletic director is Ricky Rodriguez and the athletics secretary is Kristi Savage.

State Championships:
 * Baseball: 2013, 2015
 * Boys Basketball: 1992
 * Boys Golf: 2005, 2006
 * Boys Soccer: 2002†
 * Boys Swimming: 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999
 * Boys Track and Field: 2009, 2016, 2024
 * Boys Tennis: 1971†, 1972†, 2001
 * Cheerleading: 2004
 * Dance/Drill: 2002, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2023 (6A Jazz), 2023 (Kick)
 * Football: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012
 * Girls Golf: 2013
 * Girls Soccer: 2003, 2004
 * Girls Swimming: 1997, 1998, 2000
 * Girls Track and Field: 1968
 * Girls Tennis: 1993
 * Softball: 2019, 2023, 2024
 * Volleyball: 2022

Athletic awards
Sheldon High School won the Oregonian Cup, an OSAA award for "overall school excellence in academics, activities, athletics and sportsmanship," in the 2001-2002 and 2002–2003 school years.

Newspaper
The Talisman is the student newspaper. It is published twice per term. It was given the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Silver Crown Award for high school newspapers in 1988.

Radio
Sheldon is home to KRVM (AM) and KRVM (FM), a public access radio station which includes student involvement.

Notable alumni

 * Jon Anderson - 1972 Summer Olympics runner, winner of 1973 Boston Marathon
 * Alex Brink - quarterback, Houston Texans, Canadian Football League
 * Greg Byrne - Athletic Director for the University of Alabama
 * Kameron Canaday - NFL player
 * Todd Christensen - football player, Los Angeles Raiders
 * James Dutton (astronaut) - NASA astronaut pilot
 * Justin Herbert - NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers
 * Dave Hunt - House Speaker, Oregon House of Representatives
 * Jon Jaqua - football player, Washington Redskins
 * Mike Luckovich - editorial cartoonist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 * Chris Miller - football player, Atlanta Falcons
 * Brent Primus - former Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion
 * Michael Walter - football player, San Francisco 49ers
 * Craig Wasson - actor
 * Taylor John Williams - singer on Season 7 of The Voice

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Talk:Helmut Knochen

Alive or dead?
The German version of the article says that he died on April 4, 2003, which would not be surprising considering his age, but I can't find any other sources to confirm that he is dead. Everyking 04:23, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think we can trust other language Wikipedias and incorporate that information. I tried a Google search but what it turns up seems to be mainly Wikipedia mirrors. Did find one article in French, entitled "Les auteurs de la solution finale en France devant la justice allemand", in the Jan. 2006 issue of a Jewish publication (PDF). The article mentions in passing that Knochen died in 2003. --Mathew5000 21:34, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

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Salginatobel Bridge

Salginatobel Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge designed by Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart. It was constructed across an alpine ravine in the grisonian Prättigau, belonging to the municipality of Schiers, in Switzerland between 1929 and 1930. In 1991, it was declared an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the thirteenth such structure and the first concrete bridge so designated.

As with his Schwandbach Bridge and Vessy Bridge, the structure's fame among civil engineers is a consequence of the techniques involved and the elegance of its design rather than its prominent location: it connects the village Schiers – on valley floor of the route between Landquart and Davos – with the alpine hamlet Schuders of almost 100 people, where the alpine post road ends, but is often visited by designers.

Design and history
Maillart had previously designed a three-hinged arch bridge over the Rhine at Tavanasa in 1904. In the 51 m span Tavanasa bridge, the arch is thinnest at its crown and springing points, thickening in between to reflect the shape of its bending moment diagram. This bridge was destroyed by an avalanche in September 1927. Although Maillart didn't win the contract for a replacement bridge, he entered a competition the following year for the bridge at Salginatobel, with a three-hinged arch spanning 90 m that used the same overall form as at Tavanasa. In conjunction with contractor Florian Prader, Maillart's design was the least expensive of nineteen entries.

The Salginatobel bridge arch is 133 m long in total, and its main element is a hollow concrete box girder over the central part of the arch. It carries a roadway 3.5 m wide, supported on reinforced concrete pillars above the ends of the arches.

The falsework was built by the Graubünden carpenter Richard Coray in late summer 1929, and the rest of the construction started in 1930. The bridge was officially opened on 18 August 1930.

Although regarded as a pioneering work, several aspects of its construction lacked durability, such as the absence of bridge deck waterproofing, low concrete cover and poor drainage. In 1975 and 1976 it was extensively repaired, the parapets were modified, and waterproofing was added. However, by 1991, deterioration had continued, with the parapets becoming unsafe. The waterproofing and drainage were replaced and amended, and most of the existing concrete surface removed and replaced by shotcrete. The parapets were completely rebuilt. Completed in 1998, this repair work cost 1.3 million US dollars.

Praise and criticism

 * 1947, the bridge was featured with other of Maillart's works in a four-month exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
 * Salginatobel Bridge was designated a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
 * 1991, it was designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers

The bridge has received widespread attention since its innovative design and construction, including considerable praise from other bridge engineers, architects and architectural historians. Writing in 2000, Heinrich Figi said:

"From a conceptual point of view, the Salginatobel Bridge is an excellent structure."

David P. Billington has been particularly enthusiastic about the bridge:

"Its visual elegance ... goes together with its technical brilliance."

"Such works at Maillart's, being at the very highest level of engineering achievement and being works of art, must be protected."

The German bridge engineer Fritz Leonhardt has suggested that:

"These Maillart-type arch bridges only look good in special situations as here over a gorge and against a mountainous background."

Maillart was not entirely satisfied with the bridge, writing after its completion that its soffit should have been a pointed rather than a pure curved arch, if it were properly to match his structural analysis:

"Even the [Salginatobel Bridge] cannot lay claim to complete sincerity of form. Indeed, if both constant and shifting weights are taken into consideration, the extreme curves of exerted pressures form two lenticular surfaces whose lower contours meet at an acute angle."

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Screech (mascot)

Screech is the mascot of the Washington Nationals. He is a bald eagle that wears the home cap and jersey of the team. He was "hatched" on April 17, 2005 at the "Kids Opening Day" promotion at RFK Stadium. The mascot’s name is based on the sound that is made by actual bald eagles. A nine-year-old fourth grade student in Washington D.C., Glenda Gutierrez, designed the mascot and won a contest sponsored by the team and explained that it was "strong and eats almost everything."

In 2009, the Nationals unveiled a redesigned Screech. The new costume, designed by Major League Baseball's design department made the mascot slimmer and gave the mascot a removable cap. The Nationals explained that the original design was of an eagle that was always intended to grow up one day. A Nationals official described him as "like a teenager now". The 2012 Topps Opening Day card described Screech as a dazzling dancer, full of loyal shenanigans directed at the opposing team.

In subsequent years, the team created built a number of in-stadium traditions around the mascot. Screech became the official judge of the team's Presidents Race, and carries a flag around the field after victories. An annual "Kids Opening Day" event, held on a Sunday home game each April, was expanded to include a celebration of Screech's birthday. Additional costumes were added, including a special birthday hat, rain gear worn after rain delays, a Jedi robe worn on Star Wars Day, and pajamas worn during extra innings of late night games.

Screech store at the ballpark

 * See: Nationals Park

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User talk:Joe91584

Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. Please see the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. -- Rhobite 04:25, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

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Charles Brown

Charles or Charlie Brown may refer to:

Music

 * Charlie Brown (singer) (born 1986), British singer
 * Charlie Brown (born 1970), American rapper and member of Leaders of the New School
 * Charles Brown (musician) (1922–1999), American blues singer

Other arts and entertainment

 * Charlie Brown (DJ) (c. 1942–2022), American radio DJ
 * Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), American novelist
 * Charles D. Brown (1887–1948), American stage and film actor
 * Charles Brown (actor) (1946–2004), American actor with Negro Ensemble Company
 * Charles Hopel Brown (born 1964), Jamaican writer

Military

 * Charlie Brown of the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident (1922–2008), American World War II pilot
 * Charles Brown (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1678–1753), Royal Navy officer
 * Charles Brown (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1841–1919), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
 * Charles Brown (Medal of Honor, 1872) (1849–?), American 1871 Korean Expedition Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Charles Henry Brown (1872–1917), New Zealand Army officer who served during World War I
 * Charles R. Brown (1899–1983), United States Navy four-star admiral
 * Charles Q. Brown Jr. (born 1962), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
 * Sir Charles Richmond Brown, 4th Baronet, British soldier

United States

 * Charlie Brown (Georgia politician) (1903–1995), Atlanta politician for whom the airport Charlie Brown Field is named
 * Charlie Brown (Indiana politician) (born 1938), Indiana State Representative
 * Charlie Brown (West Virginia politician) (born 1950), West Virginia attorney general
 * Charles Brown (congressman) (1797–1883), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Charles Brown (mayor) (1873–1943), mayor of Murray, Utah, 1906–1909
 * Charles Brown (Wisconsin politician) (1828–?), Wisconsin state assemblyman
 * Charles Elwood Brown (1834–1904), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * Charles Harrison Brown (1920–2003), U.S. Representative from Missouri
 * Charles Henry Brown (politician) (1904–1959), Vermont lawyer and politician

Other countries

 * Charles Brown (Australian politician) (1895–1970), Australian politician from Queensland
 * Charles Brown (Labour politician) (1884–1940), British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Mansfield, 1929–1940
 * Charles Brown (New Zealand politician) (1820–1901), from Taranaki
 * Charles Hunter Brown (1825–1898), New Zealand politician from Canterbury

Religion

 * Charles Arthur Brown (1919–1997), American Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
 * Charles E. Brown Jr. (1911–1996), Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army
 * Charles John Brown (born 1959), American Catholic Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines
 * Charles John Brown (moderator) (1806–1884), Scottish minister
 * Charles Oliver Brown (1848–1941), Congregational Minister and bugler in the American Civil War
 * Charles Reynolds Brown (1862–1950), American Congregational clergyman and educator
 * Charles Rufus Brown (1849–1914), American Baptist clergyman and Semitic scholar

American football

 * Charlie Brown (defensive back) (born 1942), National Football League and Canadian Football League player
 * Charlie Brown (running back) (born 1945), National Football League player
 * Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1948) (born 1948), National Football League player
 * Charlie Brown (wide receiver, born 1958) (born 1958), National Football League player
 * Charles Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1987), American football player
 * Charles Edwin Brown (1936–2022), American football offensive lineman
 * Charles H. Brown (American football) (1886–1963), American college football player and coach, judge

Association football

 * Charles Brown (footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham.
 * Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1979), English footballer with Southampton and Queens Park Rangers.
 * Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1999), English footballer with Milton Keynes Dons.
 * Charlie Brown (Scottish footballer) (1924–2019), Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South.

Australian rules football

 * Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1956), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood.
 * Charlie Brown (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1941), Australian rules footballer for Carlton.

Other sports

 * Charlie Brown (baseball) (1871–1938), American baseball player
 * Charlie Brown Jr. (basketball) (born 1997), American professional basketball player
 * Charlie Brown (basketball, born 1936), American college basketball player
 * Charles Brown (boxer) (born 1939), American Olympic bronze medalist
 * Charlie Brown (boxer) (born 1958), American boxer
 * Charles Brown (cricketer, born 1815) (1815–1875), English cricketer
 * Charles Brown (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1917), Australian-born English cricketer
 * Charles Brown (ice hockey) (born 1947), American ice hockey player
 * Charles Brown (roque player) (1867–1937), American Olympic bronze medalist
 * Charles Brown (rugby union, born 1887) (1887–1966), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Charlie Brown (rugby union, born 1878) (1878–1944), South African international rugby union player
 * Charles Brown (water polo), New Zealand water polo player

Science and engineering

 * Charles Brown (British engineer) (1827–1905), British engineer
 * Charles Barrington Brown (1839–1917), British-Canadian geologist and explorer
 * Charles D. Brown II, American physicist
 * Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown (1863–1924), Swiss engineer and founder of railway companies

Other people

 * Charles Armitage Brown (1787–1842), British businessman, friend of poet John Keats
 * Charles E. Brown (photographer) (1896–1982), British commercial aviation photographer
 * Charles F. Brown (1844–1929), American lawyer and judge
 * Charles H. Brown (New York judge) (1858–1933), American lawyer and judge
 * Charles Harvey Brown (1875–1960), American librarian
 * Charles N. Brown (1937–2009), American publisher, founder of magazine Locus
 * Charles Philip Brown (1798–1884), British official of the East India Company
 * Charles Stuart Brown (1918–1997), Wyoming Supreme Court judge

Songs

 * "Charlie Brown" (The Coasters song), a 1959 hit song written by Leiber and Stoller
 * "Charlie Brown" (Benito di Paula song), a 1974 song by Benito di Paula
 * "Charlie Brown" (Coldplay song), a 2011 song from Coldplay's album Mylo Xyloto
 * "Charlie Brown", a 2020 song from the album Fake It Flowers by Beabadoobee

Other uses

 * Charlie Brown, Peanuts comic strip character
 * You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the musical comedy based on the Peanuts comic strip
 * Charlie Brown Jr., a Brazilian rock band (1993–2013)
 * Charles E. Brown Middle School, Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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Thomas Clayton

Thomas Clayton (July 1777 – August 21, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, as U.S. Representative from Delaware, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware. In 1846 he was one of two members of the United States Senate to vote against declaring war on Mexico.

Early life and family
Clayton was born at Massey in Kent County, Maryland, son of the former Governor of Delaware, Dr. Joshua Clayton, and Rachael McCleary Clayton. It is said he was born while his mother was fleeing invading British troops on the way from their Elk River landing to the Battle of Brandywine. While the Clayton's were natives of Kent County, Rachael McCleary was the niece and adopted daughter of Richard Bassett, the aristocratic heir to the expansive Bohemia Manor estates. The family lived at Bohemia Manor, and through this connection, Joshua Clayton later acquired his homestead from these estates, in Pencader Hundred, New Castle County.

Thomas Clayton graduated from the Newark Academy, now the University of Delaware, studied law under Nicholas Ridgely in Dover, Delaware, and began a law practice there in 1799. His wife's name was Jennette Macomb, they had four children, and belonged to the Presbyterian Church. He was the cousin of U.S. Senator John M. Clayton.

Professional and political career
While pursuing his practice of the law, Clayton began his public career as the clerk of the Delaware House of Representatives in 1800. He then served as a member of that body for 8 years, between the 1803 session and the 1814 session. He was elected to the Delaware Senate for the 1808 session, but resigned to become the Delaware Secretary of State for 2 years. Subsequently, he was appointed the Delaware Attorney General and served in that office from 1810 until 1815.

In 1814 Clayton was elected as a Federalist to one of two at-large seats Delaware had in the U.S. House of Representatives, and served one term there, from March 4, 1815, until March 3, 1817. While he was in Congress, it was proposed that the compensation given U.S. Representatives be increased $6 a day to $1,500 a year. Clayton supported the change, but it became very controversial, and his support of it caused him to lose the nomination of the Federalist Party to Louis McLane, beginning a long rivalry between the two men.

Clayton narrowly failed in an attempt to return to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1818 election, but was returned to the Delaware Senate again in 1821. Then, when Caesar Augustus Rodney resigned as U.S. Senator from Delaware, the General Assembly elected him to serve out the term, from January 8, 1824, to March 3, 1827. Clayton thus became one of the last men affiliated with the Federalist Party to be elected to the United States Senate. This was the time when the First Party System of Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans was giving way to the Jacksonian Democrats, and those opposed to Jackson. Clayton, his family, and much of the old Federalist following in Delaware, aligned themselves with John Quincy Adams, and the National Republicans who would later become Whigs.

After his term in the U.S. Senate ended, Clayton was appointed Chief Justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas in 1828. This court ceased to exist with the new Delaware Constitution of 1831, and Clayton was appointed Chief Justice of the new Delaware Superior Court in 1832. In 1833, Chief Justice Clayton became one of the initial trustees of Newark College in Newark, Delaware, which would later become the University of Delaware.

In 1837, Clayton's cousin, U.S. Senator John M. Clayton, resigned his office. Thomas Clayton was once again elected to the U.S. Senate to finish the term. After it ended, he was reelected in 1841 and served from January 9, 1837, to March 3, 1847. During this second period of service in the Senate, Clayton was at various times the Chairman of the Committee on Printing and a member of the Committee of Revolutionary Claims.

Death and legacy
Clayton died of pneumonia at his retirement home at New Castle and is buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery, which is at Dover, on the grounds of the Delaware State Museum.

"A handsome man with polished manners, he was a stickler for dignity, decorum and punctuality at court session, and once ordered himself fined $10 for being 10 minutes late in appearing in court."

Thomas Scharf comments: "Chief Justice Clayton was profoundly versed in the principles of the law. He had a marvelous skill in perceiving the vital points of a case, largely due to his almost intuitive grasp of fundamental principles. He was prompt in deciding the merits of an issue and felicitous in the precision with which he formulated facts and conclusions. His words were few but masterly in force and point. Judge Clayton was eminently impartial in his judicial capacity. Neither distinction of the person nor relationships swayed his judgments. With respect to the lawyers at the Bar, he made no difference in the administration of rules between the eminent John M. Clayton and his own son who was a practitioner at the same bar. He meted out to all the same even-handed justice, and required of all the same respectful regard for the law and for decorum."

Almanac
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. Members of the General Assembly took office on the first Tuesday of January. State Senators had a three-year term and State Representatives had a one-year term. The Secretary of State and Attorney General were appointed by the Governor and took office on the third Tuesday of January for a five-year term. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.

The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who also took office March 4, but for a six-year term. In this case, he was initially completing the existing term, the vacancy caused by the resignation of Caesar Augustus Rodney. However, the General Assembly failed to fill the position for nearly a year.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories (遊戯王デュエルモンスターズ３ 三聖戦神光臨) is a 2000 digital collectible card game of the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe for the Game Boy Color developed and published by Konami. The game was Konami's first attempt at a Yu-Gi-Oh! game released in English and the third game in the Japanese Duel Monsters series. This game uses the rules of the previous Duel Monsters games, as opposed to the rules for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Players of the game can trade and battle with other players using a link cable.

Gameplay
Players must beat each available player in a stage at least five times in order to get to the next stage. However, he or she may keep on dueling them for more points. A usual game consists of players using their assembled decks of cards to reduce their opponent's 8000 life points to zero, but a duel can also be won by forcing the player's opponent to run out of cards in their deck and having them unable to draw a card at the start of their turn, or by having all five pieces of Exodia in their hand.

To defeat the opposing monster, the player must have a monster with higher ATK (attack) points than that opposing card's ATK or DEF (defense) points, depending on whether the opponent's monster is in its Attack or Defense Position. ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories'' also allows them to defeat monsters based on card type or element weaknesses; here, the different between ATK or DEF points is not taken into account and the card with the weakness is instantly destroyed. In addition, cards in the Element List do not have an advantage over cards in the Special List and vice versa.

In order to duel, a player's Deck must contain 40 cards and be under their current deck cost limit, which is increased by winning duels. If the deck is over/under 40 cards or over the cost limit, the player will not be able to duel until the error is fixed. Certain cards may also not be included in their Deck unless they have the appropriate Duelist Level, which is also increased by winning duels. The deck cost limit and the Duelist Level do not decrease by losing.

Passwords
Players can input the 8-digit passwords found at the bottom of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards to receive that card in the in-game card trunk, provided that the password is compatible with the game (only the older expansion sets can be used, and certain cards will not work) As with cards obtained in-game, players can add saved cards from their chest to their deck, depending on how high a Duelist Level they have; the higher DL, the stronger the card allowed. Note that when using such a password, the card's effects will most likely change from the actual TCG card, due to the way Dark Duel Stories plays (using the standard Duel Monsters ruleset).

If a special password is typed in, Solomon Mutou will appear after matches and will give an additional card upon winning a match (including the one Teá gives the player). Solomon will also give them one extra Monster Card Part for each win as well.

There are also hidden passwords that unlock the hidden bosses in Stage 5, with the default being Yami Yugi. Whenever a password is inputted, the previous boss in that stage is replaced, but not deleted as inputting that boss' password again will re-enable him for battle. Furthermore, a boss' Record is never deleted; whenever the player switch between bosses, the old Records are hidden when another boss is "active" (to be replaced by the new boss' records), and the old records reappear whenever that boss becomes "active" again, hiding away the new boss' records.

Card creation
Dark Duel Stories allows the player to "create" cards using a top-half and a bottom-half Monster Card Part, which are earned by winning duels. Different card parts will produce different ATK and DEF results. After creation, these cards go to their in-game card trunk and can be put into their Deck later, provided they have made room for the card and their deck cost limit or Duelist Level meets the required level.

Development
The game was originally scheduled to release in North America in November 2001.

Release
Dark Duel Stories came bundled with three cards for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG that can be used in the real card game. Dark Duel Stories was packaged with two different sets of cards: Set 1 consists of Exodia the Forbidden One, Dark Magician and Blue Eyes White Dragon and Set 2 had Acid Trap Hole, Seiyaryu, and Salamandra. All 6 cards can be used in-game by collecting them after a won duel, or by using the password printed on the card.

Reception
GameSpot gave the game a score of 6.2 out of 10 stating, "Dark Duel Stories comes recommended to avid enthusiasts of the Duel Monsters card game, as well as players who are interested in trying out a new card game with plenty of replay value."

Sales
The game is the fourth best selling Game Boy Color game in Japan, with 726,518 copies sold.

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