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Troy Williamson

'' Troy Williamson (born April 30, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He is widely considered to be the biggest bust in Minnesota Vikings history, with close consideration for the trade for Herschel Walker with the Dallas Cowboys.

Early life
Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina, and he was a letterman and excelled in both football and track. His mother (Shirley Williamson) had 11 kids. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards (23.8 yards per rec. avg.). He was an All-American, a consensus All-State selection, won Class-AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report, a Mr. Football finalist for the state of South Carolina, and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships. After his senior season, he was rated the fifth-best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar.

Track and field
In track, Williamson was a two-time 100 meters and 200 meters state champion, with personal bests of 10.35 and 20.79 seconds.

 * Personal bests

Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland, drafting Williamson with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, using the pick acquired from trading Moss to Oakland. In the 2006−2007 off-season he claimed his hand-eye coordination was bad due to his depth perception and that was the reason for his 11 dropped balls, which tied for second in the NFL. The Vikings 2007 season was equally difficult for Williamson, who finished with 240 yards and 1 touchdown. Most notably in the Vikings' finale, Williamson dropped two crucial passes. First, a wide-open Williamson dropped an almost-certain 72-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the second quarter and then another pass that would have yielded a critical first down later in the game.

Jacksonville Jaguars
After the 2007 season Williamson was traded for a 6th round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Vikings ended up using that pick to select Jaymar Johnson. Williamson controversially stated that he "wants to duke it out" with former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress because he had fined Troy $25,000 for attending his Grandmother's funeral (Childress rescinded the fine under pressure from team veterans), adding that they could "meet at the 50-yard line and go at it." The Jaguars released Williamson on September 4, 2010.

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Richard P. Bland

Richard Parks Bland (August 19, 1835 – June 15, 1899) was an American politician, lawyer, and educator from Missouri. A Democrat, Bland served in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1899, representing at various times the Missouri 5th, 8th and 11th congressional districts. Nicknamed "Silver Dick" for his efforts to promote bimetallism, Bland is best known for the Bland–Allison Act.

Born in Kentucky, he established a legal practice in Utah Territory after working as a miner and schoolteacher. He served as the treasurer of Carson County from 1860 to 1864 during the peak years of the Comstock Lode mining rush. He settled in Missouri in 1865 and established a legal practice in Lebanon, Missouri. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1872 and quickly established himself as a leading advocate of the free silver movement. He sponsored the Bland–Allison Act, which required the United States Department of the Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars. He also established himself as an anti-imperialist. Bland lost re-election in the 1894 election but won his seat back in 1896.

Bland was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1896, though he expressed reluctance about running for president. His marriage to a Catholic woman engendered opposition from the anti-Catholic elements of the party. Bland received the most votes on the first three ballots of the 1896 Democratic National Convention, but not enough to win the necessary majority. William Jennings Bryan, who also favored bimetallism, won the Democratic nomination on the fifth ballot and went on to lose to Republican William McKinley in the 1896 presidential election. After the convention, Bland served in the House from 1897 to his death in 1899.

Early life and education
Bland was born near Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky to Stoughton Edward and Mary P. (Nall) Bland. His father was a descendant of one of the First Families of Virginia, including statesman and Continental Congress member Richard Bland. The Blands and Nalls were among the early families to emigrate from Virginia with Daniel Boone into the Kentucky wilderness. Despite the family pedigree and wealth in Virginia, Richard and his three siblings were raised in relative poverty on his parents' small farm. In 1842, when Richard Bland was seven years old, the situation was exacerbated by the unexpected death of his father. His mother's death followed in 1849, leaving the young teenager an orphan and forcing Bland to hire himself out as a farm laborer to survive. Despite growing up poor, he was able to attend Hartford College and graduate with a teacher's certificate. Bland then taught school in his hometown for two years before moving to Wayne County, Missouri at age 20, in 1855.

His first time of residence in Missouri was brief, Bland teaching just one term at a school in Patterson, Missouri before heading further west to California. While there he began to study law. He then moved to the western portion of the Utah Territory, part of present-day western Nevada, where he taught school, and tried his hand at prospecting and mining. It appears, from a eulogy delivered in Congress, that while in the West Bland was also involved in conflict with Native Americans on multiple occasions, although few details are known. While teaching school he continued to study law and after passing the bar began practicing in Virginia City and Carson City. It was during his time in California and Nevada he developed a lifelong interest in mining, silver in particular.

Political career
Richard P. Bland's first elected office was treasurer of Carson County, Utah Territory from 1860 to 1864, the height of the Comstock Lode mining rush. Left without a job following Nevada's statehood and government reorganizing, in 1865 Bland returned to Missouri and began the practice of law with his brother Charles in the town of Rolla. The siblings remained in practice together until 1869 when he moved to Lebanon, Missouri, seeing the town as more commercially viable because a predecessor of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad had recently laid track through the town.

In 1872, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in the 43rd Congress. From the start of his tenure, silver would be an issue of great importance to Bland. The Panic of 1873 and Coinage Act of 1873 hit Missouri and other Midwestern farmers particularly hard, leading to foreclosures and closing of businesses dependent on agriculture. In 1878, along with Iowa Republican William Allison he sponsored the Bland–Allison Act. This act mandated the use of both gold and silver as U.S. currency and allowed silver to be purchased at market rates, metals to be minted into silver dollars, and required the US Treasury to purchase between $2 million and $4 million of silver each month from western mines. Vetoed by President Rutherford Hayes, Congress voted again on the measure overriding the President. The act stood until President Grover Cleveland repealed the act in 1893.

Bland's nicknames -- "The Great Commoner" and "Silver Dick"— reflected his efforts to help both the common man and the silver miners. His 25-year campaign for a bimetallic standard made him a friend and advocate for agriculture and western miners. However, Bland was far more than a one-issue legislator. He frequently involved himself in debates on tariff issues, government bonds, and taxation of the citizenry. Bland strongly opposed Reconstruction Era electoral commissions and bitterly opposed the use of U.S. Marshals or Federal troops at polling places. In matters of foreign policy Bland was an anti-imperialist.

He was re-elected to the House ten times, narrowly defeated in 1894, regained his seat in 1896, was re-elected in 1898, and died in office in 1899. While a member of the House he was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining in the 44th Congress. Bland was chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures in the 48th Congress, 49th Congress, 50th Congress, 52nd Congress, and 53rd Congress.

Election of 1896

Richard Bland was a strong, if reluctant, candidate for United States President in 1896. He is quoted as saying "I have no desire in this direction. I have no ambition for this nomination and I am afraid my friends, thrusting my personality into this contest may confuse the greater question." That question of course, like most tied to Bland, was currency and bimetalism. Rather than travel to the Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois Bland chose to remain on his 160-acre farm near Lebanon, Missouri as the political drama played out. At first the convention balloting seemed to be going Bland's way. He beat William Jennings Bryan 236 to 137 on the first ballot, 281 to 197 on the second, and 291 to 219 on the third. However, none were of the two-thirds margin to secure the nomination outright. By this time, the full impact of Bryan's Cross of Gold speech began to be felt and understood by the delegates. Bryan took the lead on the fourth ballot 280–241. Bland, not wishing to risk a split party, sent a telegram to his supporters in Chicago throwing his support behind Bryan saying "Put the cause above the man." With that, the fifth ballot was a mere formality, with Bryan claiming a 652 to 11 victory. There still existed the possibility of Bland on the ticket as candidate for Vice President. He trailed considerably behind on the first ballot, but gained steam to win the second and third balloting, although again by not enough margin to earn the nomination. Bland at this time, never enthralled with the idea in the first place, declined his name being considered in any further balloting, paving the way for Arthur Sewall to become Bryan's ticketmate.

Death
Richard P. Bland died at his home in Lebanon, Missouri on June 15, 1899. He had been in failing health for some years, and in the spring of 1899 returned to Lebanon from Washington, D.C. to recover from a severe throat infection, but his condition only worsened. He is buried in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Lebanon, Missouri. A crowd of several thousand flocked to the small Missouri Ozarks town to attend Bland's funeral.

Personal life
Richard Bland married Virginia Elizabeth Mitchell of Rolla on December 19, 1873. Mrs. Bland was the daughter of Confederate General Ewing Young Mitchell. The couple had a total of nine children, six that were still living at the time of his death: Theodric, Ewing, Frances, John, George, and Virginia. The Blands marriage was somewhat unusual for the time period, he being Protestant and son of a trained Presbyterian minister, and she being Catholic. The children were raised in the Catholic faith, something which along with his marriage led to derision and bigotry by opponents during his 1896 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Replying to critics, Bland stated "Yes my wife is a Roman Catholic and I am a Protestant, and shall live and die one; but my regret is that I am not half such a Christian as the woman who bears my name and is the mother of my children."

Bland was a Freemason, a member of Lodge 231 in Rolla, Missouri. One of his siblings, brother Charles C. Bland, was also involved with the legal profession, eventually serving as a judge in the Missouri 18th Judicial Circuit. Bland's brother-in-law Ewing Young Mitchell, Jr., with his help became a U.S. Senate page in 1886 and would remain in politics throughout his life, eventually becoming assistant Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Honors
Richard P. Bland is the namesake of Bland, Missouri.

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Talk:Oliver

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Coul I get a reference for the meaning of the name? My own name is Olivier, which is french for olive-tree. I wonder if this is just a coincidence, or if they are totally unrelated name with the same pronunciation.But i am stupid

UnHoly 05:05, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oliver is also a surname. I don't know much about that, but it isn't all that uncommon either.--Gangster Octopus 17:56, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Meaning: "Pie"?
Is this some vandalism that's slipped by unnoticed? The article says it is related to olive branches and to olaf meaning ancestor, nowhere is pie mentioned. As an Oliver I hope that my name does not carry the meaning of a delicious pastry based foodstuff. If noone responds I'll replace it with the meanings stated in the article at some point until someone finds a source that it means pie. I'm pretty sure this is vandalism, but its been there for a few edits. Thanks Olliemilne 03:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I found the edit where it occured, and the particular IP did nothing but spam articles related to Oliver and the word "pie" on various pages, so yeah it was vandalism that slipped through. I changed it to the meanings given in the article. Olliemilne 03:31, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Worldwide breakdown of 'Olivers'?
Wondering where the most Olivers are…the only country where it seems to be somewhat common in my experience is Germany (unless you count France and Olivier), but in the U.S. people generally seem to assume it signifies Englishness. Is there such a thing anywhere as a database of given names categorized according to country? I would bet the majority of Olivers in the world are in Germany (followed by U.K./Ireland).Critic9328 (talk) 19:54, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

The most Olivers are in United Kingdom, then France, and Ireland for Europe; not in Germany, nearly 150 people with this name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.145.13.10 (talk) 21:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

list of people with the given name Oliver
Per WP:NOTDIRECTORY this list of people with the first name Oliver should be gotten rid of. There are literally thousands of notable people with that first name. It would be as ridiculous as listing every person named John in the John article. The list of people with the Oliver surname is different. Firstly, there are far less people with the surname Oliver, than with the given name Oliver, making the list somewhat manageable. Secondly, and more importantly, the justification for having the surname list is that people who are looking for someone specific and can't remember the first name of the person, will find the person through the list. However, it is far less probable that someone would remember the first name of a person and forget the last name of a person. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 04:13, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

 * This isn't a list of people with the first name Oliver it is a list of people with the Oliver surname. My only suggestion is that it should exclude those without a WP article. --hydnjo talk 01:55, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

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User:DrRetard/Paper2

Many of us find moral judgments somewhat problematic. We have no problem making them, but we wonder about their status. Take another kind of case. Beliefs about the shape of the earth seem unproblematic. My belief that the earth is round comes out true, thanks to the fact that the earth really is round. This feature of the world is what makes my belief true. Or take another case. I don't know how many people in my apartment complex are currently asleep. But I know what it would take for a given answer to be correct. I don't know if the correct answer is 'twenty' or 'three', but the question is unproblematic. There is a correct answer, and we know how the world would have to be for a given answer to be correct.

But moral judgments aren't so easy. It's easy to say that torture is wrong. But it's difficult to say what it is about the world that makes torture wrong. Indeed, it's difficult to imagine what could possibly be true that would make torture wrong. Presumably there aren't any special moral objects -- wrongness, etc. -- populating the world. And even if there were, it's hard to see why the existence of special moral objects should matter in the way that morality does. So moral judgments end up seeming importantly different from other unproblematic judgments. And so we end up puzzled about how moral judgments could be true or false.

We can then take sides. Some hold that moral judgments can be true or false, i.e. that they are truth-apt. Others hold that moral judgments cannot be true or false, i.e. that they are not truth-apt. The dispute is itself difficult to adjudicate, for it's unclear what it would take for moral judgments to be truth-apt. This, I take it, is where moral psychology enters the dispute. First, we take moral judgments to be psychological states (rather than linguistic utterances expressing psychological states). Next, we propose criteria for determining which psychological states are truth-apt. Finally, we can apply these truth-aptness criteria to moral judgments, and discover whether they are truth-apt.

The most common truth-aptness criterion is a motivational criterion. Psychological states with intrinsic motivational valence -- e.g., desires, affections, impulses, passions -- are not truth-apt. Psychological states without intrinsic motivational valence -- e.g., beliefs -- are truth-apt. By 'intrinsic motivational valence', I mean the ability of a psychological state to motivate an agent without the help of other psychological states. As I'll now spell out, this truth-aptness criterion is a product of the common 'Humean' theory of motivation -- I'll call it "motivational Humeanism".

According to motivational Humeanism, a belief cannot motivate an agent without the help of a connected desire-like state. For example, my belief that this is soda will not motivate me to drink it unless I have a desire to drink it. Indeed, my belief that this is soda will not have any motivational effect on me unless I care one way or the other about whether this is soda. Beliefs, then, have motivational influence only by directing the motivational force of desire-like states. Such examples, which have the air of common sense about them, lead many to split psychological states into two camps -- the belief-like states, which are motivationally neutral, and the desire-like states, which are motivationally charged. This is motivational Humeanism.

On the face of it, desires are not truth-apt. My desire for soda is neither true nor false -- it just is, we might say. And the same goes for other desire-like states. Affections, impulses, passions, and the rest do not seem to be truth-apt. In contrast, beliefs are our paradigm case of a truth-apt psychological state. So the general lesson seems to be that motivationally charged desire-like states are not truth-apt, whereas motivationally neutral belief-like states are truth-apt. The motivational split, it turns out, is identical with the truth-aptness split.

There is a common metaphor for capturing this coincidence of splits -- "direction of fit". The background idea is that psychological states and the world can stand in a relation of fitting each other. For example, my belief that the earth is round fits the earth's roundness, whereas his belief that the earth is flat doesn't fit the earth's roundness. The next step is that this fitting can go in two different directions. Some psychological states take the world as given and try to fit the world. Beliefs are like this. They are supposed to fit the world, and in case of a mismatch, the belief needs to change. Other psychological states take themselves as given and try to make sure the world fits them. Desires are like this. The world is supposed to fit them, and in case of a mismatch, the world needs to change.

This metaphor is useful for understanding the motivational split, the truth-aptness split, and why they coincide. Beliefs are supposed to represent the world, not change the world. They are truth-apt in that they depict the world as being a certain way, and they are motivationally neutral in that they take the world as given. Desires are supposed to change the world, not represent the world. They are not truth-apt in that they do not depict the world as being any particular way, and they are motivationally charged in that they have a plan for the world. Metaphors aside, the idea is that the two functions of representing things and changing things are incompatible with each other, and hence a psychological state can perform only one of these two functions. States that represent things are truth-apt, and states that change things are motivationally charged, but no state is both.

Now we can see why motivational valence makes for an appealing truth-aptness criterion. If we find out that a given psychological state is motivationally charged, then we know that its function is to change things, not to represent things. And so we can conclude that it's not truth-apt. The question of whether moral judgments are truth-apt becomes a question of whether moral judgments have intrinsic motivational valence.

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Thanks for the welcome, although I am not a new Wikipedian, as I am actually just the user Arthur Dent with a new username. I do appreciate the quick welcome and useful list of links. Ben Babcock 05:09, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

CBC News: The Hour
Just one little quibble: there's no such word as "receival". The word you wanted, believe it or not, is "reception". Bearcat 06:02, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * You're absolutely correct. Thanks for catching that. Ben Babcock 12:45, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

SOAP
I stopped watching SOAP because there seemed to be a too-many-cooks situation. Anyway, I basically like your proposed revision. I would suggest that you say more about why SOAP used to be a protocal and is no more than that. ---Isaac R 18:14, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Operation Yellow Ribbon
I really wanted a rewrite/restructuring. Please note that it was 255 flights diverted to 15 airports, not 224 to 17. -- SNIyer12(talk) 23:43, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Concerning how many flights were diverted and to how many airports, I'm going by what Prime Minister Jean Chretien said in the days after the attacks, the news media, and the airports involved in the operation, not by Transport Canada. I agree with Chretien that there were 255 flights diverted to 15 airports. -- SNIyer12(talk) 23:57, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Please note that there were conflicting reports as to how many flights were diverted. Transport Canada said 224, NavCanada said 239. Chretien said the number was anywhere between 225 and 250. The exact total was 255. I've contacted each of the airports involved in the operation and got the numbers of flights diverted to their airports. -- SNIyer12(talk) 00:13, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

As you requested, I'm providing some of the sources: News broadcasts of September 11, 2001 by both CBC and Global, the September 12, 2001 edition of The National Post, annual reports by airports involved in the operation, and NavCanada. -- SNIyer12(talk) 19:01, 29 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Dorval International Airport was Montréal-Dorval International Airport on September 11, 2001. -- SNIyer12(talk) 13:30, 30 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I also added the fact that pilots were also asked to avoid Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, because it's one of the busiest airports in Central Canada. -- SNIyer12(talk) 22:33, 2 Jul 2005 (UTC)

I did some restructuring, especially with the operation part. Transport Canada activating its SitCen is part of deployment of emergency measures, as is NavCanada's role. -- SNIyer12(talk), 16:21, 5 Jul 2005 (UTC)

How come you haven't finished up the rest of the Cleanup, particularly in the Pacific Flights section? I may have to do that. SNIyer12(talk), 17:40, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm going to do the cleanup for the Pacific flights section. SNIyer12(talk), 20:51, 17 Jul 2005 (UTC)

I think that this article is about to become a closed issue for the Cleanup Taskforce. Do you agree? SNIyer12(talk), 02:56, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)

I think that this article is going to become a closed issue. I straightened out the references, took out information that was repeated more than once, as well as added information about the scenes at airports about the diverted aircraft and the security: the RCMP performing security sweeps. SNIyer12(talk), 16:46, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)

I just made the article a closed issue. SNIyer12(talk), 17:30, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)

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Omnipotence paradox
First of all, I'd like to offer my belated thanks for cleaning up omnipotence paradox. Using the sources added during cleanup and some suggested in peer review, I've expanded some sections, particularly those dealing with twentieth-century philosophy. I also found a couple useful pictures, even though the topic isn't particularly pictorial. It would be great to hear your comments on the article's current state, with a view towards WP:FAC sometime in the future. (I won't be nominating anything new until my current one is closed, one way or the other.)

Thanks in advance, and best wishes. Anville 10:59, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

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Centrepointe

Centrepointe is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly part of the city of Nepean. It is a newer residential subdivision in the west/central part of Ottawa, developed from 1984 onwards, and is informally bounded by Baseline Road to the north, Woodroffe Avenue to the east, the CN railroad to the south, and the Briargreen subdivision and Forest Ridge Apartments to the west. The housing stock includes approximately 1,000 detached homes, with the remainder mostly townhomes (row houses) and terrace homes.

According to the Canada 2016 Census, the neighbourhood had a total population of 7,245.

Previously farmland, it was purchased by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which let the land lay fallow for many years. It had been intended to be developed as a demonstration model of an "ideal community". After facing budget cuts, CMHC sold the land, with most being sold off to Ottawa's largest housing developer Minto Group, which built and sold off a wide range of homes from townhouses to large upscale houses. The neighbourhood was built to be Nepean's "downtown", with plans to build shops and offices and a civic square, to house Nepean's city hall. The neighbourhood was built as a "self-contained community" and was projected to cost $700 million.

Its major attraction is Ben Franklin Place, named for the former mayor of Nepean, which houses the Centrepointe Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, the locally renowned Centrepointe Theatre, and the former Nepean City Hall (now housing satellite offices for the City of Ottawa).

The neighbourhood has a significant Jewish population. The 2011 National Household Survey indicated that 13% of the neighbourhood's population was Jewish.

The Centrepointe Community Association was formed on February 4, 2006 to represent and advance the interests of neighbourhood residents. A major issue confronting the association is the City of Ottawa's proposed development of the Centrepointe Town Centre concept, which could add up to two million square feet of high density residential and commercial space to the area. Residential construction in Centrepointe continues. In 2007, a former snow dump next to Centrepointe Park was converted into approximately 260 townhouses, terrace homes and low-rise apartments, which was completed in early 2011. The Centrepointe Community Association has not been very active as of late; however, it does advertise a community garage sale each spring.

The easternmost portion of Centrepointe underwent major development. As of January 2012, construction had finished on three major projects: the City of Ottawa Archives at the corner of Tallwood Drive and Woodroffe Avenue, a new trades building for nearby Algonquin College, and expansion of Centrepointe Theatre at Ben Franklin Place. Baseline Station Portions of Constellation Drive were rerouted to accommodate the new buildings and as part of the City's long-term public transportation plan.

As of 2022, two major apartment building projects are underway in the north section of Centrepointe: a 2-tower (22 and 24 storeys) Richcraft condominium complex on the southwest corner at 19 Centrepointe Drive, and a 15-storey rental apartment building near the northeast corner of Constellation Drive (2140 Baseline Road).

Baseline station is expected to be the terminus of Stage 2 of the LRT's Confederation Line, to be completed in 2023.

Many school-aged children attend Briargreen, Manordale, Knoxdale (French Immersion), Greenbank Middle School (closed in 2017), and then Sir Robert Borden High School.

Ethnic make up
Centrepointe has 2805, ethnic minorities per stats can 2016 census.

 * 3.2% of Centrepointe residents do not speak English or French.
 * 65.4% only speak English.
 * 31.2% are bilingual.
 * 43.9% of children speak a non-official language.
 * 485 South Asians
 * 1,285 Chinese
 * 235 Blacks
 * 30 Filipinos
 * 60 Latin Americans
 * 240 Arabs
 * 145 South East Asians
 * 65 West Asians
 * 90 Koreans
 * 40 Japanese
 * 15 people defined as other.
 * 105 indigenous people.

Notable residents

 * Jesse Levine (born 1987), US/Canadian tennis player

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Urb (magazine)

Urb was a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip hop and urban lifestyle and culture. Based in Los Angeles, California, the magazine was founded in 1990 by Raymond Roker.

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Based in Los Angeles, California, the magazine was founded in 1990 by Raymond Roker. One issue a year was devoted to features of "The Next 100" up-and-coming musicians.

Urb's online presence, Urb.com, was minimal until a redesigned site was launched on April 2, 2007. The new 2007 version of Urb.com featured a daily music and culture news blog, weekly CD and singles reviews, features from the magazine, and an extensive video collection made possible by a partnership with the online video service Video In My Backyard.

In April 2007, "The Next 100" feature was moved to the magazine's website and expanded tenfold to become "The Next 1000". Instead of featuring 100 emerging artists and groups in a single issue of the magazine, 20 artists and groups are featured each week on the website, over the course of a year. The artists to be featured are selected by URB's editorial staff and are rated by the site's visitors.

Publication of the print edition was suspended following the Summer 2009 issue (No. 158). Plans were announced for the October 2009 launch of issue No. 159 as an online publication, with further issues to follow, with the hope that the print edition would be resumed sometime in 2010. Roker cited a significant "shift in consumption and media habits worldwide, especially in the magazine market" in the preceding 18 months as a factor in the decision to put the print edition on hiatus.

In 2009, a newly redesigned "beta" version of Urb.com, designed by The Uprising Creative, was launched with a focus on timely content in a blogroll format rather than the heavily sectioned-off version from 2007. This new version of Urb.com boasts over 10,000 posts, capturing the entire online archives of Urb.com throughout the years, along with many of the newest web 2.0 features like share tools, RSS feeds, Flickr integration, YouTube and Vimeo Video embeds, audio podcasts, and content in three main categories—music, style and culture. Urb.com also distributes a weekly e-zine. The site also publishes a monthly podcast which features artist interviews and exclusive music tracks.

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Talk:The Buddha/Archive 1

The examplar of Buddha as understood
At least in the Westernized version of Buddhism I have heard, Buddha is not a deity. He is a man who achieved enlightenment in the Hindu sense in one lifetime instead of in many reincarnations in a state of self-awareness. He achieved this by living many different lifestyles including that of a decaying waterfowl. After enlightenment, he recognized his unity with the universal oneness, or atman. He thus got to stop being reincarnated, just like many other people who had achieved enlightenment over many lifetimes. Since the original Buddha, several other Buddhists have accomplished this feat and are thus called Buddha as well (i.e. the fat LaughingBuddha of China). If anything, the name for the sole deity in the universe is "atman".

 * Some versions of Buddhism emphasize the Hindu legends more than others. The version you heard seems to be closer to the Hindu ideas of Buddhism.  Most other versions do not focus on atman or reincarnation.  Instead, the core of Buddhism is considered to be the teachings such as the NobleEightfoldPath and the FourNobleTruths.

 * Also, while it is considered possible to achieve the same enlightenment as the historical Buddha, most Buddhists would not call those enlightened ones "Buddha"--that title is generally reserved only for the historical Buddha.

Buddhism has a whole bunch of branches, and some of the less-philosophical-more-ritualistic ones have him as a deity.

There is no reincarnation in Buddhism but Vajrayana (what is practiced in Tibet for example) adopted reincarnation from Hinduism. I should state that this 'Laughing Buddha' is the historical Hotei, a figure in Chinese culture. He is neither a Buddha nor Enlightened nor mentioned in the Tripitaka. Also, many Arahants have come to be after Gautama; not several but many thousands and the world will never be empty of Arahants. This is in the Tripitaka, the source used by all traditions. Although Gotama Buddha said he was a perfected man and only could 'show the way', there will always be those who mistakenly take him as divine. But even in a country that is predominantly subscribing to the religion of Islam, you will find Muslims praying to the Muhammad's(pbuh) grave. Usedbook 23:34 Mar 16, 2003 (UTC)
 * After many life times of perfection and merit, Sidhatta Gotama was born. Through penetrating the truths, attaining insight, etc., he became an Arahant and The Buddha.

Buddhist 'theology'
Someone wrote:

Buddhism has a whole bunch of branches, and some of the less-philosophical-more-ritualistic ones have him as a deity.

Tibetan Buddhism has a lot of buddha and bodhisattva "deities" but this does not mean they are regarded as gods in the Judeo-Christian sense, i.e. creators and judges of creation. They are examples and guides to those pursuing enlightenment in their footsteps. zadcat 21:55 Sep 10, 2002 (UTC)

 * Even in the Judaeo-Christian tradition and Islamic faith, you are meant to believe in these deities alone. This somewhat blind-belief is basically the same as what Vajrayana Buddhists practice. Usedbook 23:34 Mar 16, 2003 (UTC)

What a load of rot! This is illinformed and a million miles from what Tibetan Buddhists believe and practice! Mahaabaala 17:28, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Maintaining Links
Redistributed links to various subjects within Buddhism. Also deleted a few that were IMO too insignificant or partial. This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, No?? kh7 06:12 Apr 15, 2003 (UTC)

Originally, there were links to cults and graphically intense sites with little text. I renovated so that all major schools of Buddhism would be represented, but it is agreed; there were too many links. I like what you've done. Be well. Usedbook 21:01 Apr 15, 2003 (UTC)

New name for article
Should this article be Siddhartha Gautama -- Buddha is not a name, its more of a title -- he isn't "Buddha"; but, "the Buddha". LirQ

 * It's a general practice to refer to the Historical Buddha as Gautama Buddha, and I think reflects the interests of the scholar who set the page up. I think Buddhists would tend to use "Shakyamuni", or "Shakyamuni Buddha". Siddhartha Gautama would not be right since that was his name before his Awakening. 'The Buddha' is never refered to as Siddhartha Gautama post-Awakening. As long as there are lots of links to it, I think the title will be alright as is. But if you do decide it has to be changed please make a redirect from here. Cheers Mahaabaala 13:46, 29 Sep 2003 (UTC)

 * 'Gautama Buddha' is most common and 'Siddhartha Gautama' is only used to refer to the pre-enlightened figure. This is especially the case in Theravada. Usedbook 12:04, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Historicity in Gautama's life
Somebody who knows this should try to do a better job of putting it in the text: Siddhartha would be the heir to the position of "prince" of the Shakya clan's village of Kapilavatthu (or Kapilvastu) in the foothills of the Himalayas. Lirath Q. Pynnor

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I removed the following edit made by User:131.111.161.185 on Oct 23rd:

''died around the year 400 B.C. or at least between 420-350 B.C. Like any academic subject opinions vary, but the majority of scholars seem to have settled on this time frame for the death of the Buddha who is thought to have lived for 80 years. Heinz Bechert's The dating of the historical Buddha? (Symposien zur Buddhismusforschung IV. Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen, Philologisch-Historische Klasse ; 3. Folge, Nr. 189, 194, 222. Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1991-1997) is the first place to turn for anyone wishing to look at the evidence and the arguments, three volumes with a final introduction in Part III written a number of years after an original symposium which took place in 1988. (Older popular sources often placed the life of the Buddha earlier''

It was placed oddly in the opening paragraph. I honestly have no idea where to put it. Any suggestions? Usedbook 12:41, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

The Realization of anatman (or anatta)
Atman actually is the egoself or the acceptance of the existence of self. The Buddha Gotama specifically mentioned that one of the three marks of existence was anatman or egolesness (no-self to be precise) we have no intrinsincate "soul" or atman since we are all dependant on paticcasamupada or anything's dependant origin. We are all results (vipaka) to an action (karma), hence have no intrinsic existence, or independence, but characteristics developed since birth conditioned by outer factors and personalized by the five aggregates.

Though the Buddha mentioned the existence of a temporal self, there is no infinite, independent self.

Title of article
The historical Buddha is often called 'Buddha Shakyamuni', and Shakyamuni also spoke of 'Amitabha Buddha', 'Kasyapa Buddha' and 'Maitreya Buddha'. This would seem to be consistent with using the title 'Jesus Christ'. -- beesucker

The outcome of the Jesus Christ vs. Jesus debate was that "Christ" is a title and its application constitutes a POV. Now, Jesus Christ is a redirect to Jesus. To stay consistent, Gautama Buddha, Tathagata Buddha, Buddha Shakyamuni, (and probably others) should all be redirects to Siddhartha Gautama. This is a hassle and needs to be done by an admin (since existing redirects will needs to be deleted before the shuffling around can take place). If you think this isn't worth the trouble, please go over to Talk:Jesus and voice your complaints. --Wclark 22:05, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)

 * I agree that this article should be called "Siddhartha Gautama". Why isn't it? --Carl 13:46, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Because he changed his name, and everybody stopped calling him that. Personally, I think this article should be Shakyamuni Buddha. - Nat Krause 13:53, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I would have to aggree, that although I believe he was a Buddha, this title in the article name does constitute POV. No one in this world knows for sure if Siddhartha Gautama was a "buddha", and no one can even be 100% sure that the Siddhartha Gautama was the real name of the Buddha. Secondly, to say that he "changed his name" doesn't really make any sense. First of all, the word "Buddha" is a title, as is explained above. Next, how specific are we wanting to be? I had a religious studies teacher who insisted on calling him "Gautama Siddhartha", putting the family name first. I see nothing wrong with having the title be "Siddhartha Gautama" and in the article explaining the different epithets, ie "Buddha", "Tathagata", "Conquerer". The page for the 14th Dalai Lama includes his name and title in the title, but "Dalai Lama" is definitely an official title - poltically and religiously. I guess I see "Buddha" as more of a nickname than anything else. Finally, these are all just words, are we not already buddhas ourselves :) Iluvchineselit 02:10, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

 * You are sort of right that he didn't exactly "change" his name. What I mean is that, after he started teaching Buddhism, everybody stopped calling him Siddhartha Gautama, so far as we can tell from the (very limited) sources. This is the point at which he became famous. He stopped using his old name, but he didn't really have a new one, either. Most people addressed him simply as "sir", and he apparently referred to himself when necessary as "the tathagata", which is basically a synonym for Buddha. Some people may have referred to him in the third person as "the sage Gautama". Later, it became traditional for Buddhists to refer to him by the name Shakyamuni, "the sage of the Shakyas", although this is not very widely used in English among non-Buddhists.

 * In some cases, I would agree that the appellation "Buddha" would be a POV issue. However, in the case of this person, considering that the vast majority of English-speaking people know him simply as "the Buddha", I don't think it's a problem. Since Buddha is a separate article, I think Gautama Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha are reasonable titles. - Nat Krause 07:47, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

The man who would later become known as "The Buddha", at birth was given the personal name, Siddhartha. His family name was Gautama. The young prince and heir to a kingdom was correctly named, Siddhartha Gautama. After his departure from the palace and the great renunciation, turning his back on a life of luxury, he became a mendicant. At this point he was no longer a prince, but neither was he a Buddha. He had not seen into the true nature of man and attained Buddha-hood. Yet! So it would be wrong to call him Gautama Buddha, Siddhartha Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, or Gautama Siddhartha Buddha.

After six or more years of austerities, and nearing death from his practices, one night, as the culimination of many years effort, Siddhartha Gautama, gained insight into the problems of life and death. Saw the true-nature, and became "Buddha".

At this point in time he was no longer Siddhartha Gautama. That person, for want of a better word, was gone. No more. His problems were gone. No more. He was now "The Buddha". Enlightened being, and teacher of Men.

It would be wrong to refer to "The Buddha" as Gautama Buddha, or Siddhartha Buddha. In the Mahayana tradition, "The Buddha" is referred to as: "Sakyamuni Buddha".

Sakyamuni means "The sage of the Sakya clan".

Excerpt: After his enlightenment, on the road to Banares, before his first sermon. Sakyamuni Buddha came across the five ascetics with whom he had previously practiced. They addressed him by his family name of Gautama or as 'friend'. This drew a prompt rebuke. The Buddha told them it was not proper to address him by his family name, even less by the basic form of 'friend'. --Fundamentals of Mainstream Buddhism Vol.2. Page 31.

It is common practice in Buddhism for those that join the Sangha and wear the robe, to have their names changed. This is not done as a gimmick, but to sever ties with the person, that was before. A new name (Dharma name) is given, to go with the new attitude to life.

I hope this helps. stray 22:21:20, 2005-08-21 (UTC)

Did Lord Buddha believe in Brahman of not?
Taking from the Wiki page titled, "Brahman": Brahman in Earliest Buddhism It has been asserted by current secular Buddhism, that Buddhism knows only of the gods (Brahma) and nothing of the Godhead/Absolute/Agathon Brahman. In actuality there can be doubt that in the grammatically ambiguous expression Brahmabhu’to (attano) which describes the condition of those who are wholly liberated, that it is Brahman (the Absolute) and not Brahma (deva, or mere god) that is in the text and must be read; for it is by Brahman that one who is “wholly awake” has ”become.”

The highest appellation in Buddhist Nikayan sutra is “Brahambhutena attano” [MN 1.341] “The Soul is having become Brahman”; absolutely equivalent to ‘Tat tvam asi’ (That/Brahman, thou art). For the Buddha himself is = Brahmabhu’to (Become That, Brahman).

For (1) the comparatively limited knowledge of a Brahma is repeatedly emphasized, and (2) Brahmas are accordingly the Buddhas pupils, not he theirs [ S 1.141-145; Mil 75-76], (3) The Buddha had already been in previous births a Brahma (god) and a Mahabrahma [AN 4.88] hence it is meaningless and absurd in the equation to say Brahmabhu’to=Buddho [AN 5.22; DN 3.84; It 57 etc.], to assume that Brahman= Brahma (god) and that (4) the Buddha is explicitly “much more than a Mahabrahma" [DhA 2.60].

[DN 3.84] "The Tathagata means 'the body of Brahman', 'become Brahman'." (this passage also proves [from earlier context] that Brahma (god/s) is utterly diffferent than the word Brahman). [DN 1.249] “ I teach the way to the union with Brahman, I know the way to the supreme union with Brahman, and the path and means leading to Brahman, whereby the world of Brahman may be gained.” [DN 1.248] ”all the peoples say that Gotama is the supreme teacher of the way leading to the Union with Brahman!” [3.646 Pat-Att.] “To have become Brahman [is the meaning of] Brahmabhuto.” [Atthakanipata-Att. 5.72] “To become Brahman is to become highest Svabhava (Self-nature).” [It 57] “Become-Brahman is the meaning of Tathagata.” [SN 3.83] “Without taints, it meant ‘Become-Brahman’.” [SN 5.5] “The Aryan Eightfold Path is the designation for Brahmayana (path to Brahman).” [MN 1.341] “The Soul is having become Brahman.” [SN 4.117] "Found the ancient path leading to Brahman."

 * None of these references makes sense to me. What system is used and where is the references supposed to be found?  [It 57], for example, is about taints in John D. Ireland's BPS translation... It would also be nice if you properly signed your edits and if you refrained to delete sections of the talk page (which I will restore shortly).  --- Andkaha(talk) 22:05, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Please see discussion of those citations on Talk:Brahman. Long story short, to the extent that I could find the relevant passages, it appears that all translators other than the editor in question (User:Attasarana) use "Brahma" instead of "Brahman". Is this a relevant distinction in context? I don't know. Also, to be fair, the standard translators are probably all Theravadins. In any event, I am going to finally remove this material from the article, because the discussion on talk is no longer ongoing. FYI, I belive [It 57] is a typo, and it should be [It 56].—Nat Krause(Talk!) 18:28, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Vishnu avatar
Deeptrivia, you state that it is a generalization that Hindus do not consider Buddha to be an avatar of Vishnu. Isn't it also a generalization to say that they do? Perhaps the article should read, "Some Hindus..." to avoid generalizations. The issue also arises for the section of the article regarding Hinduism, in which the word "some" is used. There is also a photo caption that uses the word "some." It would not be fair to say that, in general, Hindus regard Buddha to be an avatar of Vishnu.

Regarding Title of this Article
I dont want to debate about his birth place that he was born where and what this pslce called now. But he was born in Lumbini that every one seems to agree and in Lumbini the rigt pronounciation of Siddhartha Gautama is Siddhartha Gautam.There was no pronounciation such as Gautama in past nor is it now or it will be in future.The title of this article should be Siddhartha Gautam as it was pronounced not Gautama the -a after gautam. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.185.110.114 (talk • contribs).

 * Well, for one thing, not everyone agrees that Siddhartha was born in what we now call Lumbini; there are Indian scholars who argue that the actual Lumbini is in Odisha. More to the point, the person in question is always, always referred to as Siddhartha Gautama in English. That's why we should use that form in our encyclpaedia. - Nat Krause(Talk!) 20:00, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Agree with Nat. If he's a historical figure -- as historians now accept -- then we can't call him a Buddha, as that's a religious claim. I suggest we move this article to Siddhartha Gautama. I'm a Buddhist, but I want to be FAIR. Zora 16:03, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

 * The combination of names is bizarre. "Gautama" is his gotra name, shared by thousands of people in his day who claimed descent from the rishi Gotama.  "Shakyamuni" is his name as a Buddha.  "Siddhartha Gautama" is not a name that anyone would actually have used (and it is uncertain that "Siddhartha", or its Magadhi equivalent, was actually his proper name). "Gautama Buddha" is meaningless, except as a kind of cipher that squeezes both the gotra name and the title "Buddha" in together.  Those who didn't accept Shakyamuni as Buddha during his lifetime called him "Samana Gotama" (or "Shramana Gautama").  This was, however, intended to be somewhat disrespectful; for a Christian analogy, it would be like calling Jesus "the Judahite Rabbi". "Gautama Buddha" thus has a bizarre mixture of admitting the Buddha's claims to enlightenment, and being disrespectful to him at the same time!

 * Oh, and by the way, the commenter above is certainly wrong: there was a time and place when the "a" on the end of "Gautama" was pronounced loud and clear. In Magadha in the Buddha's time, however, the gotra name was probably pronounced "Gotame" (GOH-tuh-may).  Gautama is a re-Sanskritization of the name.

 * I would suggest that if "Buddha" is somehow objectionable (and I don't quite see why it should be), then "Shakyamuni" would be the most appropriate name to file him under. At least it means something.RandomCritic 22:43, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid Zora has not quite understood my position correctly. I was saying that the article should use Siddhartha Gautama in preference to Siddhartha Gautam. By the same token, if the title of the article is to be one or the other, then it should be Siddhartha Gautama. However, I disagree with Zora and others that it is wrong to include "Buddha" in the title of the article. In fact, what Siddhartha is almost always called in English is simply "the Buddha". Most people who aren't Buddhists don't really know enough about him to call him anything else. I would expect that, in most cases, a Christian or Muslim speaker would still call him "the Buddha" even when setting out specifically to criticise his teachings. Given that Buddha is unavailable (and ambiguous) as an article title, I think it's quite desireable to include the word Buddha in the title somewheres.
 * RandomCritic, I had the same reaction to the title "Gautama Buddha" that you have. I don't recall ever hearing "Gautama Buddha" before Wikipedia. However, since then I've done some checking and found that it is actually used sometimes in other sources on the internet. Moreover, I believe I've seen some passages from Pali scriptures where the Buddha is referred to as "Gautama" by followers (not when addressing him directly, though). So, I think "Gautama Buddha" is quite acceptable. I have previously suggested Shakyamuni Buddha but I now think it's okay either way. Gautama Buddha might be less obscure, since the educated reader is perhaps more likely to know (Siddhartha) Gautama than he or she is to know the name Shakyamuni. - Nat Krause(Talk!) 22:54, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Some figures on Google hits:

RandomCritic 00:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * "Buddha" – 41,300,000
 * "The Buddha" – 8,430,000
 * "Siddhartha" – 3,350,000 (probably a lot of refs to the Hesse novel)
 * "Gautama" – 1,750,000 (probably refers to a lot of other people)
 * "Shakyamuni" – 560,000
 * "Sakyamuni" – 473,000
 * "Gautama Buddha" – 352,000 (n.b., probably includes a bunch of Wikipedia mirrors)
 * "Gotama" – 344,000
 * "Siddhartha Gautama" – 269,000
 * "Shakyamuni Buddha" - 213,000
 * "Buddha Shakyamuni" – 155,000
 * "Sakyamuni Buddha" – 127,000
 * "Historical Buddha" – 93,500 (a favorite of scholars)
 * "Buddha Sakyamuni" – 71,800
 * "Buddha Gautama" – 65,000
 * "Gotama Buddha" – 41,900
 * "Siddhattha" – 40,100
 * "Gautama Siddhartha" – 30,700
 * "Buddha Gotama" – 21,100
 * "Siddhattha Gotama" – 13,900
 * "Gotama Siddhattha" – 533

In my Zen group, usually we just say "Buddha" as easy verbal shorthand for the historical Buddha, but if you pressed us, we'd have to say that we are referring to Shakyamuni Buddha (name + title). Since WP doesn't use titles in referring to historical personages, I think Shakyamuni would be just fine as a title for the historical Buddha. How about that? Zora 00:50, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not true that WP never uses titles to historical figures. In general, we don't, but there are lots of exceptions. All of the Catholic Popes, for instance. - Nat Krause(Talk!) 02:23, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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Rename

 * The Battle Of Hafrsfjord should be renamed to Battle of Hafrsfjord (std Wikipedia naming), but due to the edit history this is not possible for me to do. -- Egil 05:15, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Poem
Could we have the poem in Old Norse, please? Instead of Bokmål?--Wiglaf 06:37, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Happy now? -- Egil 14:56, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes. Although, I love the Norwegian language, Old Norse is too elegant a language not to show :).--Wiglaf 21:11, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Common misconceptions about the battle of H.
The main source of knowledge of this battle is from Snorri's sagas written 350 years ‘‘after’’ the events took place. A lot of misconceptions arise when readers reads Snorris's great literature as if it was some sort of journalistic first hand account!

When the kingdom of Norway was firmly established in the 13th century, it became apparent to trace the history of the kingdom to a "big bang" that started the whole thing. Hafrsfjord was then chosen to represent the decisive event, thus neglecting other events.

 * Snorri's sagas are NOT written during the Viking period. (Which ended more than 100 yrs before Heimskringla was written.)
 * The conventional year of the battle, 872, is a 19th century invention.
 * "Norway" (Norvegr) was a purely geographical term in the 9th century, denoting the coastline from Lindesnes to Troms (NOT the South Easter parts of the country, e.g. around Oslo). Its significance as a political entity is a later construction.
 * King Harald did not "control" Norway after the battle of Hafrsfjord. Communications were so poor that his realm continued to be ruled by local chieftains paying taxes to Harald.

--User:Haraldgroven

Structure
There should be a description of the battle in plain English, people shouldn't have to try decipher that poem to get an account of the battle. For example the poem does not make it explicitly clear whether the battle was a naval one.
 * No. This poem is the only primary source we have of the battle. So any "plain English" description that goes beyond the description of the battle in this poem is likely to be pure fiction.

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Mel Kiper Jr.

Mel Kiper Jr. (born July 25, 1960) is an analyst covering American football for ESPN. Kiper has appeared on ESPN's annual NFL draft coverage since 1984. He has been widely credited for establishing mock drafting and is regarded as one of the first draftniks alongside Joel Buchsbaum.

Career
Kiper said that he approached Ernie Accorsi, then-assistant general manager of the Baltimore Colts, with draft reports while still a student in high school. Accorsi told him that there was a market for draft information and suggested that Kiper convert his analysis into a business. The original contract he signed with ESPN in 1984 was for $400.

Kiper and fellow draft analyst Todd McShay are often featured together and compare their mock drafts on ESPN programs. Kiper compiles a "big board", on which he ranks his top 25 players every week.

Accuracy
Kiper has received sustained criticism for the low accuracy of his predictions. According to Cold Hard Football Facts, Kiper's accuracy for the first round of the 2005–2008 NFL drafts was 32 of 127 total picks (25.2%), which included players that had already signed or were in the process of signing with a team before the draft. According to The Huddle Report in 2014, based on Kiper's final mock drafts, he had accurately predicted 23% of the first round picks in the previous five years. Kiper's initial drafts were even lower, correctly predicting 17 out of 256 from 2010–2018. In 2021, FantasyPros ranked Kiper's final mock draft 87th of 182 and Grading the Experts ranked his draft 32nd of 38. In 2023, Kiper correctly predicted only one of the 31 draftees in the first round despite updating his analysis on the morning of the NFL draft after gathering additional information.

In other media

 * Kiper voices himself as the ESPN draft expert, has his own mock draft in ESPN NFL 2K5 and is "unlockable" as a free agent longsnapper.
 * Kiper appears in NFL Head Coach as a draft expert.
 * Kiper appears in Madden NFL 07 and 08 during the pre-draft workout period.

Personal life
Kiper was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His wife Kim, whom he married in 1989, assists him in running Mel Kiper Enterprises from their Baltimore home. They have one daughter.

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Haw flakes

Haw flakes are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The pale/dark pink candy is usually formed into discs two millimeters thick, and packaged in cylindrical stacks with label art resemblant of Chinese fireworks. The sweet and tangy snack is usually served to guests along with tea or as a treat for children. It is sometimes consumed with bitter Chinese herbal medicine to aid digestion.

Variety

Gourmet haw flakes are also available at specialty Chinese markets in the West. Gourmet haw flakes tend to be larger than the regular Shandong haw flakes (gourmet haw flakes are about 35–40 mm in diameter whereas the Shandong haw flakes are about 25 mm in diameter).

Low-sugar and additive-free haw flakes aimed towards the health conscious are readily available in China but less so in the West. They will vary from pale beige to reddish brown in color.

Regulation
Haw flakes have been seized on several occasions by the United States Food and Drug Administration for containing Ponceau 4R (E124, Acid Red 18), an unapproved artificial coloring. Ponceau 4R is used in Europe, Asia and Australia but is not approved by the US FDA.

Currently, certain brands of haw flakes contain Allura Red AC (FD& C #40) as the red coloring. In Europe, Allura Red AC is not recommended for consumption by children. The food coloring was previously banned in Denmark, Belgium, France and Switzerland.

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Haigazian University

Haigazian University (جامعة هايكازيان; Հայկազեան Համալսարան, pronounced Haygazyan Hamalsaran) is a higher education institution founded in 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon as Haigazian College. For a brief period starting 1992, the name was changed to Haigazian University College before the institution adopted the present name in 1996. It offers programs leading to Bachelor's degrees in the Arts and Sciences as well as Business Administration and Economics, in addition to  Master's degrees in the Arts, Sciences and Business Administration. English is the main language of instruction, although some courses are offered in Armenian and Arabic. All degrees from Haigazian are recognized by the Lebanese government and the Association of International Colleges and Universities. It is supported by the Armenian Evangelical community, and was established primarily to meet the needs of the large Lebanese-Armenian population. However, the university is open to all students, regardless of race, nationality, or creed, and has professors and student body from all sections of Lebanese society.

Beginnings
Haigazian University is named in honor of Dr. Armenag Haigazian (Արմենակ Հայկազյան), former headmaster of the Jenanian Apostolic Institute of Konya, Turkey. Dr. Haigazian was a highly respected educator who received his Ph.D. from Yale University and returned to Turkey to serve his Armenian compatriots. When the genocide of the Armenians began, Dr. Haigazian had the opportunity to escape to the United States, but he chose to stay and continue his ministry. Later, he, along with many Armenian intellectuals, was rounded up to be driven into the Syrian desert. Dr. Haigazian died on the way in the prison of Kharpert in 1921 (New York Times article). Concurrently, eight Armenian colleges were also destroyed in Turkey. Although these aspects of education and service were brought to an end, the dream continued in the minds of Dr. Haigazian's descendants and others. The Mehagian family (Mary Mehagian and Florence Mehagian-Guertmenian) of Phoenix, Arizona, close relatives of Dr. Haigazian, donated capital through the AMAA and worked hand in hand with Stephen Philibosian to get Haigazian College started. The university was founded on October 17, 1955, by the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE) and the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) as a liberal arts college to assist in the preparation of teachers and pastors.

Prior to this date, the Armenian Evangelical community of Beirut, to complement its high schools and the Teacher Training needs, had established two post-secondary educational programs: the Teacher's Training Institute, which was housed in the library of the Central High School and operated from 1948 to 1951, and the Armenian Evangelical College, which held a Freshman Arts and Sciences program under the sponsorship of the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Beirut. These two entities merged in 1951 forming a Freshman Arts and Sciences plus a Sophomore Arts program, and they continued to serve the Armenian Community until 1955, when Haigazian College was established.

Haigazian College (1955-1992)
Haigazian College was originally designed to function as a junior college offering two years of university-level education. However, a demand for upper-division classes encouraged the institution to develop four year programs.

The university was founded on October 17, 1955, by the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE) and the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) as a liberal arts college to assist in the preparation of teachers and pastors. When the university opened in 1955, there were 43 students enrolled. Student enrollment reached 740 before the start of the civil disturbances in Lebanon in 1975.

On October 17, 1955, Haigazian University was established in Beirut, Lebanon by the joint endeavors of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) and the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE).

The university was first located in the Webb Building, a ten-room house converted for college use. Later, a seven-story building was added. This building was called the Mehagian Academic Centre in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mehagian, whose financial support made its construction possible. A grant from Mr. Stephen P. Mugar enabled the university to acquire a beautiful historic structure, subsequently named the Mugar Building, to honor the donor's parents.

Prior to this date, the Armenian Evangelical community of Beirut, to complement its high schools, had established two post-secondary educational entities: the Teacher's Training Institute, which was housed in the library of the Central High School and operated from 1948 to 1951, and the Armenian Evangelical College, which held a Freshman Arts and Sciences program under the sponsorship of the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Beirut. These two entities merged in 1951 forming a Freshman Arts and Sciences plus a Sophomore Arts program, and they continued to serve the Armenian Community until 1955, when Haigazian College was established. Haigazian College was originally designed to function as a junior college offering two years of university-level education. However, a demand for upper-division classes encouraged the institution to develop four-year programs.

Haigazian operated under its original name of "College" until 1991.

Haigazian University College (1992-1996)
In keeping with Near Eastern nomenclature, the name was changed to Haigazian University College in 1992.

Haigazian University (1996-present)
On December 28, 1996, the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education of Lebanon issued decree number 9657, which authorized the institution to change its name to Haigazian University. Dr. John Markarian, the first president of the university, served until June 1966. During the years 1967 to 1971, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian held this position; then Dr. Markarian returned to the post until his retirement in June 1982. Subsequently, the presidency was held by Dr. Verne H. Fletcher until February 1985. Miss Wilma Cholakian, the administrative dean, was then responsible for the operation of the university until August 30, 1995. Dr. John Khanjian served as president from September 1, 1995, until August 1, 2002. On September 1, 2002, Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian became president. When the university opened in 1955, there were 43 students enrolled. Student enrollment reached 650 before the start of the civil disturbances in Lebanon in 1975. The present enrollment is approximately 750 with a faculty and staff of 150. So far, the university has granted the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration degrees in various fields to more than 2,700 students.

Empowered by its newly acquired authorization from the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education to offer graduate programs, since 1995, the institution has started four Masters programs: Educational Administration and Supervision, General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Masters in Business Administration.

Buildings
The university was first located in the Webb Building the residence of American Missionary Elizabeth Webb, a ten-room house converted for college use. Later, a seven-story building was added. This building was called the Mehagian Academic Center in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mehagian, whose financial support made its construction possible. A grant from Mr. Stephen P. Mugar of Boston, MA enabled the university to acquire a beautiful historic structure, a sample of the Lebanese architectural heritage, subsequently named the Mugar Building, to honor the donor's parents.

In 1987, due to the Lebanese war, the university moved to the Christian Medical Center in the Ashrafieh district, and classes continued as usual. On March 27, 1996, the Board of Managers decided that the university should return to its original campus on Rue Mexique, Kantari. On February 16, 1997, the renovation of the former campus began. On October 6, 1997, classes resumed in the renovated and revitalized Kantari campus to the delight of students and the community at large.

Early in July 2001, began the construction of a fourth building on the Mugar property which has a media center, a board room, and faculty offices. This new facility became operational in October 2001. Another addition, a new heritage building on May Ziadeh street will be ready for use early 2010.

Background
Haigazian University is named in honor of Dr. Armenag Haigazian, former headmaster of the Jenanian Apostolic Institute of Konya, Turkey. Dr. Haigazian was an educator who received his Ph.D. from Yale University and returned to Turkey to serve his Armenian compatriots. After the law for forced exile of the Armenians passed in the Ottoman Parliament, Dr. Haigazian had the opportunity to escape to the United States, but he chose to stay and continue his ministry.

Later, he, along with the Armenian intellectuals, was rounded up to be driven to the Syrian desert. Dr. Haigazian died on the way in the prison of Kharpert in 1921. Concurrently, eight Armenian colleges were destroyed in Turkey. Although these realities of education and service were brought to an end, the dream continued in the minds of Dr. Haigazian's descendants and others. The Mehagian family (Mary Mehagian and Florence Mehagian-Guertmenian) of Phoenix, Arizona, relatives of Dr. Haigazian, donated capital through the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) and worked hand in hand with Stephen Philibosian to get Haigazian College started.

Dr. John Markarian, the first president of the university, served until June 1966. From 1966 to 1968, Dr. Joseph Spradley, chair of the division of sciences, served as acting president while on a 3-year leave of absence from Wheaton College in Illinois. During the years 1968 to 1971, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, also from Wheaton College, held the presidency; then Dr. Markarian returned to the post until his retirement in June 1982. Subsequently, the presidency was held by Dr. Verne H. Fletcher until February 1985. Miss Wilma Cholakian, the administrative dean, was then responsible for the operation of the university until August 30, 1995. Dr. John Khanjian served as president from September 1, 1995, until August 1, 2002. On September 1, 2002, Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian became president.

In 1987, due to the war, the university moved to the Christian Medical Center in the Achrafieh district of Beirut, and classes continued as usual. On March 27, 1996, the Board of Managers decided that the university should return to its original campus on Rue Mexique, Kantari. On February 16, 1997, the renovation of the former campus began. On October 6, 1997, classes resumed in the renovated and revitalized Kantari campus.

In July 2001, construction began on a fourth building on the Mugar property which has a media center, a board room, and faculty offices. This new facility became operational in October 2001. In 2003, Haigazian University started to use the whole seven floors of the south wing of the adjacent Armenian Evangelical College (AEC), according to a non-rent agreement between the administration and the AEC trustees.

Empowered by its newly acquired authorization from the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education to offer graduate programs, since 1995, the institution has started four M.A. programs: Educational Administration and Supervision, General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Masters in Business Administration.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Humanities, which includes:
 * Arabic language and literature
 * English language and literature
 * History
 * Music and Art
 * Armenian language and culture
 * Religion: Christian Education
 * Faculty of Applied Sciences, which includes:
 * Biology
 * Chemistry
 * Computer Science
 * Mathematics
 * Physics
 * Medical Laboratory Sciences
 * Faculty of Social Sciences, which includes:
 * Education: Early childhood education
 * Elementary/Intermediate education
 * Normal Diploma
 * Political Science
 * Psychology
 * Sociology
 * Social Work
 * Faculty of Business Administration:
 * Management
 * Finance
 * Accounting
 * Economics
 * Hospitality Management
 * Management Information Systems
 * Advertising and Communication

Degrees granted

 * Bachelor of Arts: 94 – 108 credits (3 years)
 * Master of Arts: 33 – 39 credits (2 years)
 * Bachelor of Science: 94 – 110 credits (3 years)
 * Master of Science: 33 – 39 credits (2 years)

Publications
Haigazian University has the following publications:
 * Haigazian Herald (student newsletter)
 * HUBS Business Review (business publication)
 * Focus (yearbook)
 * INSPIRIT (newsletter of alumni and friends of Haigazian University)
 * Haigazian Armenological Review

Rocketry
The Lebanese Rocket Society was led by Manoug Manougian and consisted of a small group of students from the Haigazian University. The society developed into the wider Lebanese space program and it produced the first rockets of the Arab World, which were capable of suborbital flight.

In November 1960, a group of Haigazian College students got together under the guidance of Manoug Manougian (a Math and Physics instructor) to form the Haigazian College Rocket Society (HCRS).

Aspects of the first single-stage rocket were assigned to each student. As a result of the lack of required equipment, the group was obliged to resort to flight testing without any fuel tests in the laboratories. After a number of failures, the project was crowned with success.

In April 1961, a single-stage solid propellant rocket was Launched and reached an altitude of about one kilometer. With further improvements of the solid fuel system, a similar rocket called HCRS-3 was Launched all the way up to 2 000 m.

The Lebanese President, Fouad Chehab, as a result of these experiments, met with the members of HCRS and granted financial assistance for the project (10 thousand LL for 1961 and 15 thousand LL for 1962).

During the academic year 1961–1962, the society worked on two-stage rockets with further improvements of the separation system, solid fuel system, and vehicle design. On May 25, 1962, HCRS-7 Cedar was Launched up to 11,500 m, and the Lebanese Army was responsible for the security of the launch. In the summer of 1962, two more rockets, Cedar ll B and Cedar ll c, Were Launched to a distance of 20 km.

Due to the successes of the HCRS new members joined and a new group was formed in 1962, it was called the Lebanese Rocket Society (LRS).

The LRS was directed by a main committee of six members: Mr. M. Manougian of Haigazian College (Director), Dr. P. Mourad of AUB (advisor), Mr. Karamanougian of Haigazian college, Mr.J. Sfeir (Electronic engineer), Mr, E. Kai (Engineer geodesist), and an officer expert in ballistics (granted by the Army). Further tests were planned on design and construction of multistage rockets. Mr. Hart supervised the works of the HCRS while Mr. Manougian was in the U.S.A. Members of the HCRS at the college were: Hampartzum Karaguezian, Hrair Aintablian, Hrair Sahagian, Jirair Zenian, and Jean Jack Guvlekjian.

On November 21, 1962, Cedar-3, a three-stage solid propellant rocket prepared by the Haigazian group was launched. It had a length of 6.80 m and weight of 1250 kg.

After several other launchings, an accident occurred during the summer of 1964, which hospitalized two students, who later recovered. However, the launchings were ended then, and no "big bang" has taken place since. The outcome of these experiments was not a Haigazian student walking on the Moon, but more students walking into Haigazian's admissions office. One has to realize that nowadays, after the Lebanese civil wars, the idea of a rocket is not very pleasing, but in the 1960s when both the U.S.and the U.S.S.R. were trying to reach the Moon, Haigazian College was also on track.

A reproduction of a 1964 postage stamp produced by the Lebanese postal service to commemorate the 21st anniversary of Lebanese Independence. Depicted is one of Haigazian College's Cedar rockets.

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Evergreen High School (Vancouver, Washington)

Evergreen High School is a public high school that is located in Vancouver, Washington. It was founded shortly after the district was formed in 1945, and Evergreen High school was the first high school in the Evergreen Public Schools school district.

Facilities
Evergreen High School is located on a large plot of land that it shares with Cascade Middle School, Legacy High School (an alternative education facility), Burton Elementary School, McKenzie Stadium, and the school district warehouse and bus barn. Evergreen was originally built at the corner of 18th Street and 137th Avenue. When the current building was constructed in the 1970s on the east side of the parcel, Cascade Junior High (now Middle School) was opened in the original building. The aging, original building was demolished in the summer of 2004 after the completion of Cascade's new abutting campus to the north. The original site is now a multi-use sports field.

Evergreen band
Evergreen boasts an award-winning Concert Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band program. The band is currently directed by Jarod Sorum and Craig Gustafson. In 2008 the marching band was invited to play at the make-a-wish Presidential Inauguration parade for Barack Obama. With a long tradition of excellent marching bands, Evergreen High School has won more than 250 trophies and awards in the past, for both field and parade marching. Some of the most noteworthy performances include the Portland Rose Parade, the premiere parade in the Northwest. source More information about the Evergreen Marching Band and color guard at their website EHSboosters.org. Most recently the Evergreen Wind Ensemble performed at the Music For All National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Evergreen Choir
Evergreen High School choir is currently directed by Ms. Margret Green. Their advanced choirs; Chamber choir, Advanced Women's choir, and Concert choir all went to Anaheim, California. All of them won third place in their categories.

World languages
Evergreen offers ASL, French and Spanish Classes. The language teachers were applied for, and received a literacy grant from the district focusing on proficiency grading and literature analysis.

Athletics
Evergreen competes in, 3A (WIAA). They are a member of the Greater St. Helens 3A league.

In 2004, EHS football team became the first 4A team from the Southwest Washington District IV to make a state championship game. After falling behind early 14-0 to Skyline Spartans, the Plainsmen won 28-14. Running back Taylor Rank stood out for the Plainsmen, carrying the ball 28 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Rank played football at the University of South Carolina until graduation in 2009.

2009 graduate Kyrell Hudson was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft.

State championships

 * Boys Basketball: 1995
 * Boys Wrestling: 1997
 * Football: 2004
 * Girls Bowling: 2017-2020

State runners-up

 * Boys Soccer: 1999
 * Girls Bowling: 2016

Notable alumni

 * Shalon Baker, former Canadian Football League and Arena Football League player
 * Brandon Cantu, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner
 * Robert Franks, NBA player (Charlotte Hornets)
 * Randy Myers, former baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and other teams)
 * Greg Peach, Canadian Football League player of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * Treva Throneberry, con artist who masqueraded as a high school student under the name Brianna Stewart

Teacher misconduct
On June 22, 2018, former vice principal Sadie Pritchard was arrested and accused of having sexual relations with an underage student.

Former drama director convicted for student sexual misconduct and witness tampering

Former physics teacher Matthew Morasch convicted of trying to take upskirt pictures of a 16-year-old