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Alberta

2007-05-07T11:09:16Z

Waxglobe:

Alberta is a prairie province in [[Canada]]. Alberta is often called "the [[Texas]] of Canada" because of it's oil, cattle and love of cowboy hats.

Alberta has a thriving economy and is a great environment to do business in. It has the best job market in Canada.

Some Albertans feel such a pride and sense of distinction for their province that they have considered Alberta separatism, the idea that Alberta should be it's own sovereign state or a part of the [[United States of America]].

Alberta has its own public radio network,[http://www.ckua.org/"CKUA"]

[[Category:Canada]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www1.travelalberta.com/en-ab/index.cfm?country=CA&state=AB&setlocale=1/ Alberta Tourism]

Leonardo da Vinci

2007-05-07T10:56:06Z

Waxglobe:

[[Image:Leonardo_da_Vinci.jpg|thumb|150px|Leonardo da Vinci]]
Leonardo da Vinci (A.D. April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519) Italian architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, painter and humanist.

Born and raised in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo is famous for his beautiful painting of the [[Mona Lisa]]. But painting was by no means Leonardo’s greatest accomplishment. He imagined hundreds of devices that are still used today and were years ahead of their times, such as a [[bicycle]], a [[submarine]], a self-propelling car, a [[steam engine]], a clock, and machine tools. Leonardo sketched these inventions and hundreds more in special notebooks, where he wrote his notes backwards so they could only be read using a mirror.

Another of Leonardo’s famous ideas could be found his sketches and ideas of “flying machines.” Although at the time the idea of flying in the sky seemed like a fantasy, little did Leonardo know his ideas would, hundred’s of years later, become a reality.

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Talk:North America

2007-05-07T10:47:48Z

Waxglobe: New page: Re, Greenland. That's an interresting thought.

Re, Greenland. That's an interresting thought.

Talk:Canada

2007-05-07T10:22:39Z

Waxglobe:

==No Room For Unsubstantiated Claims==

Why is it necessary for me to keep correcting the work of vandals? This page is not for comparing Canada to the United States. This is a page for reporting facts about the country. If I was so inclined, I could come up with some really nice things to say about Canada that make us look much better than the United States- but I don't. It's people that come in here and try to drag down my country that make their country look bad. Lose the attitude of superiority. This is not "An American Site". This is a wiki which is open to users around the world. If this site is to gain credibility, then it has to be balanced. --[[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit]] 23:44, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

== About Canada ==

This is an encyclopedic entry on Canada. This not a page designed to highlight how the US is better than Canada. Please take your heads out of your hind quarters. --[[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit]] 12:44, 17 April 2007 (EDT)

== Marijuana ==

On the subject of Canada exporting pot to the US, I don't see the big deal. It is fair to include that, as it is something that we aim to improve. You say we supply your 5% like its a bad thing? --[[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit]] 23:44, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

You should have seen waht was there before I softened it up a little. [[User:Jacobin|Jacobin]] 00:11, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

== Canada's Response to SARS ==

Comparisons of the incidence of SARS in different jurisdictions is problematic, because it depends on health care professionals diagnosing the illness. In the US, for example, an unknown respiratory illness was reported which might have been diagnosed as SARS in Ontario. In fact, no real diagnosis of a "syndrome" can be made, because a syndrome is merely a collection of symptoms. Only when a virus or other cause is identified can a true diagnosis be made. The best known example of this is AIDS, which was later found to be caused by HIV infection.

During the epidemic, Chinese and American health officials may have wished to minimize its perceived gravity, while Toronto officials were more concerned with containing the actual illness. At the same time, the Canadian and Ontario governments largely ignored the problem, which they saw as a local matter.

The main article implies that Canada had a higher mortality rate for SARS because of its public health care system. While that is an interesting hypothesis, it would be helpful if the writer could provide a comparison of the treatment given to SARS victims to show how improved care in Ontario's hospitals could have improved the rate.

:I agree whole heartedly. However, the problem we are left with is that what is there now is a compromise from the original contribution. A very bitter user contributed a handful of sections that made Canada look like the worst country in the world to live, and was rife with tabloidization. We need more editors to squeeze out those with fuzzy logic. --[[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit]] 15:44, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

The Sars section should be removed. It is one of the least relevant things about Canada or even Toronto. It's not topical. I'm sure even Torontonians have forgoten about it.

==Top 10 places to live in the world==

We really need a citation for that. According to whom? A travel magazine? The UN? [[User:DanH|DanH]] 18:51, 28 April 2007 (EDT)

== Human Trafficking ==

I do not believe that this fits in the article on Canada. It provides no information on Canada as a country, it just highlights some opportunities for improvement. It's not something that anyone would allow done to an article on the United States, so why allow it here? --[[User:TrueGrit|TrueGrit]] 15:46, 1 May 2007 (EDT)

User:Waxglobe

2007-05-07T09:43:46Z

Waxglobe: Removing all content from page

Talk:Gender roles

2007-03-21T14:43:01Z

Waxglobe: New page: That explains why in every instance and every culture all men and women fall into such rigid roles. After all if these roles were in fact constucted that would mean some got the short end ...

That explains why in every instance and every culture all men and women fall into such rigid roles. After all if these roles were in fact constucted that would mean some got the short end of the stick. Now that we know the reasons are biological, no one needs to feel oppressed or oppressive.

Talk:Facts

2007-03-21T14:12:43Z

Waxglobe:

Problems with this entry are many and varied. Saying a fact is true is hardly descriptive. Does it have to be stated for it to be fact. Was it not a fact/true that the earth was round before almost every one stated it.

Talk:Facts

2007-03-21T14:10:29Z

Waxglobe: New page: Problems with this entry are many and varied. Saying a fact is true is hardly discriptive. Does it have to be stated for it to be fact. Was it not a fact/true that the earth was round befo...

Problems with this entry are many and varied. Saying a fact is true is hardly discriptive. Does it have to be stated for it to be fact. Was it not a fact/true that the earth was round before almost every one stated it.

Talk:Socrates

2007-03-20T23:03:56Z

Waxglobe: New page: This article does come close to giving a complete view of Socrates.

This article does come close to giving a complete view of Socrates.

User:Waxglobe

2007-03-20T22:58:54Z

Waxglobe:

Its an attempt at making fun of this little operation. What a joke that an encyclopedia should represent a conservative viewpoint. --[[User:Truth is bipartisan|Truth is bipartisan]] 17:56, 18 March 2007 (EDT)
Who left this message? Is this in regards to my edit of "Truth is bipartisan"? This entry was (slated for removal before I changed it) removed probably because it was combative. I only changed it because the wording of the title was rediculous. 1. There is no truth in politics. 2. It was insulting to the concept of truth, which is very complicated (if you study epistomology) "it is not the absence of lies". 3. It was not an effective insult to anyone because truth really can't be bipartissan, truth is above all that rubish. People don't change their minds about things simply because you say something and then insult them. If you didn't want to change opinions then you were simply venting your frustration (this is not productive). Also if the site is a joke it doesn't need you to point that out. People who are educated or have a critical mind would see that for themselves and people who don't are still smart enough to feel attacked. Lastly and probably most importantly almost all "Knowledge" is biased in some, if not several ways (although one hopes in many cases this is unintentional).

Talk:Nationalism

2007-03-20T22:14:28Z

Waxglobe: New page: Patriotism is not the same thing as nationalism.

Patriotism is not the same thing as nationalism.

Talk:Napoleon Bonaparte

2007-03-19T20:25:09Z

Waxglobe: New page: That's interresting I thought a Napoleon complex refered to small people who try to overcompensate by invading huge, frozen, paranoid places.

That's interresting I thought a Napoleon complex refered to small people who try to overcompensate by invading huge, frozen, paranoid places.

Talk:Spartan Soldiers

2007-03-19T20:17:43Z

Waxglobe:

It would be impolite of me to mention that the Spartans accepted homosexual relationships among men as natural and expected, right? --[[User:Fullmetajacket|Fullmetajacket]] 16:56, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

It may also be impolite to note that the army at Thermopylae was composed of Thebans and Thespians as well as Spartans, and that they all died, with the result that the Persians burned Athens to the ground. --[[User:WOVcenter|WOVcenter]] 01:52, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

It should be noted that Spartan women were also great fighters and the fact that women did fight contributed to Sparta's reputation as being fierce and dedicated warriors. Spartans did not live with their "families" rather men lived in barracks and children left home shortly before puberty to train as warriors.

Talk:Spartan Soldiers

2007-03-19T20:16:44Z

Waxglobe:

It would be impolite of me to mention that the Spartans accepted homosexual relationships among men as natural and expected, right? --[[User:Fullmetajacket|Fullmetajacket]] 16:56, 11 March 2007 (EDT)

It may also be impolite to note that the army at Thermopylae was composed of Thebans and Thespians as well as Spartans, and that they all died, with the result that the Persians burned Athens to the ground. --[[User:WOVcenter|WOVcenter]] 01:52, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

It should be noted that Spartan women were also great fighters and the fact that women did fight contributed to Sparta's reputation as being fierce and dedicated warriors. Spartan did not live with their "families" rather men lived in barracks and children left home shortly before puberty to train as warriors.

Andrew Johnson

2007-03-19T18:48:50Z

Waxglobe:

Andrew Johnson was the 17th [[President of the United States of America]]. He was the first president to be impeached by congress; he was not removed from office

==Accession to Presidency==
He became President after [[Abraham Lincoln]] was assassinated at [[Ford's Theatre]] while watching the play "Our American Cousins".

Fact

2007-03-18T13:11:11Z

Waxglobe: /* Fact */

=Fact=

A fact is what has really happened or is the case. It is a truth known by actual experience or observation. This site is quite devoid of facts, as they tend to support conclusions that some find intolerable. Facts also don't have an American Imperialistic bias and so some feel they are not to be trusted. Facts are always true and do not require human approval for their continued existence. Over the course of history the popularity of facts has waxed and waned, yet facts remain. Ignorance of facts is perilous, mass ignorance is disaster.

Harry Potter

2007-03-18T12:03:43Z

Waxglobe: /* Series titles */

'''Harry Potter''' is the hero of a series of novels written by [[J. K. Rowling]]. Harry is an orphan child who finds that he is a wizard. Potter then goes to Hogwarts, a boarding school for young wizards, and has many adventures there learning magic and using it to fight the forces of the evil Lord Voldemort who killed Potter's parents when he was an infant. Along the way, Potter learns about life and death and grapples with questions of morality and friendship. As of 2007, the series is projected to consist of seven novels, of which six have been published, with the seventh to be released in July of 2007.

The English "public" schools Hogwarts resembles are Protestant institutions; but at Hogwarts, chapel is conspicuously absent. A failure to mention Christianity, combined with the presence of wizardry, have led some to wonder whether Rowling is substituting paganism for Christianity. The books have been fabulously successful, selling three hundred million copies, and Forbes estimates that they have made Rowling a billionnaire, the first billion-dollar author in history.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/maserati/billionaires2004/cx_jw_0226rowlingbill04.html J. K. Rowling And The Billion-Dollar Empire].</ref> To date, five of them have been adapted for the movies.

The books have even been accused of promoting witchcraft.[http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/potter.asp] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1735623.stm] [http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/0127.asp] [http://www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_06.htm] Some evangelical Christians have attempted to ban the books in public schools[http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=14074&change_well_id=2]. On October 3rd, 2006, [[Georgia]] mom Laura Mallory attempted to get the books banned from schools because she felt they promote witchcraft.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15127464/ Georgia mom seeks ban on Harry Potter]</ref>
However, in 2003, a [[Vatican]] representative said the books "aren't serving as the banner for an anti-Christian theology.... I don't think there's anyone in this room who grew up without fairies, magic, and angels in their imaginary world."<ref>Sink, Mindy (2003), "The Split Verdict on Harry Potter,"
''The New York Times,'' March 8, 2003, p. B6; representative quoted is Rev. Don Peter Fleetwood, who "helped draft a Vatican document on New Age phenomena."</ref>

Harry Potter has inspired hundreds of thousands of children across the globe to learn to love to read. The Harry Potter novels, particularly the later ones, are long. The 870 pages of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," even though printed in large type, contain 255,000 words—about twice as long as ''A Tale of Two Cities.'' The "Lexile" measure of reading level puts the series between 880L and 950L,<ref>For comparison: Charlotte's Web 680L, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 890L, Moby Dick 1200L</ref> comparable to sixth-grade texts<ref>[http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa&tabindex=4&tabid=22 The Lexile framework for reading].</ref> Also, on July 20, 2005, at [[Prime Minister's Questions], the Right Honourable [[Tony Blair]], Prime Minister at the time, joined the [[House of Commons]] in lauding [[J.K. Rowling]] for her contribution to the education of British young minds.

Some expect childrens' literature to present characters that are idealized role models, and to teach simple, explicit life lessons. However, like other classics of children's literature, the world of Harry Potter is one in which adult authority figures are complex, imperfect, and occasionally ludicrous (as they are in ''Alice in Wonderland.'') Harry himself, while basically a "good" person, is sometimes petty-minded, jealous, or just plain mischievous (like Tom Sawyer, or Holden Caulfield). Although the students at Hogwarts take their studies seriously, they are not above cheating or goofing off, and some of their teachers are boring or outright incompetent.

==Series titles==
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (original title as published in England and all other english speaking countries other than U.S.A: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (announced)

==References==
<references/>

Harry Potter

2007-03-18T12:02:51Z

Waxglobe: /* Series titles */

'''Harry Potter''' is the hero of a series of novels written by [[J. K. Rowling]]. Harry is an orphan child who finds that he is a wizard. Potter then goes to Hogwarts, a boarding school for young wizards, and has many adventures there learning magic and using it to fight the forces of the evil Lord Voldemort who killed Potter's parents when he was an infant. Along the way, Potter learns about life and death and grapples with questions of morality and friendship. As of 2007, the series is projected to consist of seven novels, of which six have been published, with the seventh to be released in July of 2007.

The English "public" schools Hogwarts resembles are Protestant institutions; but at Hogwarts, chapel is conspicuously absent. A failure to mention Christianity, combined with the presence of wizardry, have led some to wonder whether Rowling is substituting paganism for Christianity. The books have been fabulously successful, selling three hundred million copies, and Forbes estimates that they have made Rowling a billionnaire, the first billion-dollar author in history.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/maserati/billionaires2004/cx_jw_0226rowlingbill04.html J. K. Rowling And The Billion-Dollar Empire].</ref> To date, five of them have been adapted for the movies.

The books have even been accused of promoting witchcraft.[http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/potter.asp] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1735623.stm] [http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/0127.asp] [http://www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_06.htm] Some evangelical Christians have attempted to ban the books in public schools[http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=14074&change_well_id=2]. On October 3rd, 2006, [[Georgia]] mom Laura Mallory attempted to get the books banned from schools because she felt they promote witchcraft.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15127464/ Georgia mom seeks ban on Harry Potter]</ref>
However, in 2003, a [[Vatican]] representative said the books "aren't serving as the banner for an anti-Christian theology.... I don't think there's anyone in this room who grew up without fairies, magic, and angels in their imaginary world."<ref>Sink, Mindy (2003), "The Split Verdict on Harry Potter,"
''The New York Times,'' March 8, 2003, p. B6; representative quoted is Rev. Don Peter Fleetwood, who "helped draft a Vatican document on New Age phenomena."</ref>

Harry Potter has inspired hundreds of thousands of children across the globe to learn to love to read. The Harry Potter novels, particularly the later ones, are long. The 870 pages of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," even though printed in large type, contain 255,000 words—about twice as long as ''A Tale of Two Cities.'' The "Lexile" measure of reading level puts the series between 880L and 950L,<ref>For comparison: Charlotte's Web 680L, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 890L, Moby Dick 1200L</ref> comparable to sixth-grade texts<ref>[http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa&tabindex=4&tabid=22 The Lexile framework for reading].</ref> Also, on July 20, 2005, at [[Prime Minister's Questions], the Right Honourable [[Tony Blair]], Prime Minister at the time, joined the [[House of Commons]] in lauding [[J.K. Rowling]] for her contribution to the education of British young minds.

Some expect childrens' literature to present characters that are idealized role models, and to teach simple, explicit life lessons. However, like other classics of children's literature, the world of Harry Potter is one in which adult authority figures are complex, imperfect, and occasionally ludicrous (as they are in ''Alice in Wonderland.'') Harry himself, while basically a "good" person, is sometimes petty-minded, jealous, or just plain mischievous (like Tom Sawyer, or Holden Caulfield). Although the students at Hogwarts take their studies seriously, they are not above cheating or goofing off, and some of their teachers are boring or outright incompetent.

==Series titles==
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (original title as published in England and all other english speaking countries: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (announced)

==References==
<references/>

User:Truth is bipartisan

2007-03-17T01:40:32Z

Waxglobe: /* '''Truth cannot be bipartisan.''' */

== '''Truth cannot be bipartisan.''' ==

Truth has no party, ''political or festive.''

Truth is not a duality, ''it does not in and of it self, have two parts.

source material an American dictionary

To learn more about truth and how to find it, study epistemology.

User:Truth is bipartisan

2007-03-15T23:18:14Z

Waxglobe:

== '''Truth cannot be bipartisan.''' ==

Truth has no party: ''political or festive.''

Truth is not a duality: ''it does not in and of it self, have two parts.

source material:a dictionary

To learn more about truth and how to find it, study epistemology.